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Granted Patent B2
US 10,045,233 · App. 15/366,371 · Granted Aug 7, 2018

Moving cellular communication system

Inventors: Yaakov Shoshan (Ashkelon, IL); Jacob Tzlil (Rishon Lezion, IL); Gil Koifman (Petach-Tikva, IL)
Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
H04W24/02H04B7/15507H04B7/18504H04B7/2606H04W12/08H04W72/082H04W84/005
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Patent No.
US 10,045,233
App. No.
15/366,371
Granted
Aug 7, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cellular system that includes one or more moving relays, each having one or more add-on Interference Cancellation Modules (ICMs) capable of generating a cleaner signal by increasing the Signal-to-Interferer Ratio (SIR), thereby cancelling interference. The interference originates from intra-network or from out-of-network source. The system enables cellular communication between two or more mobile stations, in a geographic area that lacks adequate cellular coverage by one or more stationary base station.

Claims (25)

1. A cellular system comprising:

at least one moving relay having at least one add-on Interference Cancellation Module (ICM) configured to generate a cleaner signal by increasing a Signal-to-Interferer Ratio (SIR), thereby cancelling interference, to provide cellular communication between at least two mobile stations in a geographic area that lacks adequate cellular coverage by at least one stationary base station, wherein said interference originates from an intra-network or from an out-of-network source;

wherein said moving relay includes a base station, a relay resource manager and a link to other base station;

wherein said moving relay further comprising at least one add-on Security Module (SM) facilitating upgraded security; and

wherein said at least two Mobile Stations each having at least one add-on Security Module (SM) facilitating upgraded security; and wherein the SM of said moving relay is interfaced to a moving core segment of said relay resource manager.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said lack of adequate coverage by the at least one stationary base station stems from a disconnected backhauling radio link between the moving relay and the at least one stationary base station.

3. The system according to claim 2 , operable in 4G standard.

4. The system according to claim 2 , wherein said cellular communication is configured to support applications including at least one of audio, video, messaging and data.

5. The system according to claim 2 , wherein said moving relay is carried by a moving autonomous platform from a group that includes ground robot, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or unmanned seaborne vessel.

6. The cellular system according to claim 2 , wherein said ICM is coupled to said base station included in the moving relay.

7. The cellular system according to claim 2 , wherein said link to other base station is implemented as in-band backhauling using mobile station functionality, and wherein said ICM is coupled to said mobile station functionality.

8. The system according to claim 2 , operable in 3G standard.

9. The system according to claim 2 , operable in WiMAX standard.

10. The cellular system according to claim 1 , wherein said ICM is coupled to said base station included in the moving relay.

11. The cellular system according to claim 1 , wherein said link to other base station is implemented as in-band backhauling using mobile station functionality, and wherein said ICM is coupled to said mobile station functionality.

12. The system according to claim 1 , operable in 4G standard.

13. The system according to claim 1 , operable in 3G standard.

14. The system according to claim 1 , operable in WiMAX standard.

15. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said cellular communication is configured to support applications including at least one of audio, video, messaging and data.

16. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said moving relay is carried by a moving autonomous platform from a group that includes ground robot, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or unmanned seaborne vessel.

17. A mobile station operable in a cellular system, the mobile station comprising: at least one add-on Interface Cancellation Module (ICM), configured to generate a cleaner signal by increasing a Signal-to-Interferer Ratio (SIR), thereby cancelling interference, and being configured to be carried by a moving platform; the cellular system including at least one moving relay, to provide cellular communication between said mobile station and at least one other mobile station in a geographic area that lacks adequate cellular coverage by at least one stationary base station, wherein said interference originates from an intra-network or from an out-of-network source,

the mobile station further comprising at least one add-on Security Module (SM); wherein said at least one moving relay having at least one add-on Security Module (SM) facilitating upgraded security for enabling cellular communication between said mobile station and at least one other mobile station having at least one add-on Security Module (SM).

18. The mobile station according to claim 17 , operable in 4G standard.

19. The mobile station according to claim 17 , operable in 3G standard.

20. The mobile station according to claim 17 , operable in WiMAX standard.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2017
From: KOIFMAN, GIL
To: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
Reel/Frame 044084/0347 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2017
From: SHOSHAN, YAAKOV; TZLIL, JACOB
To: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
Reel/Frame 041280/0441 →
Priority Claims (1)
IL 214867 · Aug 29, 2011 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14241673
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