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Gateway device for machine-to-machine communication with dual cellular interfaces

  • US 9,307,344 B2
  • Filed: 04/17/2014
  • Issued: 04/05/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A gateway device, comprising:

  • a first cellular communication module configured to communicate with a first cellular network;

    a second cellular communication module configured to communicate with a second cellular network;

    at least one local communication module configured to communicate with one or more client machines; and

    a processor coupled to the first cellular communication module, the second cellular communication module, and the at least one local communication module, the processor arranged for operating one of the first cellular communication module or the second cellular communication module as a primary interface and the other one of the first cellular communication module or the second cellular communication module as a hot backup interface to route communications with at least one of the client machines, the processor being further arranged to;

    route the communications with the at least one of the client machines over the primary interface while maintaining the hot backup interface actively connected to its respective cellular network,monitor communications on the primary interface,determine whether communication with the at least one of the client machines should switch from the primary interface, androute communication, after determining that communication with the at least one of the client machines should switch from the primary interface, with the at least one of the client machines over the backup interface,wherein the gateway device is located in an automatic teller machine and the communications with the at least one of the client machines include automatic teller machine transactions.

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