Device for detecting a signal in a wireless LAN

• US 20020086642A1
• Filed: 12/10/2001
• Published: 07/04/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Z-Com Incorporated (Permanent Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Z-Com Incorporated (Permanent Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ou, Jui Long, Feng, Chen Chin
• Application Number:
  US10/006,212
• Publication Number:
  US 20020086642A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/69
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/462 LAN interconnection over a bridge based backbone
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A device for detecting a signal of a wireless local area network comprising a portable entity for being taken by a user to find a strength of the signal at a point in the wireless local area network; a wireless transceiver located in the portable entity for receiving the signal; a controller located in the portable entity and electrically connected to the wireless transceiver for processing the signal and producing a result; and a controllable panel located on the portable entity and electrically connected to the controller for displaying a message about a distribution status of the signal to the user according the result.

Claims

1. A device for detecting a signal in a wireless local area network comprising:

a portable entity for being taken by a user to find a strength of said signal at a point in said wireless local area network;

a wireless transceiver located in said portable entity for receiving said signal;

a controller located in said portable entity and electrically connected to said wireless transceiver for processing said signal and producing a result; and

a controllable panel located on said portable entity and electrically connected to said controller for displaying a message about a distribution status of said signal to said user according said result.

2. A device according to claim 1 wherein said wireless local area network having several hosts.

3. A device according to claim 2 wherein a host is an access point.

4. A device according to claim 1 wherein said portable entity is a palm type portable entity.

5. A device according to claim 1 wherein said point is in a room.

6. A device according to claim 1 wherein said point is in an office.

7. A device according to claim 1 wherein said wireless transceiver is a wireless radio frequency transceiver.

8. A device according to claim 1 wherein said controller is a microprocessor.

9. A device according to claim 1 wherein said controllable panel is a touch-controllable panel.

10. A device according to claim 1 wherein said message including a sound, a light, and a vibration.