Mobile broadband modem and related access sharing technique

• US 20060034311A1
• Filed: 02/03/2005
• Published: 02/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Wireless Corporation (Kyocera Corporation)
• Inventors: Ireland, Bryan, Maddox, Christopher, Zeff, Joseph, Vaccaro, Thomas J., Kaplan, Diego Andres
• Granted Patent: US 7,502,409 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/420
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2801 Broadband local area networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

An exemplary mobile broadband modem for network access comprises a processor coupled to an I/O interface capable of being communicably coupled to a plurality of computers, a transceiver coupled to an antenna and the processor, and a network sharing module executed by the processor that establishes a network connection via the transceiver and allows computer to then utilize the network connection. The mobile broadband modem may include a chassis for securing the PC card modem transceiver within the chassis.

Claims

1. A modem comprising:

a processor;

an input/output (“

I/O”

) interface coupled to the processor, the I/O interface capable of being communicably coupled to a plurality of data processing devices;

a first transceiver coupled to the processor;

a first antenna coupled to the transceiver;

a network sharing module executed by the processor, the network sharing module configured to;

establish a network communication via the first transceiver and the first antenna, and

allow each of the plurality of data processing devices to utilize the established network communication.

2. The modem of claim 1 further comprising a transceiver interface interconnecting the processor and the first transceiver;

wherein the first transceiver can be disconnected from the transceiver interface.

3. The modem of claim 2 wherein the first transceiver and the first antenna are housed in a first mobile phone.

4. The modem of claim 3 wherein the transceiver interface is configured to receive the first mobile phone.

5. The modem of claim 3 wherein the transceiver interface is further configured to receive a second mobile phone.

6. The modem of claim 2 wherein the first transceiver and the first antenna are housed in a first detachable PC card.

7. The modem of claim 6 wherein the first transceiver interface receives the first detachable PC card.

8. The modem of claim 7 further comprising a chassis;

wherein the first detachable PC card is secured in the chassis.

9. The modem of claim 8 wherein a portion of the chassis prevents the first detachable PC card from being slidably removed from the modem.

10. The modem of claim 8 wherein the chassis further comprises an aperture for accessing at least one physical element of the first detachable PC card.

11. The modem of claim 7 wherein the transceiver interface is further configured to receive a second detachable PC card.

12. The modem of claim 2 wherein the modem further comprises a second antenna that is coupled to the first transceiver and fixed to the modem.

13. The modem of claim 12 wherein the second antenna is in a diversity arrangement in conjunction with the first antenna.

14. The modem of claim 2 further comprising:

a second transceiver, and

a second antenna coupled to the second transceiver,

wherein the second transceiver is coupled to the processor, and is capable of being communicably coupled to a plurality of data processing devices.

15. A wireless, multi-access modem device comprising:

a processor;

an input/output (“

I/O”

) interface coupled to the processor, the I/O interface capable of being communicably coupled to a plurality of data processing devices;

a transceiver interface coupled to the processor and capable of being communicably coupled to a transceiver, wherein the transceiver can be disconnected from the transceiver interface

a network sharing module executed by the processor, the network sharing module configured to;

establish a network communication via the first transceiver, and

allow each of the plurality of data processing devices to utilize the established network communication.

16. The modem of claim 15 wherein the transceiver is housed in a first mobile phone.

17. The modem of claim 16 wherein the transceiver interface is configured to receive the first mobile phone.

18. The modem of claim 17 wherein the transceiver interface is further configured to receive a second mobile phone.

19. The modem of claim 15 wherein the transceiver is housed in a first detachable PC card.

20. The modem of claim 19 wherein the first transceiver interface is configured to receive the first detachable PC card.

21. The modem of claim 20 further comprising a chassis;

wherein the chassis is configured to secure the first detachable PC card within the chassis.

22. The modem of claim 21 wherein the chassis further comprises an aperture for accessing physical elements of the first detachable PC card.

23. The modem of claim 20 wherein the transceiver interface is further configured to receive a second detachable PC card.

24. The modem of claim 15 wherein the modem further comprises a first antenna that is configured to couple to the transceiver.

25. The modem of claim 15 further comprising:

an I/O transceiver, and

a second antenna coupled to the I/O transceiver,

wherein the I/O transceiver is coupled to the processor, and is capable of being communicably coupled to a plurality of data processing devices.