Patent ID: 7333806

Claim:
A system for two-way radio communication comprising: (a) a first two-way radio comprising: (i) a means for selecting and transmitting a signal code to a shared, public base/repeater station; and (ii) a means for sending two-way radio communication signals to said shared, public base/repeater station; (iii) a means for receiving two-way radio communication signals from said shared, public base/repeater station; (b) said shared, public base/repeater station comprising: (i) a base/repeater station decoder at said shared, public base/repeater station for decoding the signal code from said first two-way radio into a signal that is recognized by a base/repeater station controller located at said shared, public base/repeater station and transferring said signal to said base/repeater station controller via a dedicated connection; and (ii) wherein said base/repeater station controller comprises a means for receiving said decoded signal from said base/repeater station decoder and correlating said decoded signal to one or more internet addresses associated with at least one target base station by which there is established a bi-directional computer network link with said at least one target base station using said internet address for the exchange of two-way radio communication signals; (iii) wherein said shared, public base/repeater station further comprises a means for sending and receiving two-way radio communications signals to and from said first two-way radio; and (c) wherein said at least one said target base station comprises: (i) a target station controller located at said target base station comprising a means for establishing a bi-directional computer network link with said shared, public base/repeater station for two-way radio communication signals; (ii) wherein said at least one target base station further comprises a means for sending and receiving two-way radio communication signals to and from a second two-way radio; and (d) at least one second two-way radio comprising: (i) a means for receiving two-way radio communication signals from said at least one target base station; and (ii) a means for sending two-way radio communication signals to said at least one target base station; and (e) whereby two-way radio communication signals are bi-directionally exchanged directly between said first two-way radio and said second two-way radio via said bi-directional computer network link directly between said shared, public base/repeater station controller and said target station controller.