Information gathering apparatus and method having multiple wireless communication options
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1. An information handling apparatus, comprising:
- a first radio-frequency communication system;
a second radio-frequency communication system;
a third radio-frequency communication system;
a processor component, communicatively coupled with each of said first radio-frequency communication system, said second radio-frequency communication system and said third radio-frequency communication system; and
a portable housing, containing said first radio-frequency communication system, said second radio-frequency communication system, said third radio-frequency communication system and said processor component.
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Abstract
An information handling apparatus, and a method, having a plurality of wireless communication systems is disclosed. The apparatus can include three radio-frequency communication components. In another embodiment, the device can include four wireless communication systems. In one embodiment, the communication systems can communicate simultaneously.
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1. An information handling apparatus, comprising:
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a first radio-frequency communication system;
a second radio-frequency communication system;
a third radio-frequency communication system;
a processor component, communicatively coupled with each of said first radio-frequency communication system, said second radio-frequency communication system and said third radio-frequency communication system; and
a portable housing, containing said first radio-frequency communication system, said second radio-frequency communication system, said third radio-frequency communication system and said processor component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of communicating data via a portable information handling apparatus having a plurality of radio transceivers, comprising the steps of:
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determining whether a data transmission should be communicated via a wide area network, a local area network or a personal area network;
activating the appropriate resident radio transceiver for communication via the type of network determined to be appropriate in said determining step; and
transmitting the data transmission via the resident radio transceiver that was activated in said activating step. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An information handling apparatus, comprising:
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a first wireless communication system;
a second wireless communication system;
a third wireless communication system;
a fourth wireless communication system;
a processor component, communicatively coupled with each of said first wireless communication system, said second wireless communication system, said third wireless communication system and said fourth wireless communication system; and
a portable housing, containing said first wireless communication system, said second wireless communication system, said third wireless communication system, said fourth wireless communication system and said processor component. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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