Personal wireless network

• US 20010054060A1
• 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., Kautz, Russell D., Glover, Kenneth M.
• Application Number:
  US09/773,885
• Publication Number:
  US 20010054060A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• 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 84/10 Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

The invention is a personal wireless network that generally comprises at least a lightweight wireless client to send and receive audio and video from another system component. The personal wireless network also provides a wireless-enabled routing component, which stands alone to route traffic within the personal wireless network. Also provided is a transmitter component that connects to a computing device, such as a server and sends and receives data Furthermore, a software algorithm provides a method for supporting a personal wireless network.

Claims

1. A personal wireless network, comprising:

a wireless server (the server);

a wireless transmitter (the transmitter) coupled to the server; and

a wireless client (the client) capable of wireless communication with the transmitter.

2. The network of

claim 1

wherein the wireless communication is implementable through a Bluetooth protocol.

3. The net work of

claim 1

wherein the wireless communication is implementable through an IEEE 802.11 protocol.

4. The network of

claim 1

wherein the wireless communication is implementable at approximately 2.4 GHz.

5. The network of

claim 1

wherein the wireless communication is implementable at approximately 5.2 GHz.

6. The network of

claim 1

wherein the wireless communication is implementable through a Home RF protocol.

7. The network of

claim 1

wherein the wireless communication is implemented through a plurality of wireless protocols.

8. A network of

claim 1

further comprising a wireless router (the router) capable of being wirelessly coupled between the transmitter and the client via a wireless protocol.

9. The network of

claim 1

wherein the client is a wireless smart client.

10. The network of

claim 1

wherein the client is a wireless tablet.

11. The network of

claim 1

further comprising a second wireless client (the second client) capable of communication with the wireless transmitter.

12. The network of

claim 10

wherein the client is capable of operation using a first wireless protocol and the second client is capable of operation using a second wireless protocol.

13. The network of

claim 1

wherein the server is in communication with a Local Area Network.

14. The network of

claim 1

wherein the server is an Internet-enabled device.

15. The network of

claim 1

wherein the server is an Internet appliance.

16. The network of

claim 7

wherein the router is capable of wirelessly routing a Bluetooth packet.

17. The network of

claim 7

wherein the router is capable of wireles sly routing a packet via a IEEE 802.11 protocol.

18. The network of

claim 7

wherein the router is capable of wirelessly routing a packet via a Home RFprotocol.

19. The network of

claim 7

wherein the router is capable of wirelessly routing a pack et via a plurality of wire less protocols.

20. The network of

claim 1

wherein the wireless client is capable of reading a magnetic strip.

22. The network of

claim 17

further comprising a wireless routing means capable of being coupled between the wireless transmission means and the wireless client means.

24. The system of

claim 19

further comprising a router subsystem capable of being wirelessly coupled between the transmitter subsystem and the client subsystem.

21. A personal wireless network, comprising:

a wireless serving means;

a wireless transmission means coupled to the serving means; and

a wireless client means capable of wireless communication with the wireless transmission means.

23. A personal wireless system, comprising:

a server subsystem;

a transmitter subsystem coupled to the server subsystem; and

a client subsystem capable of wireless communication with the transmitter subsystem.