Wireless connectivity system for adapter, mobile device and non-wireless device

• US 8,964,712 B1
• Filed: 09/17/2012
• Issued: 02/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Smart Mobile Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: IP Holdings Incorporated (IP Holdings LLC)
• Inventors: Rao, Sunil K., Rao, Sanjay K., Rao, Raman K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sam, Phirin
• Application Number:
  US13/621,292
• Time in Patent Office: 890 Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
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Abstract

A cradle adapter connection allows I/O contacts between a non-wireless device (NWD) and a wireless cradle adapter or similar wireless enabling attachment. The enabling attachment can make any non-wireless device (NWD) unit wireless enabled while being plugged into the cradle adapter, in a similar manner as shown for a cell telephone/mobile device (CT/MD), to access a number of wired, optical or wireless communication paths through the ports. The cradle adapter itself may have multiple antennas, multiple T/R units and multiple processors built-in to deliver full functionality, and it may also accommodate multiple wired or wireless devices to be plugged in at the same time. The cradle adapter may contain power ports for the individual devices in addition to the I/O ports, and it may be a passive pass through-connection enabling device or may have internal electronics to perform certain server functions to control data traffic.

Claims

1. A wireless adapter configured for communication in a communication system with the wireless adapter and one or more mobile devices using a wireless local area network, the wireless adapter comprising:

a housing for the wireless adapter;

a plurality of ports; and

one or more antennas, internal electronics and one or more processors;

wherein the wireless adapter is enabled to be connected to the wireless local area network;

wherein the wireless adapter is in communication with at least one mobile device,

the mobile device comprising a processor, a plurality of antennas, a wireless transmit and receive communication module to communicate signal streams including a first signal stream using one or more protocols, wherein said communication module is enabled for wireless connectivity to the wireless local area network, wherein the mobile device generates the first signal stream, wherein the mobile device communication module is configured to transmit by using one or more antennas the first signal stream to the wireless adapter;

and wherein the wireless adapter is a separate device from the mobile device and is configured to receive the first signal stream from the mobile device; and

wherein the first signal stream is configured to be transmitted using at least one or more of the plurality of ports;

wherein docking of a non-wireless device to the wireless adapter enables the non-wireless device to receive data from a connection such that the non-wireless device utilizes the wireless connectivity of the wireless adapter;

wherein one or more communication protocols are used by the wireless adapter for communication utilizing a single antenna or multiple antennas, single transmitter/receiver or multiple transmitters/receivers, single processor or multiple processors or combinations thereof;

wherein the wireless adapter is in communication with the non-wireless device and mobile device and wherein the wireless adapter utilizes both a first wired or wireless communication protocol and a second wired or wireless communication protocol including one or more of optical communication methods, USB, Ethernet and other communication methods or combinations thereof;

wherein the mobile device and wireless adapter utilize one or more transmitters/receivers and antennas and processors; and

wherein the non-wireless device is enabled for enhanced data rate communication by utilization by the wireless adapter of multiple antennas.

2. The wireless adapter of claim 1, wherein the mobile device and the wireless adapter are in communication with a network switch box configured to switch and/or route traffic over a wireless local area network, wherein the network switch box is configured to receive the first signal stream and transmit said first signal stream to a plurality of devices connected to the same network.

3. The wireless adapter of claim 2, wherein the first signal stream is sent to the network switch box and in turn sent to the wireless adapter and wherein the wireless adapter is further configured to transmit the signal stream via at least one port to a separate electronic device.

4. The wireless adapter of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is configured with a single universal connector configured for the communication of multiple data streams across a plurality of protocols.

5. The wireless adapter of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is configured with menu driven software, wherein said menu driven software enables the configuration of the network path for the signal stream.

6. The wireless adapter of claim 1, wherein the wireless adapter is connected using a port to an electronic device such that the electronic device is able to communicate using a wireless network.

7. The wireless adapter of claim 1, wherein data, video or audio received by the wireless adapter is transmitted using the one or more ports of the wireless adapter to a separate electronic device with display electronics.

8. The wireless adapter of claim 1, wherein the first signal stream is inclusive of audio and/or video or combinations thereof.

9. The wireless adapter of claim 1, wherein the wireless adapter is configured for wireless and wired communication simultaneously.

10. The wireless adapter of claim 1, wherein the wireless adapter is configured with an input and an output port, said output port connected to an electronic device with display electronics and wherein the first signal stream comprises video for presentation using the display electronics of the electronic device.

11. The wireless adapter of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is configured for generating a streaming video data stream.

12. The wireless adapter of claim 1, wherein the wireless adapter is in communication with a port including a USB port.

13. The wireless adapter of claim 1, further in communication with a server, wherein the first signal stream includes data generated by a server.

14. The wireless adapter of claim 1, further comprising a network switch box, wherein the network switch box is connected to a Wide Area Network and wherein the network switch box is in communication with the wireless adapter such that the network switch box receives a signal received from the one or more antennas on the network switch box and routes the signal to a mobile device connected to a separate network.

15. The wireless adapter of claim 14, wherein the network switch box is connected to an optical network and transmit and receives traffic using an optical network with a plurality of computers, servers, and network switch boxes.

16. The wireless adapter of claim 1, further comprising a USB port.

17. The wireless adapter of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is configured to receive a stream of data from an Internet server, wherein the mobile device is configured to send the stream of data to the wireless adapter, and wherein the wireless adapter is configured to output the stream of data via a port to a separate device attached to the wireless adapter.

18. The wireless adapter of claim 17, wherein the stream of data comprises video or audio or combinations thereof.

19. The wireless adapter of claim 17, wherein the mobile device functions as a server.

20. The wireless adapter of claim 1, wherein the wireless adapter is configured with power ports to be connected to the power of a separate device.

21. The wireless adapter of claim 20, wherein the wireless adapter is configured to be a passive pass-through connection-enabling device for a separate device.

22. The wireless adapter of claim 20, wherein the wireless adapter is configured to perform control functions.

23. The wireless adapter of claim 1, further comprising an interface by plug-in to a socket.