Patent ID: 7844679
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless communication system, comprising: a plurality of master nodes comprising wireless communication devices; at least one slave node comprising at least one wireless communication device; the plurality of master nodes arranged to provide communication coverage for at least subsidiary geographic areas that are located within an overall geographical area wherein at least some of the subsidiary geographic areas are non-adjacent to one another, at least one of the plurality of master nodes configured to activate and deactivate the at least one slave node for communication within an associated portion of the overall geographic area; wherein all of the plurality of master nodes are configured to in operation operate continuously with a coordinated time slot and a common Bluetooth frequency, wherein shifting of each of the plurality of master nodes to a different Bluetooth frequency is synchronized; wherein the plurality of master nodes are configured to communicate with the at least one slave node using said coordinated time slot and said common Bluetooth frequency so as to appear to the at least one slave node as a common master node with respect to the at least one slave node having moved between the subsidiary geographic areas of said predetermined geographic area.