Portable computing device for wireless communications and method of operation
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1. A portable device, comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory storing software instructions to, when executed by the processor;
establish a first connection to a public wireless network;
establish the portable device as an access point for a private wireless network;
in response to an authorization of a remote device to join the private wireless network, establish a second connection to the remote device, the authorization of the remote device based on a list of device identifiers stored in the memory; and
route communication packets between the remote device and the public wireless network using the first connection and the second connection.
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Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention, a portable computing device for wireless communications comprises a first network interface for communicating with a public wireless wide area network (WWAN), a second network interface for communicating with a private wireless local area network (WLAN), and a processor executing under control of software instructions, the software instructions defining a gateway protocol, the gateway protocol establishing the portable computing device as an access point within the private WLAN after the wireless presence on the public WWAN is established.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable device, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing software instructions to, when executed by the processor; establish a first connection to a public wireless network; establish the portable device as an access point for a private wireless network; in response to an authorization of a remote device to join the private wireless network, establish a second connection to the remote device, the authorization of the remote device based on a list of device identifiers stored in the memory; and route communication packets between the remote device and the public wireless network using the first connection and the second connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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establishing, by a portable device, a first connection to a public wireless network; establishing the portable device as an access point for a private wireless network; authorizing a remote device to join the private wireless network based on a list of device identifiers stored in a memory of the portable device; responsive to an authorization of the remote device to join the private wireless network, establishing a second connection to the remote device; and routing communication packets between the remote device and the public wireless network using the first connection and the second connection. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article comprising a non-transitory storage medium storing software instructions that, when executed by a processor of a portable device, cause the processor to:
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establish a first connection between the portable device and a public wireless network; establish the portable device as an access point for a private wireless network; in response to an authorization of a remote device to join the private wireless network, establish a second connection between the portable device and the remote device, the authorization of the remote device based on a list of device identifiers stored in a memory of the remote device; and route communication packets between the remote device and the public wireless network using the first connection and the second connection. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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