Patent ID: 6044268
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A private base station within a private telephone system, said private base station being in wireless time division multiple access (TDMA) communication with a multiplicity of terminals also within said private telephone system, users of at least two of said terminals being in duplex intercom communication with each other via said private base station, said private base station comprising:a signal receiving portion for receiving said duplex intercom communications between the users of said at least two terminals over respective half-rate channels;a signal transmitting portion for transmitting said duplex intercom communications to said users of said at least two terminals over respective half-rate channels;a signal interconnection means, connected to said signal receiving and signal transmitting portions, whereby a first communication from a first of said terminals is relayed within said private base station through said signal receiving portion, signal interconnection means and signal transmitting portion to at least a second of said terminals, and whereby a second communication from said second terminal is relayed within said private base station through said signal receiving portion, signal interconnection means and signal transmitting portion to at least said first terminal, users of at least said first and second terminals within said private telephone system being in duplex intercom communication with each other via said private base station, anda multiplicity of intermediate storage devices, connected to said signal interconnection means, for storing signals of said first communication and said second communication from said at least two terminals, each said intermediate storage device being connected to said signal receiving portion.