Portable transceiver device that operates as a gateway to a proprietary wireless network
First Claim
1. A portable gateway device facilitating enabling shared access to a proprietary wireless communications network, the portable gateway device comprising:
- a local power supply;
at least one processor;
at least one memory;
an identification module associated with a proprietary wireless network;
a first wireless communications component; and
a second wireless communications component having longer range communications capability than the first wireless communications component,wherein the portable gateway device enables one or more external computing device accessing the proprietary wireless network by;
establishing communications with a first external computing device using the first wireless communications component;
authenticating access with the proprietary wireless network using the second wireless communications component; and
relaying communications between the first external computing device and the proprietary wireless network using the first wireless communications component and the second wireless communications component, andwherein the portable gateway device enables a second external computing device accessing the proprietary wireless network at the same time the first external computing device accesses the proprietary wireless network.
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Abstract
A portable gateway device facilitating shared access to a proprietary wireless network. The portable gateway device acts as an external modem for one or more auxiliary personal computing devices, and the device includes: a local power supply, one or more processors, one or more memories, an identification module associated with a proprietary wireless network, a first wireless communications component, and a second wireless communications component having longer range communications capability than the first wireless communications component. The portable gateway device is configured to facilitate one or more external computing device accessing the proprietary wireless network by: establishing communications with a first external computing device using the first wireless communications component, authenticating access with the proprietary wireless network using the second wireless communications component, and subsequently relaying communications between the first external computing device and the proprietary wireless network using both the first and the second wireless communications components.
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18 Claims
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1. A portable gateway device facilitating enabling shared access to a proprietary wireless communications network, the portable gateway device comprising:
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a local power supply; at least one processor; at least one memory; an identification module associated with a proprietary wireless network; a first wireless communications component; and a second wireless communications component having longer range communications capability than the first wireless communications component, wherein the portable gateway device enables one or more external computing device accessing the proprietary wireless network by; establishing communications with a first external computing device using the first wireless communications component; authenticating access with the proprietary wireless network using the second wireless communications component; and relaying communications between the first external computing device and the proprietary wireless network using the first wireless communications component and the second wireless communications component, and wherein the portable gateway device enables a second external computing device accessing the proprietary wireless network at the same time the first external computing device accesses the proprietary wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with computer-executable instructions that enable shared access to a proprietary wireless communications network, which when executed by one or more processors, are operable to:
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initiate a portable gateway device comprising an identification module associated with a proprietary wireless network; establish communications between a first external computing device and the portable gateway device using a first wireless communications component of the portable gateway device; authenticate access to the proprietary wireless network using a second wireless communications component of the portable gateway device, the second wireless communications component having longer range communications capability than the first wireless communications component; and relay communications between the first external computing device and the proprietary wireless network using the first wireless communications component and the second wireless communications component, wherein the portable gateway device enables a second external computing device to access the proprietary wireless network at the same time the first external computing device accesses the proprietary wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method enabling shared access to a proprietary wireless communications network, the method comprising:
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initiating a portable gateway device comprising an identification module associated with a proprietary wireless network; establishing communications between a first external computing device and the portable gateway device using a first wireless communications component of the portable gateway device; authenticating access to the proprietary wireless network using a second wireless communications component of the portable gateway device, the second wireless communications component having longer range communications capability than the first wireless communications component; and relaying communications between the first external computing device and the proprietary wireless network using the first wireless communications component and the second wireless communications component, wherein the portable gateway device enables a second external computing device to access the proprietary wireless network at the same time the first external computing device accesses the proprietary wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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