APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICES THROUGH A MULTI-MODE WIRELESS TERMINAL DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for providing one or more services of a first wireless network to a wireless terminal device communicating with a second wireless network, comprising:
- establishing a session between the wireless terminal device and a multi-mode wireless terminal device capable of communicating with the first and second wireless networks; and
providing the services to the wireless terminal device through the multi-mode wireless terminal device.
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Abstract
A multi-mode wireless terminal device includes a first network interface for communicating with a first wireless network and a second network interface for communicating with a second wireless network. The second wireless network offers services that are not necessarily provided by the first wireless network. The multi-mode wireless terminal device acts as a gateway so that wireless terminal devices operating on the first wireless network may connect to the multi-mode wireless terminal device in order to access the services of the second wireless network. The multi-mode terminal device can limit access to the services based on operational parameters such as battery power level, wireless signal strength, usage time, processing load and the like.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing one or more services of a first wireless network to a wireless terminal device communicating with a second wireless network, comprising:
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establishing a session between the wireless terminal device and a multi-mode wireless terminal device capable of communicating with the first and second wireless networks; and providing the services to the wireless terminal device through the multi-mode wireless terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A multi-mode wireless terminal device, comprising:
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a first transceiver for communicating with a first wireless network; a second transceiver for communicating with a second wireless network; and access means for a wireless terminal device communicating with the second wireless network to access one or more services of the first wireless network by way of the first and second transceivers. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A communication system, comprising:
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a multi-mode wireless terminal device including a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver configured to exchange wireless signals with a WLAN and a cellular transceiver configured to exchange wireless signals with a cellular wireless network providing one or more cellular services that are not offered by the WLAN; and a WLAN terminal device configured to connect to the multi-mode wireless terminal device over the WLAN in order to access the cellular services by way of the WLAN and cellular transceivers. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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