Patent ID: 6026277
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
Interface apparatus for establishing signal connections between a telephone office connected to a telephone network and mobile telephone units transmitting radio signals and moving in a specified direction, the interface apparatus comprising:a stationary interface unit connected to the telephone office via a signal transmission connection;a plurality of spaced apart movable base stations, each of the base stations uniquely associated with the telephone office and supported on a conveying device for limited movement in the specified direction within an area defined relative to the stationary interface, the movable base stations each responsive to radio signals transmitted by the mobile telephone units to transmit corresponding radio signals to the stationary interface unit and the stationary interface unit responsive to the radio signals transmitted from the movable units to transmit signals corresponding to the signals transmitted from the movable units to the telephone office via the signal transmission connection.