Wireless broadband modem for mobile device connector
First Claim
1. A method of using a cellular accessory with a mobile device by the use of power obtained from a proprietary docking connector, comprising,a. enabling 802.11x circuitry within the mobile device,b. communicating between said mobile device and cellular accessory to enable a cellular modem of said cellular accessory to make an internet connection,c. communicating internet traffic between said mobile device and cellular accessory via said docking connector, andd. providing a gateway for internet communications of other devices via 802.11x communications to said 802.11x circuitry within the mobile device and then via said cellular modem of said cellular accessory.
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Abstract
A cellular modem device that is integrated with a proprietary dock connector of a mobile device, such as the proprietary 30 pin dock connector of an iPod Touch or iPad, permits the mobile device to connect for Internet access to the associated cellular carrier. The device is usable in circumstances where the mobile device does not contain internal cellular modem circuitry, and/or the device is unable to use WiFi-based Internet and/or the device'"'"'s internal cellular circuits are out of range of cellular service of the carrier for which those circuits are designed, and/or the internal cellular circuits are not activated on the associated cellular network.
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1. A method of using a cellular accessory with a mobile device by the use of power obtained from a proprietary docking connector, comprising,
a. enabling 802.11x circuitry within the mobile device, b. communicating between said mobile device and cellular accessory to enable a cellular modem of said cellular accessory to make an internet connection, c. communicating internet traffic between said mobile device and cellular accessory via said docking connector, and d. providing a gateway for internet communications of other devices via 802.11x communications to said 802.11x circuitry within the mobile device and then via said cellular modem of said cellular accessory.
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