Wireless network

• US 20040025047A1
• Filed: 06/06/2003
• Published: 02/05/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Red-M Limited (Simoco Wireless Solutions Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Red-M Limited (Simoco Wireless Solutions Ltd.)
• Inventors: Austin, Paul, Gooch, Simon, Mayne, Clive, Shaw, Daniel, Evans, Neil, Moss, Nick, Curtis, Jeremy, Gawne, Simon, Claridge, Phillip Geoffrey, Harrison, Simon, Franks, Roland, Curnyn, Jon
• Application Number:
  US10/311,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20040025047A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/200
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/5692 Selection among different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0896 Bandwidth or capacity management, i.e. automatically increasing or decreasing capacities flow or congestion control using dynamic resource allocation, e.g. in-call renegotiation, H04L47/76
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0882 Utilisation of link capacity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/085 specially adapted for interworking of IP-based networks with other networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/40 for recovering from a failure of a protocol instance or entity, e.g. service redundancy protocols, protocol state redundancy or protocol service redirection management of faults, events, alarms or notifications in data switching networks H04L41/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/14 using intermediate storage
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/00 Network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

The present invention provides a system which uses a number of network nodes (2) which can communicate wire lessly with communications devices (3-8) coupled to the network. The network nodes are all connected to a network server (1) which can be used to provide additional services, such as Internet connection. The system uses at least a local short range radio connection for interconnecting the network nodes (2) to the communications device (3-8), thereby allowing the user of a communications device access to the network from anywhere within range of a suitable network node. This allows network nodes to be located throughout a building, such that a user can have access to the communications network at any location within the building.

Claims

1. A wireless communications network comprising:

a plurality of network nodes which can communicate wirelessly with a plurality of end stations coupled to the network; and

a network server,

wherein the network nodes are connected to the network server and the network server is connectable to other communications networks,

the network nodes and network server including;

identification means to store and access details relating to the end stations;

memory means to store data which is to be communicated to a user in one of a plurality of different protocols; and

transfer means to dynamically translate and connect different data streams and protocols, in use the particular protocol used for a data stream being dependent on the stored details relating to the end stations.

2. A wireless communications network according to claim 1, wherein the wireless connections include one or more of Bluetooth radio connections, wireless LAN connections, DECT connections, Wireless local loop connections and GPRS connections.

3. A wireless communications network according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the network server is connectable to hardwired communications networks.