SET UP LOGIC FOR DUAL INTERFACE WIRELESS IP COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for enabling a user terminal to use a communication interface device having at least one personal computer memory card interface architecture (PCMCIA) interface and at least one universal serial bus (USB) interface, comprising:
- engaging a storage device with the user terminal, the storage device containing plural PCMCIA drivers, each associated with a respective operating system, the storage device also containing plural USB drivers, each associated with a respective operating system;
automatically determining an operating system of the user terminal;
automatically loading a PCMCIA driver and a USB driver onto the user terminal in accordance with the determining act; and
undertaking wireless Internet packet (IP) communication using at least one of the drivers.
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Abstract
A communication interface device includes a wireless Internet packet (IP) transceiver and a PCMCIA card electrically connected to the transceiver. Also, a universal serial bus (USB) connector is plugged into a hub that holds the PCMCIA card, with a cord extending from the USB connector and terminating in another USB connector. Accordingly, the device can be engaged with the PCMCIA bay of a user terminal or, if a user terminal has no PCMCIA bay, with a USB receptacle of the user terminal, to establish wireless communication. To simplify set-up, a CD containing all operating system versions of PCMCIA and USB drivers is engaged with the user terminal. The terminal'"'"'s operating system is then automatically determined, and only the drivers associated with that operating system are loaded onto the terminal.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for enabling a user terminal to use a communication interface device having at least one personal computer memory card interface architecture (PCMCIA) interface and at least one universal serial bus (USB) interface, comprising:
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engaging a storage device with the user terminal, the storage device containing plural PCMCIA drivers, each associated with a respective operating system, the storage device also containing plural USB drivers, each associated with a respective operating system; automatically determining an operating system of the user terminal; automatically loading a PCMCIA driver and a USB driver onto the user terminal in accordance with the determining act; and undertaking wireless Internet packet (IP) communication using at least one of the drivers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product engageable with a user terminal, comprising:
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plural first communication interface driver means, each being correlated to a respective operating system; plural second communication interface driver means, each being correlated to a respective operating system; logic means for determining a type of operating system used by the terminal; and logic means responsive to the means for determining for providing at least one first communication interface driver means and at least one second communication interface driver means to the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A user terminal for providing wireless IP communication using an interface device having at least first and second communication interfaces, comprising:
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at least one operating system; and a computer program determining a type of the operating system without receiving any user input indicating the type and in response automatically loading at least first and second device drivers associated with the first and second communication interfaces without any user input regarding driver types. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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