US 7,321,573 B2 | ||
Radio and data network system | ||
Jeffrey C. Pfeiffer, 6350 Bills Rd., Naples, N.Y. 14512 (US) | ||
Filed on Aug. 29, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/230,556. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0042422 A1, Mar. 04, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. H04Q 7/00 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 370—328 [455/450; 370/437] | 64 Claims |
1. A network system for communicating data to a user, comprising:
a radio;
said radio operatively adapted to transmit on a data channel and a control channel and to selectively alternate between transmitting
on said data channel and transmitting on said control channel;
a data collection unit;
said data collection unit operatively adapted to communicate with said radio;
a first tower having a defined first coverage area;
said first tower operatively adapted to communicate with said radio when said radio is in said first coverage area;
a hub;
a computer network;
said hub operatively adapted to communicate with said first tower and with said computer network;
said data collection unit, radio, first tower and hub so configured and arranged that data from said collection unit is transmittable
by said radio to said first tower when said radio is in said first coverage area, is transmittable from said first tower to
said hub, and is accessible to said user via said computer network.
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