Patent ID: 6968204

Claim:
A narrow band and spread spectrum communication system for a vehicle, comprising: a signal processing circuit; and an antenna system connected to the signal processing circuit, the antenna system operable to receive a narrow band signal and an input spread spectrum signal, where the signal processing circuit is operable to generate a spread spectrum-like signal in response to the narrow band signal; and where the signal processing circuit is operable to generate an output communication signal in response to at least one of the spread spectrum-like signal and the input spread spectrum signal; an input signal processor connected to an input device and the antenna system, the input signal processor operable to generate an output spread spectrum signal in response to an input communication signal from the input device; an output signal processor connected to an output device and the antenna system, the output signal processor operable to generate the output communication signal in response to the input spread spectrum signal; and a narrow band receiver connected to the antenna system and the input signal processor, the narrow band receiver operable to ptvide the narrow band signal from the antenna system to the input signal processor, where the input signal processor is operable to generate a spread spectrum-like signal in response to the narrow band signal; and where the output signal processor is operable to generate the output communication signal in response to the spread spectrum-like signal.