Mobile router device
First Claim
1. A network router comprising:
- a network controller;
a plurality network interface devices each in communication with the network controller and each configured to become a client of a cellular network and to exchange network signals of a cellular network signal configuration between the cellular network and the network controller;
a network interface device in communication with the network controller configured as a local area network access point for hosting local area network configured client devices and for exchanging network Signals of local area network signal configuration between the local area network client devices and the network controller;
program steps operating on the network router for reconfiguring the cellular network signal configuration to the local area network signal configuration and for reconfiguring the local area network signal configuration to the cellular network signal configuration;
an enclosure for housing the network controller, the plurality of cellular network interface devices and the network interface device configured as a local area network access point; and
,an I/O interface comprising a plurality of wire connectors supported with respect to the enclosure for providing wire signal ports interconnected with elements of the network router-including.
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Abstract
A wireless mobile router (140) includes wireless network interfaces (202) and (218) attached to a network controller (142). The wireless network interface (202) communicates with a cellular network (110) to access cellular network services. The wireless network interface (218) and the network controller (142) comprise a WLAN (170) or PAN (180) network router hosting a plurality of client devices. Each client device may access a wide area network, WAN over the cellular network. The wireless mobile router (140) is configured to exchange various cellular network signals with various WLAN and PAN networks. The wireless mobile router (140) is particularly suitable for use in a vehicle or at locations where WAN access is not readily available.
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20 Claims
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1. A network router comprising:
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a network controller; a plurality network interface devices each in communication with the network controller and each configured to become a client of a cellular network and to exchange network signals of a cellular network signal configuration between the cellular network and the network controller; a network interface device in communication with the network controller configured as a local area network access point for hosting local area network configured client devices and for exchanging network Signals of local area network signal configuration between the local area network client devices and the network controller; program steps operating on the network router for reconfiguring the cellular network signal configuration to the local area network signal configuration and for reconfiguring the local area network signal configuration to the cellular network signal configuration; an enclosure for housing the network controller, the plurality of cellular network interface devices and the network interface device configured as a local area network access point; and
,an I/O interface comprising a plurality of wire connectors supported with respect to the enclosure for providing wire signal ports interconnected with elements of the network router-including. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19)
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13. A method for operating a wireless network router that comprises a network controller in communication with a plurality of cellular network interface devices each configured to become a client of a cellular network and further in communication with a network interface device configured as a local area network access point comprising the steps of:
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communicating with the cellular network to establish at least two of the plurality of cellular network interface devices as a client of the cellular network; communicating with local area network client devices to establish one or more local area network configured client devices as a client of the local area network access point; exchanging cellular network signals having a cellular network signal configuration between the cellular network and the network controller over each of the cellular network interface devices that is established as a client of the cellular network; exchanging local area network signals between the client devices of the local area network and a second the network controller over the network interface device configured as a local area network access point; converting cellular wireless network signals received from the cellular network to a local area network signal configuration; converting local area network signals received from the client devices of the local area network to a cellular network signal configuration; routine network traffic received from the client devices of the local area network to the cellular network over each of the cellular network interface devices that is established as a client of the cellular network; and
,routing the network traffic received from the cellular network to appropriate client devices of the local area network over each of the cellular network interface devices that is established as a client of the cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 20)
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