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A device for implementing a multimedia communication dissemination system is disclosed herein. The communication system integrates heterogeneous satellite transmission systems, local area computer networks, and the public telephone system to implement a flexible, high-speed communication system. The

A device for implementing a multimedia communication dissemination system is disclosed herein. The communication system integrates heterogeneous satellite transmission systems, local area computer networks, and the public telephone system to implement a flexible, high-speed communication system. The preferred communication dissemination system includes a broadcast server for broadcasting an information signal, a mobile base station for receiving the information signal broadcast from the broadcast server, and a local area network for distributing information received by the mobile base station. The preferred mobile base station includes a receiver for receiving information signals transmitted from a broadcast server, a network interface for distributing processed information signals, and a software proxy process for processing information signals. A software proxy process controls the dissemination of information through the network. The software proxy process provides filter and protocol functions to facilitate interconnection between heterogenous communication systems.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] A communication system comprising:a broadcast server for broadcasting an information signal, the broadcast server including a satellite uplink for broadcasting the information signal over a satellite;a database storing data which is accessible by the broadcast server;a mobile base

[ We claim:] [1.] A communication system comprising:a broadcast server for broadcasting an information signal, the broadcast server including a satellite uplink for broadcasting the information signal over a satellite;a database storing data which is accessible by the broadcast server;a mobile base station for receiving the information signal broadcast over the satellite by the broadcast server, the mobile base station having an associated memory storing a copy of at least some of the data stored on the database, the broadcast server being programmed in accordance with an active broadcast protocol such that, when a change is made to the at least some of the data stored in the database, the broadcast server automatically broadcasts an information signal reflecting the change to the mobile base station to update the copy of the at least some of the data stored at the mobile base station; anda local area network for distributing information received by the mobile base station from the broadcast server to at least one mobile user.