Method and apparatus for providing wireless diagnostics, authentication, and redundancy of wired circuitry
First Claim
1. An electronic system, comprising:
- a first electronic device;
at least one second electronic device physically and electrically hardwired to the first electronic device by a hardwired connection;
a wireless communications system comprising a first wireless communications device coupled to the first electronic device and at least one second wireless communications device coupled to the at least one second electronic device, where the first wireless communications device and the at least one second wireless communications device are coupled for wireless communication with one another via a wireless connection.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing redundancy, diagnostics, and authentication for hardwired circuit boards in an electronic device. The method and apparatus include a first printed circuit board and at least one second circuit board physically and electrically hardwired to the first printed circuit board. A wireless communications system comprising a first transceiver coupled to the first printed board and at least one second transceiver is respectively coupled to the at least one second printed circuit board. The first transceiver communicates with each of the at least one second transceivers via a respective wireless communications path, such that each wireless communications path runs parallel with at least one hardwired signal path between the first printed circuit board and the at least one second circuit boards.
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31 Claims
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1. An electronic system, comprising:
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a first electronic device;
at least one second electronic device physically and electrically hardwired to the first electronic device by a hardwired connection;
a wireless communications system comprising a first wireless communications device coupled to the first electronic device and at least one second wireless communications device coupled to the at least one second electronic device, where the first wireless communications device and the at least one second wireless communications device are coupled for wireless communication with one another via a wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of providing a redundant wireless communications signal path in an electronic system comprising a first printed circuit board, at least one second printed circuit board hardwired to the first printed circuit board, and a wireless communications system having a first wireless communications device coupled to the first printed circuit board and at least one second wireless communications device coupled to the least one second printed circuit board, the method comprising:
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detecting a fault along at least one hardwired signal path between the first printed circuit board and the least one second printed circuit board; and
establishing a wireless communications path between the first wireless communications device and the at least one wireless communications device, whereby the wireless communications path is an alternative communications path for the at least one hardwired signal path. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An electronic device, comprising:
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an interface configured for physically connecting to an electronic system and to provide a hardwired connection with the electronic system; and
at least one wireless communications device configured to provide a wireless communication connection with the electronic system wherein the wireless communication connection provides an alternate signal path for the hardwired connection. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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