Wireless input devices for computer system
First Claim
1. A wireless communication system for a computer, comprising:
- a hub coupled to the computer, the hub including a first module and a second module, the first module configured to receive commands from one or more wireless input devices, the second module configured to control the first module and interface with the computer;
a first wireless input device configured to be linked to the hub to input a first command to the computer via the hub; and
a second wireless input device configured to be linked to the hub to input a second command to the computer via the hub,wherein the hub is configured to support a first operational mode and a second operational mode,wherein the first module transmits the first and second commands received from the first and second input devices to the computer via the second module during the first operational mode, wherein said first operational mode is a connection mode for connecting said input devices to said computer,wherein the first module transmits the first and second commands received from the first and second input devices to the computer without using the second module as an interface to the computer during the second operational mode, said second operational mode being for communication after connecting said input devices to said computer.
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Abstract
A wireless communication system for a computer includes a hub coupled to the computer. The hub includes a first module and a second module, the first module configured to receive commands from one or more wireless input devices, the second module configured to control the first module and interface with the computer. A first wireless input device is configured to be linked to the hub to input a first command to the computer via the hub. A second wireless input device is configured to be linked to the hub to input a second command to the computer via the hub. The hub is configured to support a first operational mode and a second operational mode. The first module transmits the first and second commands received from the first and second input devices to the computer via the second module during the first operational mode. The first module transmits the first and second commands received from the first and second input devices to the computer without using the second module as an interface to the computer during the second operational mode.
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33 Claims
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1. A wireless communication system for a computer, comprising:
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a hub coupled to the computer, the hub including a first module and a second module, the first module configured to receive commands from one or more wireless input devices, the second module configured to control the first module and interface with the computer; a first wireless input device configured to be linked to the hub to input a first command to the computer via the hub; and a second wireless input device configured to be linked to the hub to input a second command to the computer via the hub, wherein the hub is configured to support a first operational mode and a second operational mode, wherein the first module transmits the first and second commands received from the first and second input devices to the computer via the second module during the first operational mode, wherein said first operational mode is a connection mode for connecting said input devices to said computer, wherein the first module transmits the first and second commands received from the first and second input devices to the computer without using the second module as an interface to the computer during the second operational mode, said second operational mode being for communication after connecting said input devices to said computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless communication system for a host, comprising:
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an external hub coupled to the host, the hub including a first module and a second module, the first module configured to receive commands from one or more wireless input devices, the second module configured to control the first module; a wireless keyboard configured to be linked to the hub to input a first command to the host via the hub; and a wireless pointing device configured to be linked to the hub to input a second command to the host via the hub, wherein the hub is configured to support a first operational mode, wherein said first operational mode is a connection mode for connecting said input devices to said computer, and a second operational mode said second operational mode being for communication after connecting said input devices to said computer, wherein the hub is configured to support M number of peripheral devices in the first operational mode and N number of peripheral devices in the second operational mode, wherein N is greater than M, wherein the first module transmits the first and second commands received from the keyboard and pointing device to the host via the second module during the first operational mode, wherein the first module transmits the first and second commands received from the keyboard and pointing device to the host without using the second module as an interface to the host during the second operational mode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for operating a computer system, the method comprising:
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connecting a hub to a host computer, said hub being configured to communicate wirelessly with at least two peripheral devices; pairing a wireless mouse to the hub to enable input of first information that has been generated using the mouse to the computer via the hub; and pairing a wireless keyboard to the hub to enable second information that has been generated using the keyboard to the computer via the hub, wherein the hub is configured to support a first operational mode and a second operational mode, the hub being able to support a different number of input devices for each of the first and second operational modes, wherein said first operational mode is a connection mode for connecting said peripheral devices to said computer, and said second operational mode being for communication after connecting said peripheral input devices to said computer, wherein the hub includes a first module and a second module, the first module configured to receive the first and second information from the keyboard and mouse, the second module configured to control the first module and including a program that is operable to process the first and second information received from the keyboard and mouse, wherein the first module transmits the first and second information from the keyboard and mouse to the host via the second module during the first operational mode, wherein the first module transmits the first and second information from the keyboard and mouse to the host without using the second module as an interface to the host during the second operational mode. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A wireless communication system for a computer, comprising:
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a hub coupled to the computer, the hub including a first connection interface to the computer and a second connection interface to the computer, a first wireless input device configured to be linked to the hub to input a first command to the computer via the hub; and a second wireless input device configured to be linked to the hub to input a second command to the computer via the hub, wherein the hub is configured to support a first operational mode and a second operational mode, wherein the hub transmits the first and second commands received from the first and second input devices to the computer via the first connection interface during the first operational mode, wherein the hub transmits the first and second commands received from the first and second input devices to the computer via the second connection interface during the second operational mode, wherein the second connection interface transmits the first and second commands received from the first and second input devices to the computer without using the first connection interface to the computer during the second operational mode. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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