VIRTUAL LINKING USING A WIRELESS DEVICE
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Abstract
A system and method for virtual linking a wireless device to another device is disclosed herein. The system includes an access point and a controller configured to mediate transmissions between the wireless device and the another device. The system further includes a virtual device table and a permissions filter to ensure virtual linking between devices that have matching access right and requested services. The wireless device and the another device may have the same or dissimilar protocols.
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73 Claims
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48. An apparatus for providing virtual linking between geographically distributed devices in a communication system in a network environment, comprising:
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a controller, comprised in a virtual linking system of said communication system and coupled to said communication system, configured to facilitate said virtual linking of at least one user device with one of devices in response to a request from said at least one user device, wherein said one device of the devices is selected for the virtual linking with said at least one user device using a virtual device table comprising entries of capabilities for said devices, and by checking for a match of permission rights for connection between said at least one user device and said one device based on a corresponding entry for said one device in said virtual device table, wherein; said at least one user device is configured to communicate using a first wireless protocol, said devices are configured to communicate using one or more wireless protocols, each of said one or more wireless protocols being similar or dissimilar to said first wireless protocol, wherein said at least one user device cannot communicate directly with one or more of said devices under said first wireless protocol because of dissimilar wireless protocols or different or absent profiles between said at least one user device and said one or more of said devices, or because of wireless range limitations under said first wireless protocol or said one or more wireless protocols, and said virtual linking comprises connecting said at least one user device with said virtual linking system using said first wireless protocol, and further connecting said virtual linking system with said one device of said devices using said one of said one or more wireless protocols. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 71)
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62. A method for providing virtual linking between geographically distributed devices in a communication system in a network environment, comprising:
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receiving, by a controller comprised in a virtual linking system of said communication system and coupled to said communication system, a request for said virtual linking from at least one user device; and setting up said virtual linking by said controller, wherein one device of devices is selected for the virtual linking with said at least one user device using a virtual device table comprising entries of capabilities for said devices, and by checking for a match of permission rights for connection between said at least one user device and said one device based on a corresponding entry for said one device in said virtual device table, wherein; said at least one user device is configured to communicate using a first wireless protocol, said devices are configured to communicate using one or more wireless protocols, each of said one or more wireless protocols being similar or dissimilar to said first wireless protocol, wherein said at least one user device cannot communicate directly with one or more of said devices under said first wireless protocol because of dissimilar wireless protocols or different or absent profiles between said at least one user device and said one or more of said devices, or because of wireless range limitations under said first wireless protocol or said one or more wireless protocols, and wherein said virtual linking comprises connecting said at least one user device with said virtual linking system using said first wireless protocol, and further connecting said virtual linking system with said one device of said devices using said one of said one or more wireless protocols. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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72. A system in a network environment for providing virtual linking between geographically distributed devices, comprising:
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at least one user device configured to communicate using a first wireless protocol; devices, configured to communicate using one or more wireless protocols, each of said one or more wireless protocols being similar or dissimilar to said first wireless protocol, wherein said at least one user device cannot communicate directly with one or more of said devices under said first wireless protocol because of dissimilar wireless protocols or different or absent profiles between said at least one user device and said one or more of said devices, or because of wireless range limitations under said first wireless protocol or said one or more wireless protocols; and a virtual linking system, configured to provide said virtual linking of said at least one user device with any of said devices in response to a request from said at least one user device, wherein one device of said devices is selected for said virtual linking with said at least one user device using a virtual device table comprising entries of capabilities for said devices, and by checking for a match of permission rights for connection between said at least one user device and said one device based on a corresponding entry for said one device in said virtual device table, wherein said virtual linking comprises connecting said at least one user device with said virtual linking system using said first wireless protocol, and further connecting said virtual linking system with said one device of said devices using said one of said one or more wireless protocols.
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73. A computer software product, comprising a computer-usable medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor to perform a method for providing virtual linking between geographically distributed devices in a communication system in a network environment, said method comprising:
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receiving, by a controller comprised in a virtual linking system of said communication system and coupled to said communication system, a request for said virtual linking from at least one user device; and setting up said virtual linking by said controller, wherein one device of devices is selected for the virtual linking with said at least one user device using a virtual device table comprising entries of capabilities for said devices, and by checking for a match of permission rights for connection between said at least one user device and said one device based on a corresponding entry for said one device in said virtual device table, wherein; said at least one user device is configured to communicate using a first wireless protocol, said devices are configured to communicate using one or more wireless protocols, each of said one or more wireless protocols being similar or dissimilar to said first wireless protocol, wherein said at least one user device cannot communicate directly with one or more of said devices under said first wireless protocol because of dissimilar wireless protocols or different or absent profiles between said at least one user device and said one or more of said devices, or because of wireless range limitations under said first wireless protocol or said one or more wireless protocols, and wherein said virtual linking comprises connecting said at least one user device with said virtual linking system using said first wireless protocol, and further connecting said virtual linking system with said one device of said devices using said one of said one or more wireless protocols, or using said communication protocol different than said first wireless protocol, respectively.
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