Wireless telecommunications system for accessing information from the world wide web by mobile wireless computers through a combination of cellular telecommunications and satellite broadcasting

• US 7,626,959 B2
• Filed: 06/23/2008
• Issued: 12/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Spielberg, Anthony Cappa, Dietz, Timothy Alan
• Primary Examiner(s): Taylor; Barry W
• Application Number:
  US12/143,958
• Publication Number:
  US 20080274733A1
• Time in Patent Office: 526 Days
• Field of Search: 370/316, 455/3.02, 455/41.2, 455/427, 455/12.1
• US Class Current: 370/316
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18578 Satellite systems for providing broadband data service to individual earth stations for selecting H04W; provisions for broadband connection, H04Q11/0478
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2856 Access arrangements, e.g. Internet access asynchronous transfer mode networks H04L12/5601; broadband local area networks H04L12/2801; optical access or distribution networks H04Q11/0067; access to open networks H04L12/5691; digital subscriber line end-user equipment and bit-level processing of data on a PSTN-based network H04M11/00; home network gateways H04L12/2834; wireless access networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A hybrid cellular telephonic and satellite radio broadcast system for enabling a wireless mobile computer to rapidly and effectively access information from the Web. The combination of a mobile wireless receiving computer, with wireless cellular telecommunication associated with the receiving computer for transmitting a request for data from the receiving computer to the Web, an implementation for accessing the requested data from the Web, a satellite transponder, wireless communication for transmitting said accessed requested data to the satellite transponder, an implementation on the satellite transponder for broadcasting the accessed requested data and apparatus in the mobile wireless receiving computer for receiving the broadcast data.

Claims

1. A wireless telecommunications system for the rapid access of information from the World Wide Web (Web) comprising:

a mobile wireless receiving computer;

wireless cellular telecommunication means wirelessly connected to said receiving computer through shore range RF communications for transmitting a request for data from said receiving computer to the Web;

means for accessing said requested data from the Web;

a satellite transponder;

wireless telecommunication means for transmitting said accessed requested data to said satellite transponder;

means on the satellite transponder for broadcasting said accessed requested data;

security means for securing said accessed requested data in the satellite transponder broadcast only to the said receiving computer requesting said data; and

means in said mobile wireless receiving computer for receiving said broadcast data.

2. The wireless telecommunications system of claim 1 further including;

a satellite uplink station for transmitting data to said satellite transponder; and

means for transmitting said accessed requested data via the Web to said satellite uplink station whereby said accessed data is transmitted to said satellite.

3. The wireless telecommunications system of claim 1 wherein:

said mobile wireless receiving computer is a display computer, and

said accessed requested data is displayed.

4. The wireless telecommunications system of claim 3 wherein:

said means for accessing said requested data access said data from a Web site; and

said accessed is displayed as a Web document.

5. The wireless telecommunications system of claim 1 wherein said wireless cellular telecommunications means is connected to said receiving computer through a short range RF communication using 802.11 standard protocols.

6. A computer usable medium having scored Thereon a computer readable program for the rapid access of information from the World Wide Web (Web) Through wireless communication, wherein the computer program when executed on a computer causes The computer to:

wirelessly connect a mobile wireless receiving computer to a cellular telephone Through short range RF communication;

transmit a request for data from said mobile wireless receiving computer via wireless cellular telecommunication to the Web;

access said requested data from the Web;

wirelessly transmit said accessed requested data to a satellite transponder;

broadcast said accessed requested data from the satellite transponder;

secure said accessed requested data in the satellite transponder broadcast only to the said receiving computer requesting said data; and

receive said broadcast data in said mobile wireless receiving computer.

7. The computer usable medium of claim 6 wherein the computer program when executed further causes the computer to:

access said requested data from a Web site; and

display said requested data as a Web document.

8. The computer usable medium of claim 6 wherein said receiving computer is wirelessly connected to said cellular telephone through short range RF communication using 802.11 standard protocols

9. The computer usable medium of claim 6, wherein said receiving computer is a display computer, and the computer program when executed causes the receiving computer to display said requested data.