Patent ID: 6108539
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
Cellular radio communication apparatus, operable as a non-terrestrial cellular mobile telecommunication station using at least one of the plurality of radio frequencies allocated for ground-based cellular mobile telecommunication stations, for communications within a non-terrestrial mobile telecommunication system in a same geographic area, comprising:means for generating a radio frequency communication signal at a one of said radio frequencies allocated for ground-based cellular mobile telecommunication stations;means, responsive to receipt of subscriber data, said subscriber data comprising at least one of: voice and data signals received from at least one of: a subscriber and adjunct data producing equipment, for inserting said subscriber data into said radio frequency communication signal to create a composite radio frequency signal consisting of said subscriber data and said radio frequency communication signal;means for transmitting said composite radio frequency signal to a non-terrestrial mobile telecommunication system; andwherein said means for generating and said means for transmitting are operable to produce said composite radio frequency communication signal to be substantially identical to and non-interfering with radio frequency communication signals generated by ground-based cellular mobile telecommunication stations.