WIRELESS ARCHITECTURE FOR A TRADITIONAL WIRE-BASED PROTOCOL
First Claim
1. A method for wirelessly communicating digital data at a high rate between a host entity and at least one remote user interface client device for user interface data, comprising:
- associating the at least one remote user interface client device with the host entity;
sending a capability packet to the host entity that includes at least one capability of the at least one remote user interface client device; and
transmitting a status packet to the host entity that includes at least one link quality information.
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Abstract
Embodiments are described in connection with transferring data traditionally communicated through a wired link over a high-speed wireless link. The disclosed embodiments provide the wired and/or wireless data communication with minimal changes on the existing wired architecture. According to an embodiment is an apparatus for communicating wirelessly over a traditional wired link. The apparatus includes a transmitter comprising a host and a first portion of a client connected by a wired link and a receiver comprising a second portion of the client. According to some embodiments, the apparatus can include a query module that determines an operation rate based in part on a rate supported by a medium access control and a retransmission statistic and an assigner module that assigns a communication to a wired protocol or a wireless protocol.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for wirelessly communicating digital data at a high rate between a host entity and at least one remote user interface client device for user interface data, comprising:
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associating the at least one remote user interface client device with the host entity; sending a capability packet to the host entity that includes at least one capability of the at least one remote user interface client device; and transmitting a status packet to the host entity that includes at least one link quality information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus that communicates high rate digital data wirelessly, comprising:
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a memory that stores information related to a first MAC address associated with the apparatus and at least a second MAC address associated with a remote host device; a processor that analyzes information stored in the memory and selectively associates the apparatus with the remote host device; and a communication data component that updates a MAC response packet with apparatus-MAC statistics for transmission to the remote host device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus that wirelessly communicates high rate user interface data, comprising:
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means for associating at least one receiver with a remote sender; means for communicating at least one capability information of the at least one receiver wirelessly to the remote sender; means for sending at least one link quality data packet periodically to the remote sender; and means for selectively disassociating with the remote sender. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A computer-readable medium embodying a method for wirelessly transmitting high rate user interface data, the method comprising:
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associating at least one remote user interface device with a host; sending a first packet that includes capability information of the at least one remote user interface device; and sending at least a second packet periodically that includes quality data of a communication link between the at least one remote user interface device and the host. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A processor for communicating high rate user interface data wirelessly, the processor being configured to:
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associate an interface device with a remote host; send information about a capability of the interface device in a capability packet; and transmit a status packet comprising data about a communication link between the interface device and the remote host. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method for high rate wireless digital data communication between a sender and at least one remote receiver for user interface data, comprising:
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associating with the at least one remote receiver; receiving a first packet that includes at least one capability of the at least one remote receiver; and receiving a link quality information packet on a reverse link from the at least one remote receiver. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus that wirelessly communicates high rate user interface data, comprising:
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a memory that stores information related to an identification of at least one remote user interface device; a processor that selectively associates with the at least one remote user interface device based in part on the stored information; and an information component that analyzes at least one capability of the at least one remote user interface device received in a client capability packet. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus that wirelessly communicates user interface data at a high rate, comprising:
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means for selectively associating with at least one remote user interface device; means for sending an association response to the at least one remote user interface device, the association response contains a client identification for the at least one remote user interface device; means for receiving the first capability packet; and means for associating the at least one remote user interface device with an identification based in part on at least one capability included in the first capability packet. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A computer-readable medium embodying a method for wirelessly transmitting high rate user interface data, the method comprising:
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associating a host device with at least one remote client device; receiving a first packet that includes capability information of the at least one remote client device; assigning a client identification to the at least one remote client device based in part on the first packet; and receiving a second packet that includes quality data information of a communication link between the host device and the at least one remote client device. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A processor for wirelessly communicating high rate user interface data, the processor being configured to:
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associate a host with a remote interface device; receive information about a capability of the remote interface device; assign an identifier to the remote interface device; send the identifier to the remote interface device; and receive in a status packet information about a communication link between the remote interface device and the host. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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