Inventors:
Steven D. Burt - South Jordan UT, US
Louis Beach Bartell - Moab UT, US
International Classification:
H04M 1/18, H04W 88/02
Abstract:
A personal communication device configured for use in geographic areas that have little to no wireless communication signal reception. The personal communication device includes a module that is configured to transmit and receive communication signals. The personal communication device further includes an inflatable portion that is filled with a gaseous substance that allows the inflatable portions to float. A tether is coupled to both the inflatable portion and to an object held to the earth, such that the altitude of the inflatable portion may be maintained at or near a reception altitude. Also coupled to the inflatable portion, or the tether, is a means for receiving and transmitting the wireless communication signals, the means for receiving and transmitting wireless communication signals being communicably associated with the module.