Multiple wireless remote interfaces to a single server

• US 7,120,433 B2
• Filed: 03/12/2004
• Issued: 10/10/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Gladwin, S. Christopher, Wilson, James Y., Soucy, Alan Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, CongVan
• Application Number:
  US10/800,334
• Publication Number:
  US 20050003812A1
• Time in Patent Office: 942 Days
• Field of Search: 455/426.1, 455/426.2, 455/428, 455/445, 455/455, 370/328, 370/338, 370/349, 370/395.53, 345/179, 345/180, 345/183, 709/227, 709/229
• US Class Current: 455/426.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5683 Storage of data provided by user terminals, i.e. reverse caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/04 Protocols for data compression, e.g. ROHC
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A system which enables a plurality of wireless interface devices to be interfaced with a server. The server is configured to communicate with a plurality of wireless interface devices over a radio link. The server may be connected to wither a wired or wireless local area network (LAN).

Claims

1. A computer system comprising:

a local area network (LAN) having one or more servers connected thereto;

an access poun copnccted to said LAN, said access paint including means for enabling interfacing of said LAN with a plurality remote interface devices by way of a radio link; and

a plurality of wireless interface devices, each of said wireless interface devices including means for communicating with said access point by way of a radio link, each wireless device including a digitizer responsive to a passive stylus and including means for monitoring pen-down events of said passive stylus in said mouse mode and emulating the movement of a mouse and the clicking of a mouse button;

means for switching between a mouse mode and a pen mode, means for translating pen-down events into pen data packes and transmitting said pen data packets to said one or more servers for processing.

2. The computer system as recited in claim 1, wherein said LAN is a wired LAN.

3. The computer system as recited in claim 1, wherein said LAN is a wireless LAN.

4. The computer system as recited in claim 1, wherein said access point includes a wireless LAN adapter.

5. The computer system as recited in claim 1, further including a second LAN and a router said router, connccflng said LAN and said second LAN.