Mobile router device
First Claim
1. A method comprising the steps of:
- operating a mobile router as a client device on a first wireless network wherein the first wireless network provides access to a WAN;
operating the mobile router as a host device for hosting one or more client devices on a second wireless network wherein the first wireless network and the second wireless network operate on different wireless network communication protocols; and
,routing network traffic between the second wireless network and the WAN over the first wireless network.
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Abstract
A wireless mobile router (140) includes wireless network interfaces (202) and (218) attached to a network controller (142). The wireless network interface (202) communicates with a cellular network (110) to access cellular network services. The wireless network interface (218) and the network controller (142) comprise a WLAN (170) or PAN (180) and a network router hosting a plurality of client devices. Each client device may access a wide area network, WAN over the cellular network. The wireless mobile router (140) is configured to exchange various cellular network signals with various WLAN and PAN networks. The wireless mobile router (140) is particularly suitable for use in a vehicle or at locations where WAN access is not readily available.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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operating a mobile router as a client device on a first wireless network wherein the first wireless network provides access to a WAN; operating the mobile router as a host device for hosting one or more client devices on a second wireless network wherein the first wireless network and the second wireless network operate on different wireless network communication protocols; and
,routing network traffic between the second wireless network and the WAN over the first wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless network router comprising:
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a network controller comprising a CPU and an associated memory device; a plurality of first wireless network interface devices in communication with the CPU mounted to the network controller wherein each first wireless network interface device is configured to become a client of a first wireless network and to exchange network traffic between the wireless network router and the first wireless network; a second wireless network interface device in communication with the CPU, mounted to the network controller, wherein the second wireless network interface device is configured as a network access point of a second wireless network for exchanging network signals with wireless network devices local to the wireless network router and configured to communicate with the second wireless network access point; and
,programs operating on the wireless network router for simultaneously routing network traffic between the second wireless network access point and each of the first wireless network interface devices. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising the steps of:
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operating a wireless router in a moving vehicle wherein the wireless router comprises a CPU, a memory device associated with the CPU, and a plurality of network interface devices in communication with the CPU wherein the plurality of network interface devices includes a cellular network interface device and a non-cellular network interface device; establishing the cellular network interface device as a client on a cellular network that provides access to a wide area network (WAN); exchanging network traffic between non-cellular network devices moving with the vehicle and the CPU over the non-cellular network interface device; and
,routing network traffic between the CPU and the WAN over the cellular network.
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