Wireless tablet for a personal wireless network

• US 20040204041A1
• Filed: 02/01/2001
• Published: 10/14/2004
• 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., Glover, Kenneth Matthew, Kautz, Russell D.
• Application Number:
  US09/775,327
• Publication Number:
  US 20040204041A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• 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 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

The invention is a wireless client. The wireless client includes a processor, a display coupled to the processor, a transceiver coupled to the processor, and a wireless communication software stored in a memory device, the memory coupled to the processor. The wireless client sends and receives data, voice and video via wireless protocols. The wireless client'"'"'s display may be manipulated by receiving a video packet via a wireless protocol, and changing at least one pixel.

Claims

1. A wireless client, comprising:

a processor;

a display coupled to the processor;

a transceiver coupled to the processor; and

a wireless communication software stored in a memory, the memory coupled to the processor.

2. The wireless client of claim 1 further comprising a display driver coupled between the processor and the display.

3. The wireless client of claim 1 further comprising a touch screen interface coupled between the processor and the display.

4. A wireless client of claim 1 further comprising a speaker coupled to the processor.

5. The wireless client of claim 1 further comprising a microphone coupled to the processor.

6. The wireless client of claim 1 further comprising a memory device port coupled to the processor.

7. The wireless client of claim 6 wherein the memory device port is a compact-flash port.

8. The wireless client of claim 6 wherein the memory device port is a multi-media card port.

9. The wireless client of claim 6 wherein the memory device port is a smart card port.

10. The wireless client of claim 6 wherein the memory device port is a PC/MCIA port.

11. The wireless client of claim 6 wherein the memory device port is a magnetic strip reader.

12. The wireless client of claim 1 further comprising an internal antenna coupled to the transceiver.

13. The wireless client of claim 1 further comprising a battery that supplies power to the wireless client.

14. The wireless client of claim 13 further comprising a power cord connection coupled to the battery for supplying power to the wireless client and for enabling the recharging of the battery.

15. The wireless client of claim 1 further comprising a data input/output port coupled to the processor.

16. The wireless client of claim 15 wherein the data input/output port comprises at least one USB port.

17. The wireless client of claim 15 wherein the data input/output port is a serial port.

18. The wireless client of claim 15 wherein the data input/output port is an Infra Red (IR) port.

19. The wireless client of claim 1 further comprising an audio speaker output connection coupled to the processor.

20. The wireless client of claim 1 further comprising microphone input coupled to the processor.

21. The wireless client of claim 1 wherein the display is a liquid crystal display.

22. The wireless client of claim 1 wherein the display is a plasma display.

23. The wireless client of claim 1 wherein wireless communication is accomplished via a Bluetooth protocol.

24. The wireless client of claim 1 wherein wireless communication is accomplished via an IEEE 802.11 protocol.

25. The wireless client of claim 1 wherein wireless communication is accomplished via a HomeRF protocol.

26. The wireless client of claim 1 wherein the wireless communication is accomplished via a plurality of wireless protocols.

27. The wireless client of claim 1 further comprising an amplifier coupled to the processor and the transceiver.