Mobile universal communication gateway
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1. A mobile universal communication gateway comprising:
- a personal area network interface arranged for connecting with a mobile station;
a wide area network interface arranged for connecting with a wide area network;
a processor coupled to the personal area network and wide area network interfaces, the processor comprisingbackhaul selection logic;
volatile memory coupled to the processor; and
non-volatile memory coupled to the processor.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a mobile universal communication gateway are provided. The mobile universal communication gateway can bridge a mobile station located in a personal area network with one or more wide area networks. The mobile universal communication gateway can select one or more backhaul communication links to the one or more wide area networks based on a variety of factors such as available bandwidth, access cost, traffic loads and the like. The mobile universal communication gateway can also include a non-volatile storage area to store information for mobile stations of the personal area network.
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1. A mobile universal communication gateway comprising:
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a personal area network interface arranged for connecting with a mobile station; a wide area network interface arranged for connecting with a wide area network; a processor coupled to the personal area network and wide area network interfaces, the processor comprising backhaul selection logic; volatile memory coupled to the processor; and non-volatile memory coupled to the processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for a mobile universal communication gateway, the method comprising the acts of:
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receiving a communication setup request from a mobile station supported by a personal area network; selecting, based on a type of communication requested by the communication setup request, a wide area network; establishing a communication link with the selected wide area network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for a mobile universal communication gateway, the method comprising the acts of:
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receiving a communication setup request from a mobile station supported by a personal area network; determining that information for the communication setup request was previously received by the mobile universal communication gateway from a wide area network; and transmitting the information to the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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