Abstract:
A multi-antenna transmission process is described for providing down-link radio coverage from radio base station to mobile terminal in a network for radio mobile communications through a transmission system comprising: at least one multi-radiator transmitting antenna, in particular a Smart Antenna or an Array Antenna, directed towards at least one mobile terminal; at least one database associated with at least one coverage cell of said mobile communications network and containing information about a position of said mobile terminal; processing means cooperating with said at least one multi-radiator transmitting antenna and said at least one database, said processing means being adapted to associate a transmission direction with said position of said mobile terminal, wherein said transmission direction is suitable for reaching said mobile terminal, comprising the steps of: a) detecting a position of said mobile terminal; b) storing said position into said at least one database; c) determining at least one transmission direction of at least one transmission beam from said at least one multi- radiator transmitting antenna to said mobile terminal depending on said position stored in said at least one database, wherein at least one of the transmission parameters that must be set in the at least one multi-radiator transmission antenna in order to transmit in said transmission direction is associated with said stored position of said mobile terminal.
Abstract:
A process is described tor indoor location of a mobile cellular terminal ( 3 ) equipped with a transceiver apparatus capable of communicating with a mobile cellular telecommunication network ( 2). through a system comprising at least one transmitter apparatus (5a-5g), present inside an indoor environment (6;A-G). and at least one of said mobile terminals (3) equipped with at least one receiver apparatus (4). capable of receiving data transmitted by at least one of said transmitter apparatuses (5a-5g) present inside said indoor environment (6:A-G) and of relaying them to a locating station (7) through said transceiver apparatus over said mobile cellular telecommunication network (2 ). comprising the following steps, wherein: a! least one of said transm itter apparatuses (5a-5g) present, in said indoor environment (<>;A-G) transmits at least one identi fier - ) of said indoor environment (6:A-G) where said transmitter apparatus (5a-5g) is situated; said receiver apparatus (4) of said mobile terminal (3) receives said identi fier (1D; - ) transmitted by at least one of said transm itter apparatuses (5a- 5g): said transceiver apparatus of said mobile terminal (3 ) relays said identifier (IL>. - ) or data associated therewith to said locating station (7) through said mobile cellular telecommunication network (2); and said locating station (7) locates said mobile terminal (3 ) depending on said identifier ( ll.): - ) or said data associated therewith received from said mobile terminal (3 ) through said mobile cel lular telecommunication network (2), by associating said identifier ( I D: - ) with the position of said indoor environment (6;A-G) after consulting an existing database (<>) aeeessible to said locating station (7). said database (9) comprising information associating said identifier { ID; - ) with data relating to the position of said indoor environment (6:A-G) where the transmitter ( 5a-5g) that transmitted it is situated, and wherein said identi fier ( I D) is associated with at least one fixed communication terminal (8) present inside said indoor environment (6). and wherein said data relating to the position of said indoor environment comprise a geographic address ( LOCATION) of said fixed communication terminal (8).
Abstract:
A system is described for generating and using (for storage and supply of) electric energy produced by modular direct-current electric energy sources, which comprises: a system of interconnected modules for the production of direct-current electric energy, said system of interconnected modules being positioned upstream of one or more systems for using electric energy through DC/ AC conversion; a system of interconnected elements for storage and supply of electric energy produced by said energy production modules, said system of interconnected elements being positioned upstream of said one or more systems for using electric energy; at least one electronic control unit, adapted to manage the interconnections among said modules and the interconnections among said elements, so that at least some of said interconnected modules can deliver electric energy directly to at least some of said storage and supply elements, and/or to said one or more systems for using electric energy, and so that at least some of said elements can supply electric energy directly to said one or more systems for using electric energy.
Abstract:
The invention discloses a method of bi-directional communication in a cellular mobile telecommunication network (2), wherein a terminal ( 10) receives signals transmitted by at least one radio base station (5.7) of a downlink network of the cellular mobile telecommunication network (2) and selects one serving transmitting radio base station (6) among one or more transmitting (5) or transceiving (7) radio base stations of the downlink network, wherein the downlink network operator selects one serving receiving radio base station (8) among one or more receiving radio base stations (3,7) of an uplink network which have received a signalling message (URRA) transmitted by the terminal (10). By means of the serving receiving base station (8) of the uplink network and the serving transmitting base station (6) of the downlink network, the terminal (10) establishes bidirectional connections over the cellular mobile telecommunication network (2).
Abstract:
A telecommunications network for mobile phone users (UNET) comprising a user subsystem (STU) and a transport subsystem (STT) associated by means of an access subsystem (STA), which connect to them respectively through a user access communication interface (Vu) and a transport access communication interface (fu) suitable to allow the exchange of data flows (TS) between said subsystems, the access subsystem (STA) identifying a coverage area of the telecommunication network for mobile users (UNET) characterized in that said access subsystem determines on the territory a separated cellular coverage for the transmission (uplink) from the user subsystem (STU) to the network with respect to that from the network to the user subsystem (STU), said access subsystem STA) being composed from, in addition to bidirectional base stations (SNB), as known, also from stations suitable to support monodirectional transmission in uplink (SNBu) or in downlink (SNBd).
