摘要 |
Paging systems typically include a network of ground stations or orbiting satellites equipped with transmitters and antennas for transmitting paging messages to small, battery-operated paging receivers that are worn about the person, known as pagers. Conventional pagers are receive-only devices and the network receives no confirmation that paging has been successful. The present invention includes the provision of two-way pagers that contain a transmitter for transmitting an acknowledgment confirming reception of a paging message, and a network of receiving stations able to receive said acknowledgments. The network makes use of advanced phased-array antenna signal processing techniques to render the return link operable with much less transmitter power in the portable unit than employed by the base station. |