Patent ID: 7046999

Claim:
A wireless communication system connected between a content retention and distribution system and a remote content reproduction terminal to transmit a content signal from said content retention and distribution system to said content reproduction terminal and to transmit control signals from said content reproduction terminal to said content retention and distribution system over a half-duplex channel, said wireless communication system comprising: a base station in communication with the content retention and distribution system to receive a fundamental content signal, partitions said fundamental content signal into signal segments, append timing, identification, and control messages to said signal segments to form the content signal, and to transmit said content signal over said half-duplex channel; and a remote station to receive the transmitted content signal, to remove the timing, identification, and control signals from said content signal to reassemble the fundamental content signal, said remote station in communication with the content reproduction terminal to transfer the reassembled content signal to said content reproduction terminal, and to receive control signals from the content reproduction terminal, append timing and identification messages to said control signal to form a control message that is transmitted to said base station over said half-duplex channel; wherein the base station removes the timing and identification messages and transfers the control signals to the content retention and distribution system to provide remote control functions for the content retention and distribution system.