Abstract:
A method is described for managing the supply of electric energy to a community of users (UP1, UP2,... UPN), said community having available at least one system for producing electric energy from a local source (100) and at least one system for supplying electric energy managed by an external distributor (110), comprising the steps of: determining a supply, to each user of said community of users (UP1, UP2,... UPN), of a combination of electric energy coming from said at least one system for producing energy from a local source (100) and from said at least one system for supplying energy managed by an external distributor (110), wherein said combination of electric energy can be determined specifically for each user; adjusting, for each user of said community of users (UP1, UP2,... UPN), the supply of the fraction of electric energy coming from said local source (100), as a function of the electric energy coming from said local source (100) to be distributed to the other users of said community of users (UP1, UP2,... UPN), so as to give priority to taking electric energy directly from said system for producing energy from a local source (100) over said at least one system for supplying electric energy managed by an external distributor (110). A device and a system are also described for managing the supply of electric energy to a user belonging to said community of users (UP1, UP2,... UPN).
Abstract:
A telecommunications network for mobile users of the third generation, said (telecommunications network for mobile users (UNET) comprising a user subsystem (STU) and a transport subsystem (STT), associated by means of an access subsystem (STA), which has a general user-access communication interface (Vu) and a transport-access communication interface (Iu) facing them, respectively, being apt to ensure an exchange of information flows (TS) between said subsystems. According to the invention, the user subsystems (STU) can associate to the access subsystem (STA) with a communication through telecommunications cables, i.e. not only with radio communications as indicated in the various standards (such as those of the family IMT2000) and various patterns suggested for obtaining mobile telecommunications networks of the third generation.
Abstract:
A telecommunications network for mobile users (UNET), said telecommunications network for mobile users comprising a user's subsystem (STU) and a transport subsystem (STT) connected by means of an access subsystem (STA), which offers them respectively a user access communications interface (Uu) and a transport access communications interface (lu), suitable to permit the exchange of the information flows (TS) among said subsystems, said access subsystem (STA) identifying a coverage area of the cellular telephone network. According to the invention, said access subsystem (AST) is associated with interconnection means (GSB, NGS) in order to receive second flows of information (BS) broadcast from one or more geostationary satellites (GS) and send them via the telecommunications network for mobile users (UNET), said means of interconnection (GSB, NGS) being located within the coverage area of said mobile telecommunications network (UNET).
Abstract:
A process for indoor location of a mobile cellular terminal (3) equipped with a transceiver apparatus capable of communicating with a mobile cellular telecommunication network (2), through a system including at least one transmitter apparatus (5a-5g), present inside an indoor environment (6;A-G), and at least one of the mobile terminals (3) equipped with at least one receiver apparatus (4), capable of receiving data transmitted by at least one of the transmitter apparatuses (5a-5g) present inside the indoor environment (6;A-G) and of relaying them to a locating station (7) through the transceiver apparatus over the mobile cellular telecommunication network (2), including the following steps, wherein: at least one of the transmitter apparatuses (5a-5g) present in the indoor environment (6;A-G) transmits at least one identifier (ID; - ) of the indoor environment (6;A-G) where the transmitter apparatus (5a-5g) is situated; the receiver apparatus (4) of the mobile terminal (3) receives the identifier (ID; - ) transmitted by at least one of the transmitter apparatuses (5a-5g); the transceiver apparatus of the mobile terminal (3) relays the identifier (ID; - ) or data associated therewith to the locating station (7) through the mobile cellular telecommunication network (2); and the locating station (7) locates the mobile terminal (3) depending on the identifier (ID; - ) or the data associated therewith received from the mobile terminal (3) through the mobile cellular telecommunication network (2), by associating the identifier (ID; - ) with the position of the indoor environment (6;A-G) after consulting an existing database (9) accessible to the locating station (7), the database (9) including information associating the identifier (ID; - ) with data relating to the position of the indoor environment (6;A-G) where the transmitter (5a-5g) that transmitted it is situated, and wherein the identifier (ID) is associated with at least one fixed communication terminal (8) present inside the indoor environment (6), and wherein the data relating to the position of the indoor environment includes a geographic address (LOCATION) of the fixed communication terminal (8).
Abstract:
A method is described for managing the supply of electric energy to a community of users (UP1, UP2,... UPN), said community having available at least one system for producing electric energy from a local source (100) and at least one system for supplying electric energy managed by an external distributor (110), comprising the steps of: determining a supply, to each user of said community of users (UP1, UP2,... UPN), of a combination of electric energy coming from said at least one system for producing energy from a local source (100) and from said at least one system for supplying energy managed by an external distributor (110), wherein said combination of electric energy can be determined specifically for each user; adjusting, for each user of said community of users (UP1, UP2,... UPN), the supply of the fraction of electric energy coming from said local source (100), as a function of the electric energy coming from said local source (100) to be distributed to the other users of said community of users (UP1, UP2,... UPN), so as to give priority to taking electric energy directly from said system for producing energy from a local source (100) over said at least one system for supplying electric energy managed by an external distributor (110). A device and a system are also described for managing the supply of electric energy to a user belonging to said community of users (UP1, UP2,... UPN).