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Server controlled network overlay for wireless devices

  • US 9,166,814 B1
  • Filed: 05/11/2015
  • Issued: 10/20/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A communication system, comprising:

  • a network box configured with a plurality of radios and a plurality of ports to connect to one or more Ethernet and/or optical networks, the network box configured to transmit and receive data, andwherein the network box is enabled to operate on a plurality of networks such that it transmits and/or receives data from the optical or Ethernet network and transmits said data over a wireless network,wherein the network box multiplexes communication over at least one or more channels, at one or more frequencies, and at one or more power levels,wherein a server is enabled to supervise an overlay network such that the network box is connected to a first network and the overlay network,wherein the network box uses one or more transmission protocols or network paths as deemed optimal or appropriate by the server, andwherein the server controls the network path of communication between the network box and one or more additional network boxes to dynamically control the network path of communication between a portable electronic device and a remote server.

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