PORTABLE DEVICE THAT OPERATES AS A MULTI-PROTOCOL GATEWAY COMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY TO A WIRELESS NETWORK

• US 20130242969A1
• Filed: 05/06/2013
• Published: 09/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Scott Allen Schlack
• Original Assignee: Scott Allen Schlack
• Inventors: Schlack, Scott Allen
• Application Number:
  US13/888,346
• Publication Number:
  US 20130242969A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements

Abstract

A portable gateway device with a wireless local area network communications component capable of Wi-Fi or Bluetooth communications, a cellular wireless communications component capable of 3GPP LTE or LTE advanced communications, and a WiMAX communications component capable of WiMAX communications, and an identification module storing network authentication information for accessing a telecommunications network. The portable gateway device is configured such that the WLAN communications component enables Wi-Fi or Bluetooth communications at the same time the cellular wireless communications component enables LTE or LTE Advanced communications. The portable gateway device is also configured such the WLAN communications component enables Wi-Fi or Bluetooth communications at the same time the WiMAX communications component enables WiMAX communications.

Claims

1. A portable gateway device comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory;

an identification module storing network authentication information;

a wireless local area network (WLAN) communications component;

a cellular wireless communications component; and

a WiMAX communications component,

wherein the network authentication information stored in the identification module includes

i) information for accessing a cellular telecommunication network using the cellular wireless communications component, or

ii) information for accessing a WiMAX network using the WiMAX communications component.

2. The portable gateway device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of indicator lights for identifying a communication signal strength for communications between the portable gateway device and a serving base station.

3. The portable gateway device of claim 1, further comprising a device authentication component for authenticating access to the portable gateway device by one or more external computing devices via the WLAN communications component.

5. The portable gateway device of claim 1, wherein the WLAN communications component enables Wi-Fi or Bluetooth communications.

6. The portable gateway device of claim 5, wherein the cellular wireless communications component enables 3GPP long term evolution (LTE) or LTE Advanced communications over a cellular telecommunication network.

7. The portable gateway device of claim 6, wherein the WiMAX communications component enables WiMAX communications.

8. The portable gateway device of claim 7, wherein the WLAN communications component enables Wi-Fi or Bluetooth communications at the same time that

i) the cellular wireless communications component enables LTE or LTE Advanced communications, or

ii) the WiMAX communications component enables WiMAX communications.

9. The portable gateway device of claim 1, wherein the portable gateway device is connectable to an external power source that is portable.

10. The portable gateway device of claim 1, wherein the portable gateway device is attachable to, and detachable from, a personal computing device.

4. (canceled)

11. A wireless communications device comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory;

a wireless local area network (WLAN) communications component enabling communications via a WLAN communications protocol;

a first wide area network (WAN) communications component enabling communications via a first WAN telecommunications protocol; and

a second WAN communications component enabling communications via a second WAN telecommunications protocol,

wherein the second WAN telecommunications protocol is different from the first WAN telecommunications protocol.

12. The wireless communications device of claim 11, further comprising a network identification module storing authentication information for accessing a telecommunication network using the

i) the first WAN communications component or

ii) the second WAN communications component.

13. The wireless communications device of claim 11, wherein the WLAN communications protocol is associated with a Wi-Fi or a Bluetooth communications protocol.

14. The wireless communications device of claim 12, wherein the first WAN communications protocol is associated with a 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) or LTE Advanced telecommunications protocol.

15. The wireless communications device of claim 12, wherein the second WAN communications protocol is associated with a WiMAX telecommunications protocol.

16. The wireless communications device of claim 11, further comprising a device authentication component for authenticating access to the portable gateway device by one or more external computing devices via the WLAN communications component.