System and method for concurrent WLAN and WPAN wireless modes from a single device
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- retrieving an infrastructure configuration profile;
retrieving an adhoc configuration profile;
establishing an infrastructure network connection corresponding to the infrastructure configuration profile using a wireless device; and
maintaining the infrastructure network connection while concurrently communicating over an adhoc network corresponding to the adhoc configuration profile using the wireless device.
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Abstract
A system and method for concurrent WLAN and WPAN wireless modes from a single device is presented. A client uses a Wi-Fi device'"'"'s infrastructure mode to communicate in a WLAN environment and, during idle WLAN times, uses the Wi-Fi device'"'"'s adhoc mode to communicate in a WPAN environment. The Wi-Fi device uses a watchdog timer to switch between infrastructure mode and adhoc mode. When the client'"'"'s Wi-Fi device switches to infrastructure mode, the client'"'"'s Wi-Fi device uses an infrastructure register and an infrastructure device driver to transfer data over the WLAN environment. Likewise, when the client'"'"'s Wi-Fi device switches to adhoc mode, the client'"'"'s Wi-Fi device uses an adhoc register and an adhoc device driver to transfer data over the WLAN environment. The client uses a code shim to act as a virtual device driver at times when either the infrastructure device driver or the adhoc device driver is inactive.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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retrieving an infrastructure configuration profile;
retrieving an adhoc configuration profile;
establishing an infrastructure network connection corresponding to the infrastructure configuration profile using a wireless device; and
maintaining the infrastructure network connection while concurrently communicating over an adhoc network corresponding to the adhoc configuration profile using the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information handling system comprising:
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one or more processors;
a memory accessible by the processors;
one or more nonvolatile storage devices accessible by the processors; and
a wireless communication tool for concurrently communicating with a plurality of wireless networks, the wireless communication tool comprising software code effective to;
retrieve an infrastructure configuration profile from one of the nonvolatile storage devices;
retrieve an adhoc configuration profile from one of the nonvolatile storage devices;
establish an infrastructure network connection corresponding to the infrastructure configuration profile using a wireless device; and
maintain the infrastructure network connection while concurrently communicating over an adhoc network corresponding to the adhoc configuration profile using the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A program product comprising:
computer operable medium having computer program code, the computer program code being effective to;
retrieve an infrastructure configuration profile;
retrieve an adhoc configuration profile;
establish an infrastructure network connection corresponding to the infrastructure configuration profile using a wireless device;
maintain the infrastructure network connection while concurrently communicating over an adhoc network corresponding to the adhoc configuration profile using the device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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