Handy base station system, device and method

Abstract

A Handy Base Station (HBS) which is capable of connecting through a base portion into a power socket (e.g., lamp socket). The HBS may have a plurality of functional modules capable of being detachably mounted in a housing. One of the functional modules may be a light emitter such as a light emitting diode (LED). Another module may be a communication module which may communicate using a wire line or wirelessly using standard wireless communication protocols. Further disclosed is a combination unit which has the HBS located on a pole such as a utility pole with a landing pad for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to allow the UAV a recharging location between deliveries and to allow the HBS to guide the UAV on its flight.

1 . A system comprising:
 a plurality of poles each having Handy Base Stations (HBS's) mounted thereon; each HBS having a base portion that is capable of being fitted into a power source socket and a communication module which is capable of transmitting to a remote wireless terminal.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the communication module communicates to the remote wireless terminal in at least one communication standard of the group consisting of: microwave and millimeter wave (mm-wave). 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1  wherein each of the plurality of poles is coupled to a backhaul fiber optic network. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the remote wireless terminal is located in one of the group consisting of a: vehicle, aerial drone, one of the HBS's, and a mobile device. 
     
     
         5 . A system comprising:
 a plurality of vehicles each having Handy Base Stations (HBS's) mounted thereon; each HBS having a base portion that is capable of being fitted into a power source socket and a communication module which is capable of transmitting to a remote wireless terminal.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the communication module communicates to the remote wireless terminal(s) in at least one communication standard of the group consisting of: microwave and millimeter wave (mm-wave). 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 5  wherein the remote wireless terminal is located in or mounted on one of the group of moving objects consisting of a: automotive vehicle, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), another HBS, and a mobile device. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 5  wherein at least one of the HBS's includes a power module configured to provide electricity to other modules in the at least one of the HBS's generated from kinetic energy of the vehicle. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein at least one of the plurality of vehicles is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the communication module communicates to the remote wireless terminal at least one of the group consisting of: sensor data, image data, video data, and vehicle control and command data. 
     
     
         11 . A method comprising:
 transmitting from a plurality communication modules located in a plurality of Handy Base Stations (HBS's) which are mounted on a plurality of poles to remote wireless terminal; and   wherein each of the HBS's further includes a base portion that is capable of being fitted into a power source socket.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the communication module communicates to the remote wireless terminal in at least one communication standard of the group consisting of: microwave and millimeter wave (mm-wave). 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1  wherein each of the plurality of poles is coupled to a back haul fiber optic network. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the remote wireless terminal is located in one of the group consisting of a: vehicle, aerial drone, one of the HBS's, and a mobile device. 
     
     
         15 . A method comprising:
 transmitting from a plurality communication modules located in a plurality of Handy Base Stations (HBS's) which are mounted in a plurality of vehicles to remote wireless terminal; and   wherein each of the HBS's further includes a base portion that is capable of being fitted into a power source socket.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the communication module communicates to the remote wireless terminal(s) in at least one communication standard of the group consisting of: microwave and millimeter wave (mm-wave). 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the remote wireless terminal is located in or mounted on one of the group of moving objects consisting of a: an automotive vehicle, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), one of the HBS's, and a mobile device. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15  wherein at least one of the HBS's includes a power module configured to provide electricity to other modules in the at least one of the HBS's generated from kinetic energy of the vehicle. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein at least one of the plurality of vehicles is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the communication module communicates to the remote wireless terminal at least one of the group consisting of: sensor data, image data, video data, and vehicle control and command data.