Mobile WLAN gateway
First Claim
1. A mobile station comprising:
- a memory;
a processor;
a radio transceiver configured to establish and maintain a broadband connection with a mobile communication network;
a user interface comprising an input section and an output section;
wireless local-area network (WLAN) means having a first mode of usage acting as a WLAN client, and a second mode of usage acting as a WLAN base station capable of communicating with at least one WLAN terminal over a WLAN network;
the WLAN means responsive to an activation or deactivation command according to a setting received via the input section of the user interface;
some code portions stored in the memory and executed by the processor to;
assign at least one port number for each protocol supported by a gateway application;
tunnel internet traffic between the at least one WLAN terminal and an internet host over the broadband connection when the second mode of the WLAN means is activated; and
deactivate the second mode of the WLAN means in response to a detected absence of WLAN terminal activity for a predetermined period of time.
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Abstract
A technique for operating a mobile station as wireless local-area network [“WLAN”] gateway. The mobile station is provided with a gateway application to control the following operations: activating (3-0) the WLAN means as a WLAN base station capable of communicating with at least one WLAN terminal over a WLAN network; creating a network identifier (3-2, 3-4) for the WLAN base station; assigning (3-8, 3-10) an internet protocol address for the at least one WLAN terminal; resolving domain name service [“DNS”] queries (3-12 . . . 3-18) in cooperation with an external DNS service system; assigning at least one port number for each protocol supported by the gateway application; and tunneling internet traffic (3-30 . . . 3-36) between the at least one WLAN terminal and an internet host over the broadband connection.
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10 Claims
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1. A mobile station comprising:
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a memory; a processor; a radio transceiver configured to establish and maintain a broadband connection with a mobile communication network; a user interface comprising an input section and an output section; wireless local-area network (WLAN) means having a first mode of usage acting as a WLAN client, and a second mode of usage acting as a WLAN base station capable of communicating with at least one WLAN terminal over a WLAN network; the WLAN means responsive to an activation or deactivation command according to a setting received via the input section of the user interface; some code portions stored in the memory and executed by the processor to; assign at least one port number for each protocol supported by a gateway application; tunnel internet traffic between the at least one WLAN terminal and an internet host over the broadband connection when the second mode of the WLAN means is activated; and deactivate the second mode of the WLAN means in response to a detected absence of WLAN terminal activity for a predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for operating a mobile station, the mobile comprises a WLAN means having a first mode of usage acting as a WLAN client, and a second mode of usage acting as a WLAN base station capable of communicating with at least one WLAN terminal over a WLAN network;
- the WLAN means responsive to an activation or deactivation command according to a setting received via the input section of the user interface;
the method comprising; activating a second mode of WLAN means having a first mode of usage acting as a WLAN client of usage acting as a WLAN base station capable of communicating with at least one WLAN terminal over a WLAN network; assign at least one port number for each protocol supported by a gateway application; tunnelling internet traffic between the at least one WLAN terminal and an internet host over the broadband connection when the second mode of the WLAN means is activated; and deactivating the second mode of the WLAN means in response to a detected absence of WLAN terminal activity for a predetermined period of time.
- the WLAN means responsive to an activation or deactivation command according to a setting received via the input section of the user interface;
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9. A non-transitory computer readable medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for operating a mobile station, the method comprising:
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activating a second mode of the WLAN means having a first mode of usage acting as a WLAN client of usage acting as a WLAN base station capable of communicating with at least one WLAN terminal over a WLAN network; assign at least one port number for each protocol supported by a gateway application; tunnelling internet traffic between the at least one WLAN terminal and an internet host over the broadband connection when the second mode of the WLAN means is activated; and deactivating the second mode of the WLAN means in response to a detected absence of WLAN terminal activity for a predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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