Router for a personal wireless network

• US 20010053134A1
• Filed: 02/01/2001
• Published: 12/20/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Enfora Incorporated (Inseego Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Enfora Incorporated (Inseego Corp.)
• Inventors: Fillebrown, Lisa A., Glover, Kenneth Matthew, Kautz, Russell D.
• Application Number:
  US09/775,324
• Publication Number:
  US 20010053134A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4131 home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices home automation data switching networks exchanging configuration information on appliance services H04L12/2807
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

The invention is a router for a personal wireless network. The router includes an amplifier, a processor coupled to the amplifier, a power connection coupled to the amplifier; a transceiver bank coupled to both the amplifier and the processor, and a wireless communication software stored in a memory device, the memory coupled to the processor. In addition, the router enables the extension of the range of a personal wireless network through the amplification and re-transmission of received data packets.

Claims

1. A wireless router, comprising:

an amplifier;

a processor coupled to the amplifier;

a power connection coupled to the amplifier; and

a transceiver bank coupled to both the amplifier and the processor.

2. The wireless router of

claim 1

further comprising wireless communication software stored in a memory, the memory being coupled to the processor.

3. The router of

claim 1

further comprising a memory coupled to the processor.

4. The router of

claim 1

further comprising an input/output port coupled to the processor.

5. The router of

claim 1

further comprising an internal antenna coupled to the transceiver bank.

6. The router of

claim 1

wherein the processor stores an algorithm that enables a Bluetooth protocol.

7. The router of

claim 1

wherein the processor stores an algorithm that enables a Home RF protocol.

8. The router of

claim 1

wherein the processor stores an algorithm that enables an IEEE 802.11 protocol.

9. The router of

claim 1

wherein the transceiver bank is enabled to support a plurality of wireless protocols.

10. The router of

claim 1

wherein the processor stores algorithms that enable a plurality of wireless protocols.

11. The router of

claim 1

wherein the transceiver bank supports a plurality of wireless protocols.

12. The router of

claim 1

wherein the transceiver bank comprises at least one transceiver.

13. The router of

claim 1

wherein the transceiver bank maintains software capable of implementing a wireless protocol.

14. A method of routing wireless information, comprising:

receiving a packet having a signal strength;

amplifying the signal strength to a second signal strength; and

transmitting the packet at the second signal strength.

16. The method of

claim 16

wherein the packet is routed via a Home RF protocol.

15. The method of

claim 16

wherein the packet is routed via a Bluetooth protocol.

17. The method of

claim 16

wherein the packet is routed via an IEEE 802.11 protocol.

18. The method of

claim 16

wherein the packet is routed via a plurality of wireless protocols.

19. The method of

claim 16

wherein the packet is received via a first protocol and the packet is transmitted via a second protocol.