Method and apparatus for providing network access for PDA devices
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1. A method for communicating data from a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device over a network, the method comprising:
- receiving data from a PDA device in a PDA format, and converting the received data to a format suitable for transmission across the network.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for communicating data from a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device over a network is described. In a preferred embodiment, the data is received from the PDA device by a network device through a short-range wireless interface. The network device determines the format of the received data and converts it to a data packet format suitable for transmission across the network.
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1. A method for communicating data from a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device over a network, the method comprising:
- receiving data from a PDA device in a PDA format, and converting the received data to a format suitable for transmission across the network.
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11. A method for communicating data to a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device from a network, the method comprising:
- receiving data from the network in a network compatible format, and, and converting the received data to a PDA format suitable for transmission to a PDA device.
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14. A computer readable medium including a computer program for communicating data from a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device over a network, the program comprising:
- a program step for receiving data from a PDA device in a PDA format, and a program step for converting the received data to a format suitable for transmission across the network.
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15. A network device configured to receive data from a PDA device in a PDA format using a short range wireless link, and configured to convert the received data to a format suitable for transmission across a network.
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