Patent ID: 7676194

Claim:
A broadband wireless repeater, comprising: at least one receiver for receiving electronic signals at least some of which are sent by one or more ultrawideband wireless devices in a network, and at least one transmitter for transmitting received, modified, or stored electronic signals or data, wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be separate components or be combined as a transceiver, and wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be dedicated receive only and transmit only or may function alternatively as a receiver and as a transmitter; and a controller, which is either pre-programmed or programmable with network information which at least identifies said one or more ultrawideband wireless devices, which controls the screening of data received by said at least one receiver, and either passes, ignores, rejects, redirects, modifies, or kills received data, said controller providing such data screening in order to differentiate between desired and undesired data for network security, network management, or interference mitigation purposes for said network, said controller controlling reception of electronic signals or data by said at least one receiver from said one or more ultrawideband wireless devices and transmission by said at least one transmitter to said one or more ultrawideband wireless devices, said controller further providing for the collecting, reporting, or storing of network usage, network statistics, or network information for said network.