RADIO-AGNOSTIC MESSAGE TRANSLATION SERVICE
First Claim
1. A method of communications, comprising:
- establishing a connection with a first device using a network interface compatible with a first communications technology that has a limited transmission range;
receiving a first message from a first client through a connection established on a communications network, wherein the first client is separated from the first device by a distance that is greater than the transmission range of the first communications technology;
translating the first message to obtain a second message; and
transmitting the second message to the first device using the first communications technology.
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Abstract
In various aspects, the disclosure provides a hub that is adapted for radio-agnostic message translation. The hub may be configured to establish a connection with a target device using a first network access technology, receive a first message from a first client device through a connection established on a second network access technology, translate the first message from a first transmission format to obtain a second message in a second transmission format, and transmit the second message to the target device and using the first network access technology. The first network technology may employ a first wireless technology having a range that is less than 100 meters. The first client device may be separated from the target device by a distance that is greater than the range of the first wireless technology
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30 Claims
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1. A method of communications, comprising:
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establishing a connection with a first device using a network interface compatible with a first communications technology that has a limited transmission range; receiving a first message from a first client through a connection established on a communications network, wherein the first client is separated from the first device by a distance that is greater than the transmission range of the first communications technology; translating the first message to obtain a second message; and transmitting the second message to the first device using the first communications technology. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus configured for wireless communication, comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory coupled to the at least one processor; and first and second wireless communication interfaces coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to; establish a connection with a first device that communicates using a first communications technology that has a limited transmission range; receive a first message from a first client through a connection established on a communications network, wherein the first client is separated from the first device by a distance that is greater than the transmission range of the first communications technology; translate the first message to obtain a second message; and transmit the second message to the first device using the first communications technology. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus configured for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for establishing a connection with a first device that communicates using a first communications technology that has a limited transmission range; means for receiving a first message from a first client through a connection established on a communications network, wherein the first client is separated from the first device by a distance that is greater than the transmission range of the first communications technology; means for translating the first message to obtain a second message; and means for transmitting the second message to the first device using the first communications technology. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer-readable storage medium comprising code for:
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establishing a connection with a first device that communicates using a first communications technology that has a limited transmission range; receiving a first message from a first client through a connection established on a communications network, wherein the first client is separated from the first device by a distance that is greater than the transmission range of the first communications technology; translating the first message to obtain a second message; and transmitting the second message to the first device using the first communications technology.
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