Wireless modem device usable on computer device without driver installation wherein computer has a proxy server application and pre-installed generic drivers
First Claim
1. A method for connecting a host computer device to a wireless communication network, the host computer device being provided with an operating system with at least one pre-installed generic driver providing a generic communication protocol for communication between the host computer device and a standard class of computer peripheral devices other than wireless modem devices, the method comprising:
- connecting a wireless modem device to the host computer device;
setting up, by means of the pre-installed generic driver of the operating system, a modem/host communication interface for communication between the wireless modem device and the computer device;
connecting the host computer device to a wireless communication network via the wireless modem device; and
routing data traffic between the host computer device and the wireless communication network over the modem/host communication interface, wherein the generic communication protocol is used in the modem/host communication interface for transferring the data traffic between the host computer device and the wireless modem device, andwherein a proxy server application with predefined connection parameters is stored on the wireless modem device and the connecting the host computer device to a wireless communication network via the wireless modem device comprises running the proxy server application, the proxy server application comprising an embedded proprietary protocol stack for the routing the data traffic between the host computer device and the wireless communication network over the modem/host communication interface.
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Abstract
Method for connecting a host computer device to a wireless communication network, the host computer device being provided with an operating system with at least one pre-installed generic driver providing a generic communication protocol (7) for communication between the host computer device and a standard class of computer peripheral devices other than wireless modem devices, the method comprising the steps of: (a) connecting a wireless modem device to the host computer device; (b) setting up, by means of a pre-installed generic driver of the operating system on the computer device, a modem/host communication interface (6) for communication between the wireless modem device and the computer device; (c) connecting the host computer device to a wireless communication network via the wireless modem device; (d) routing data traffic (8-9) between the host computer device and the wireless communication network over the modem/host communication interface (6). The generic communication protocol (7) is used in the modem/host communication interface (6) for transferring the data traffic (8-9) between the host computer device and the wireless modem device.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for connecting a host computer device to a wireless communication network, the host computer device being provided with an operating system with at least one pre-installed generic driver providing a generic communication protocol for communication between the host computer device and a standard class of computer peripheral devices other than wireless modem devices, the method comprising:
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connecting a wireless modem device to the host computer device; setting up, by means of the pre-installed generic driver of the operating system, a modem/host communication interface for communication between the wireless modem device and the computer device; connecting the host computer device to a wireless communication network via the wireless modem device; and routing data traffic between the host computer device and the wireless communication network over the modem/host communication interface, wherein the generic communication protocol is used in the modem/host communication interface for transferring the data traffic between the host computer device and the wireless modem device, and wherein a proxy server application with predefined connection parameters is stored on the wireless modem device and the connecting the host computer device to a wireless communication network via the wireless modem device comprises running the proxy server application, the proxy server application comprising an embedded proprietary protocol stack for the routing the data traffic between the host computer device and the wireless communication network over the modem/host communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer peripheral wireless modem device for providing wireless connectivity to a host computer device which is provided with an operating system with at least one pre-installed generic driver providing a generic communication protocol for communication between the host computer device and a standard class of computer peripheral devices other than wireless modem devices, the wireless modem device comprising a memory in which computer executable software code is stored, said computer executable software code comprising:
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a first software code portion for setting up, by means of the preinstalled generic driver of the operating system, a modem/host communication interface for communication between the wireless modem device and the computer device;
a second software code portion for connecting the host computer device to a wireless communication network via the wireless modem device, second software code portion comprising a proxy server application with predefined connection parameters, the proxy server application comprising an embedded proprietary protocol stack; anda third software code portion for routing data traffic between the host computer device and the wireless communication network over the modem/host communication interface via the embedded proprietary protocol stack; wherein the first software code portion uses the generic communication protocol in the modem/host communication interface for transferring the data traffic between the host computer device and the wireless modem device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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