Removable Card And A Mobile Wireless Communication Device

• US 20090075698A1
• Filed: 09/14/2007
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Greenliant LLC
• Original Assignee: Greenliant LLC
• Inventors: Johnston, Stephen, Morley, Richard M., Yeh, Bing, Ding, Zhimin, Berg, John E.
• Application Number:
  US11/855,846
• Publication Number:
  US 20090075698A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/558
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A removable card for use with a mobile wireless communication device has a processor and a non-volatile memory, connected to the processor. The memory has programming code stored configured to be executed by the processor and is operable in one of two modes. In a first mode the card is connected to the device with the card storing information received wirelessly by the device from the Internet. In a second mode the card is connected to a network portal device, which is connected to the Internet, with the card storing information received through the network portal device from the Internet. In another embodiment, the removable card has electrical connections for connecting to a mobile wireless communicating device for use by a user to connect to the Internet. The memory has two portions: a first portion and a second portion with the partitioning being alterable. The processor restricts access to the first portion by the user, while grants access to the second portion to the user. Finally, the present invention relates to a mobile wireless communication device.

Claims

1. A removable card having electrical connections for connecting to a mobile wireless communicating device to a network of interconnected computer networks (“

Internet”

), comprising;

a processor; and

a non-volatile memory connected to the processor, having programming code stored in the non-volatile memory configured to be processed by the processor and operable in one of two modes;

a first mode in which said card is connected to the device with the card storing information received wirelessly by the device from the Internet; and

a second mode in which said card is connected to a network portal device, which is connected to the Internet, with the card storing information received through the network portal device from the Internet.

2. The removable card of claim 1 wherein in said first mode said card storing information received wirelessly by the device through a wireless network connected to the Internet, and wherein in said second mode said card is connected directly to the Internet through the network portal device.

3. The removable card of claim 2 wherein said card connects wirelessly to the network portal device.

4. The removable card of claim 1 wherein the non-volatile memory further stores a private IP address for access by the mobile wireless communicating device in internet protocol, for accessing data stored in the card.

5. The removable card of claim 4 wherein the non-volatile memory stores a public IP address assigned to the card when the card is connected to the Internet.

6. The removable card of claim 1 wherein said non-volatile memory can be partitioned between a first portion, and a second portion;

wherein programming code for execution by the processor is stored in the first portion and said programming code when executed causes the user to have access to the second portion and to be restricted from accessing the first portion.

7. The removable card of claim 6, wherein said partition between the first portion and the second portion is alterable.

8. A mobile wireless communication device for connection to a network of interconnected computer networks (“

Internet”

) in one of two modes, said device comprising;

a memory for storing data received from the Internet and for storing at least two network IP addresses, wherein one of said two network IP addresses is a public network IP address;

a transceiver for communicating wirelessly via a wireless common carrier network to transmit and receive information from the Internet in a first mode via said public network IP address;

a communication logic circuit including a switch to transmit and receive information from the Internet through a network portal device in a second mode, wherein when the memory is connected to the network portal device, said switch for causing said transceiver to cease transmitting and receiving wirelessly information from the Internet in the first mode.

9. The device of claim 8 wherein said communication logic circuit further comprising a processor and programming code configured to be processed by the processor to determine the first mode or the second mode for transmitting and receiving information from the Internet.

10. The device of claim 9 wherein said memory is a removable card which further comprises.

the processor;

and

a non-volatile memory connected to the processor, wherein said non-volatile memory for storing said two network IP addresses, wherein one is said public network IP address and the other is a private network IP address.

11. The device of claim 10 wherein said processor for determining the mode for said device to operate in retrieving the type of information from the Internet, and for storing same in said non-volatile memory.

12. The device of claim 11 wherein said non-volatile memory further for storing programming code configured to be processed by the processor for functioning as a local server using said private network IP address in providing information stored in the non-volatile memory to the mobile wireless communication device.

13. The removable card of claim 12 wherein the non-volatile memory further stores a private IP address for access by the mobile wireless communicating device in internet protocol, for accessing the Internet through the mobile wireless communicating device in the first mode.

14. A removable card having electrical connections for connecting to a mobile wireless communicating device for use by a user to access a network of interconnected computer networks (“

Internet”

), comprising;

a processor; and

a non-volatile memory connected to the processor, having two portions;

a first portion and a second portion wherein said processor restrict access to the first portion by the user, and grants access to the second portion to the user.

16. The removable card of claim 14 wherein the non-volatile memory has programming code stored therein configured to be processed by the processor and operable in one of two modes:

a first mode in which said card is connected to the device with the card storing information received wirelessly by the device from the Internet; and

a second mode in which said card is connected to a network portal device, which is connected to the Internet, with the card storing information received through the network portal device from the Internet.

17. The removable card of claim 14 wherein said processor permits access to the first portion by web browsing of said first portion.

15. The removable card of claim 15 wherein the partitioning of said first portion and said second portion is alterable.

18. A mobile wireless communication device for connection to a network of interconnected computer networks (“

Internet”

), said device comprising;

a transceiver for communicating wirelessly via a wireless common carrier network;

a first processor for controlling application and communication of the device

a second processor; and

a non-volatile memory connected to the second processor, having two portions;

a first portion accessible by the first processor, and a second portion accessible by the second processor, wherein the second processor restricts access to the first portion by a user.

19. The device of claim 18 wherein said second processor and non-volatile memory are contained in a removable card.

20. The device of claim 19 wherein the partitioning of said first portion and said second portion is alterable.

21. The device of claim 20 wherein the non-volatile memory has programming code stored therein configured to be processed by the second processor and operable in one of two modes:

a first mode in which said card is connected to the transceiver with the card storing information received wirelessly by the device from the Internet; and

a second mode in which said card is connected to a network portal device, which is connected to the Internet, with the card storing information received through the network portal device from the Internet.

22. The device of claim 21 wherein in said first mode said card storing information received wirelessly by the device through a wireless network having a wireless access device connected to the Internet, and wherein in said second mode said device is connected directly to the Internet through the network portal device.

23. A removable card having electrical connections for connecting to a communicating device to a network of interconnected computer networks (“

Internet”

), comprising;

a processor; and

a non-volatile memory connected to the processor,

wherein said non-volatile memory for storing a public IP network address whereby said card when connected to said device can receive information from a server connected to the Internet at said network address, and a private IP network address whereby said card functions as a local server by providing data stored therein.

24. The removable card of claim 23 wherein said non-volatile memory further comprising two portions:

a first portion accessible by the communicating device for storing information from the server and having restricted access by the user, and a second portion accessible by the user.

25. The removable card of claim 24 wherein the partitioning of memory of said first portion and said second portion is alterable.

26. A removable card having electrical connections for connecting to a network portal device to a network of interconnected computer networks (“

Internet”

) comprising;

a processor; and

a non-volatile memory connected to the processor, having programming code stored in the non-volatile memory configured to be processed by the processor and connected to the network portal device to the Internet for storing information received through the network portal device from the Internet.

27. The removable card of claim 26 wherein said non-volatile memory for storing a public network IP address, and wherein said processor for connecting to the Internet through said network portal device to said Internet via said public network IP address.