Wireless Protocol Communication Bridge And System Comprising Bridge

• US 20140164658A1
• Filed: 12/11/2012
• Published: 06/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Christopher Bermel, Kramer, Mark, Sample, John, Wilfred Tucker
• Original Assignee: Christopher Bermel, Kramer, Mark, Sample, John, Wilfred Tucker
• Inventors: Kramer, Mark, Tucker, Wilfred, Sample, John, Bermel, Christopher
• Granted Patent: US 9,767,066 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/105
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4282 on a serial bus, e.g. I2C bus, SPI bus on daisy chain buses G06F13/4247

Abstract

A bridge for linking a first and a second wireless communication device and translating between differing wireless protocols is described and taught. The bridge system comprises at least one wireless device and a bridge apparatus. The bridge apparatus takes the form of a universal serial bus that contains components that allows it to function without a host system. Additionally, the bridge apparatus enables the translation between different wireless protocols. This, in turn, enables older or outdated wireless technology to function seamlessly with the most current wireless protocols.

Claims

1. A wireless protocol communication bridge comprising:

a first communication network and a second communication network, the first communication network having a specific wireless protocol stack and the second communication network having a separate, specific wireless protocol stack; and

a universal serial bus, the universal serial bus having firmware that translates wireless protocol stacks between the first communication network and the second communication network.

2. The wireless protocol communication bridge of claim 1 wherein the universal serial bus enables translation between wireless protocols selected from the group consisting of Bluetooth, ANT, ZigBee, Wi-Fi, Wibree, and Z-wave.

3. The wireless protocol communication bridge of claim 2 wherein the translation occurs between two different wireless protocol stacks.

4. A universal serial bus comprising:

a top half and a lower half operably connected forming an exterior casing, the exterior casing having a universal serial bus connector protruding therefrom;

an embedded central processing unit (CPU) contained within the exterior casing, the CPU having pre-installed application firmware; and

an embedded antenna contained within the exterior casing.

5. The universal serial bus of claim 4 further comprising at least one light emitting diode (LED).

6. The universal serial bus of claim 4 further comprising at least one depressible switch.

7. The universal serial bus of claim 4 further comprising a universal serial bus to serial driver integrated circuit.

8. The universal serial bus of claim 4 further comprising a 5 volt direct current regulation circuit.

9. The universal serial bus of claim 4 wherein the pre-installed application firmware operates without a host system.

10. The universal serial bus of claim 4 wherein the universal serial bus operably connects to any compliant universal serial bus ports.

11. The universal serial bus of claim 4 wherein the universal serial bus operates on the 2.4 GHz wireless band.