Method and apparatus for multi-access wireless communication
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a network circuit to couple to a local area network (LAN) through a transmission line;
a modem to couple to a wide area network (WAN) through the transmission line;
a digital-to-analog (D/A) converter to couple to a telephone network through the transmission line;
a radio transceiver coupled to the network circuit, the modem and the D/A converter, the radio transceiver to receive a service discovery request based on a BLUETOOTH standard from a wireless communication device, to establish a connection to the wireless communication device, to receive wireless communication data from the wireless communication device and to route the wireless communication data through the D/A converter across the telephone network where the wireless communication data is received through a cordless telephony connection, to route the wireless communication data to the WAN through the modem where the wireless communication data is received through a dial-up network connection, to route the wireless communication data to the LAN through the network circuit where the wireless communication data is received through a network access connection.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus is provided that includes a network circuit to be coupled to a local area network (LAN) through a transmission line. The transmission line to serve as wiring for the LAN. The apparatus also includes a modem to be coupled to a wide area network (WAN) through the transmission line. Additionally, the apparatus includes a digital-to-analog (D/A) converter to be coupled to a telephone network through the transmission line. Moreover, the apparatus includes a radio transceiver coupled to the network circuit, the modem and the D/A converter. The radio transceiver to receive wireless communication data and to route the wireless communication data to at least one device on the LAN, the WAN or the telephone network through the network circuit, the modem or the D/A converter, respectively.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a network circuit to couple to a local area network (LAN) through a transmission line; a modem to couple to a wide area network (WAN) through the transmission line; a digital-to-analog (D/A) converter to couple to a telephone network through the transmission line; a radio transceiver coupled to the network circuit, the modem and the D/A converter, the radio transceiver to receive a service discovery request based on a BLUETOOTH standard from a wireless communication device, to establish a connection to the wireless communication device, to receive wireless communication data from the wireless communication device and to route the wireless communication data through the D/A converter across the telephone network where the wireless communication data is received through a cordless telephony connection, to route the wireless communication data to the WAN through the modem where the wireless communication data is received through a dial-up network connection, to route the wireless communication data to the LAN through the network circuit where the wireless communication data is received through a network access connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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a network circuit to couple to a transmission line, the network circuit to transmit at a first frequency range on the transmission line; a modem to couple to a wide area network (WAN) through the transmission line, the modem to transmit at a second frequency range on the transmission line; a digital/analog (D/A) converter to couple to a telephone network through the transmission line, the D/A converter to transmit at the second frequency range on the transmission line; and a radio transceiver to receive a service discovery request from at least one wireless communication device, to establish a connection to the at least one wireless communication device, to receive wireless communication data based on a BLUETOOTH standard from the at least one wireless communication device, to route the wireless communication data through the D/A converter across the telephone network where the wireless communication data is received through a cordless telephony connection, to route the wireless communication data to the WAN through the modem where the wireless communication data is received through a dial-up network connection, to route the wireless communication data to the LAN through the network circuit where the wireless communication data is received through a network access connection. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a processing unit; a memory; a network circuit coupled to the processing unit and the memory; a filter coupled to the network circuit, the filter to couple to a local area network (LAN) through a transmission line, a modem coupled to the processing unit and the memory, the modem to couple to a wide area network (WAN) through the transmission line; a digital-to-analog (D/A) converter coupled to the processing unit and the memory, the D/A converter to couple to a telephone network through the transmission line; a radio transceiver coupled to processing unit, the memory, the network circuit, the modem and the D/A converter, the radio transceiver to receive a service discovery request based on a BLUETOOTH standard from a wireless communication device, to establish a connection to the wireless communication device, to receive wireless communication data and to route the wireless communication data through the D/A converter across the telephone network where the wireless communication data is received through a cordless telephony connection, to route the wireless communication data to the WAN through the modem where the wireless communication data is received through a dial-up network connection, to route the wireless communication data to the LAN through the network circuit where the wireless communication data is received through a network access connection. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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receiving a service discovery request based on a BLUETOOTH standard from at least one wireless communication device; connecting to the at least one wireless communication device; receiving wireless communication data from the at least one wireless communication device; and routing the wireless communication data to at least two devices coupled to at least two different networks. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method comprising:
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receiving a service discovery request from at least one wireless communication device; connecting to the wireless communication device; receiving wireless communication data from the at least one wireless communication device; formatting the wireless communication data into analog data at a first frequency range upon determining the wireless communication data is for a cordless telephony service; formatting the wireless communication data into analog data at the first frequency range upon determining the wireless communication data is for a dial-up network service; formatting the wireless communication data into network data packets at a second frequency range upon determining the wireless communication data is for a network access service; and transmitting the analog data at the first frequency range and the network data packets at the second frequency range to a number of devices on a number of networks.
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20. A machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause said machine to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a service discovery request based on a BLUETOOTH standard from at least one wireless communication device; connecting to the wireless communication device; receiving wireless communication data from the at least one wireless communication device; and routing the wireless communication to at least two devices coupled to at least two different networks. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause said machine to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a service discovery request from at least one wireless communication device; connecting to the wireless communication device; receiving wireless communication data from the at least one wireless communication device; formatting the wireless communication data into analog data at a first frequency range upon determining the wireless communication data is for a cordless telephony service; formatting the wireless communication data into analog data at the first frequency range upon determining the wireless communication data is for a dial-up network service; formatting the wireless communication data into network data packets at a second frequency range upon determining the wireless communication data is for a network access service; and transmitting the analog data at the first frequency range and the network data packets at the second frequency range to a number of devices on a number of networks.
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