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Wearable access point

  • US 7,672,695 B1
  • Filed: 12/06/2005
  • Issued: 03/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A portable access point comprising:

  • a wireless local area network (LAN) transceiverthat selectively establishes a plurality of wireless links with a plurality of wireless client devices, respectively, andthat includes a sleep mode that ends transmission and waits for a resume signal to be received;

    a wireless wide area network (WAN) transceiverthat establishes a data connection with an Internet Service Provider (ISP),that receives and forwards data packets from at least one of said wireless client devices to said ISP, andthat receives and forwards data packets from said ISP to said one of said wireless client devices;

    a routing device that routes data packets between said wireless LAN transceiver and said wireless WAN transceiver;

    a power source that provides portable power for said portable access point;

    a control module that controls operation of said wireless LAN transceiver and said wireless WAN transceiver,wherein said control module selectively transitions said wireless LAN transceiver to said sleep mode when packets have not been received at said wireless LAN transceiver for a first period of time, andwherein said first period of time is based on said state of charge; and

    a first storage device that stores operating system and application instructions for said control module.

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