WIRELESS PERSONAL LOCAL AREA NETWORK
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Abstract
A transceiver apparatus for creating a wireless personal local area network between a computer terminal and one or more peripheral devices. A separate transceiver is connected to the computer terminal and to each peripheral device. The transceivers can be connected to the terminal or peripheral device either internally or externally. A low power radio is used to communicate information between the computer terminal and peripheral devices. Different transceivers can be used for modifying the carrier frequency and power of the local area network. The microprocessor is located inside each transceiver and controls the information flow of the transceiver including the communication protocol which allows each device to know if other devices are communicating, which devices are being communicated to, and selectively address the peripheral devices. An Idle Sense communication protocol is used for information transfer between the computer terminal and the peripheral devices, increasing efficiency in power management and compensating for transmission collisions.
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10. A wireless communication device for operating in a communication system that includes first and second wireless networks, the device comprising:
a transceiver configured to communicate with the first and second wireless networks, wherein the transceiver is operable to gain access to the first wireless network using a first access protocol and operable to gain access to the second wireless network using a second access protocol independent of the first access protocol. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A wireless communication device for operating in a communication system that includes first and second wireless networks, the device comprising:
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a first transceiver configured to communicate with the first wireless network, the first transceiver being operable to gain access to the first wireless network using a first access protocol; and
a second transceiver configured to communicate with the second wireless network, the second transceiver being operable to gain access to the second wireless using a second access protocol independent of the first access protocol. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A wireless communication device for operating in a communication system that includes first and second wireless networks, the device comprising:
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transmit circuitry configured to transmit signals on the first wireless network and to transmit signals on the second wireless network; and
receive circuitry configured to receive signals from the first wireless network and to receive signals from the second wireless network according to the second communication protocol;
wherein the wireless communication device is operable to gain access to the first wireless network using a first access protocol and operable to gain access to the second wireless network using a second access protocol independent of the first access protocol. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A wireless communication device for operating in a communication system that includes first and second wireless networks, the device comprising:
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first transmit circuitry configured to transmit signals on the first wireless network;
second transmit circuitry configured to transmit signals on the second wireless network;
first receive circuitry configured to receive signals from the first wireless network;
second receive circuitry configured to receive signals from the second wireless network according to the second communication protocol;
wherein the wireless communication device is operable to gain access to the first wireless network using a first access protocol and operable to gain access to the second wireless network using a second access protocol independent of the first access protocol. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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