Patent ID: 7035897

Claim:
A mobile access unit for use in a localized communications system, comprising: a video input configured to receive real-time video information; a video output configured to provide real-time video information; a wearable display connected to the video output; a codec connected to the video input and video output; and a transceiver, comprising: a transmitter connected to the codec that is configured to transmit a data stream provided by the codec over an upstream wireless communication link; and a receiver connected to the codec that is configured to receive a data stream transmitted over a downstream wireless communication link, which includes encoded real-time video; wherein the codec is configured to: encode real-time video information received from the video input; and multiplex the encoded real-time video with other data to generate the data stream provided by the codec to the transmitter; and wherein the codec is also configured to: demultiplex the encoded real-time video from the data stream provided to the codec by the receiver; and decode the encoded real-time video information and provide the decoded real-time video information to the video output.