61. The patents mentioned in the lawsuit involve the part of the wireless network that connects base stations, or antennae, to cellular phones. 62. The patents mentioned in the lawsuit involve the part of the wireless network that connects base stations, or antennae, to the cellular phone. 63. The patents relate to such things as encryption, power control and so-called soft-handoff -- when a call is switched from one base station to another. 64. The problem, according to Carlo, is that cellphones have to use a lot of power to get the signal to the base station. 65. The price includes a speakerphone base station with a corded handset and one cordless handset. 66. The remote television will share all of the capabilities of the base station, like recording programs, watching live shows and listening to CDs. 67. The real problem, though, was with the companion products known as access points, or base stations. 68. The real value of the base station is in sharing a fast Internet connection. 69. The speed of the connection slows even further if more than one Mac is using the base station. 70. The system includes a base station and several cordless handsets, linked by radio signals. |