WiFi interface to dialup modem
First Claim
1. A terminal adapter device comprising:
- at least one wireless interface for communicating via one or both of the following;
a local area network and/or a personal area network, wherein said at least one wireless interface is configured to wirelessly receive a message;
a dialup modem for communicating via a conventional switched telephone network;
at least one processor communicatively coupled to the at least one wireless interface and to the dialup modem; and
machine-readable storage communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the machine-readable storage comprising first executable code for causing the at least one processor to parse dialing information from the message, establish a modem connection through said dialup modem using the dialing information, and selectively communicate user information between the at least one wireless interface and the dialup modem.
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Abstract
A device and method support dialup modem access over a wireless local area and/or personal area network such as, for example, an IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n and/or IEEE 802.15.3a network. A representative embodiment permits a user of a conventional Internet web browser application to access a dialup information provider via a switched telephone network, using the wireless network. A terminal adapter comprising a wired network interface and a wireless network interface receives messaging containing dialing information from a user of a personal computer, via the wireless network. The terminal adapter establishes a dialup connection to the information provider, and exchanges information between the personal computer and the information provider via the wired and wireless interfaces. Information used for dialing may be contained within a universal resource locator received by the terminal adapter, or may be received as a result of user input on a webpage type user interface displayed by the browser application using information sent by the terminal adapter.
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41 Claims
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1. A terminal adapter device comprising:
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at least one wireless interface for communicating via one or both of the following;
a local area network and/or a personal area network, wherein said at least one wireless interface is configured to wirelessly receive a message;a dialup modem for communicating via a conventional switched telephone network; at least one processor communicatively coupled to the at least one wireless interface and to the dialup modem; and machine-readable storage communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the machine-readable storage comprising first executable code for causing the at least one processor to parse dialing information from the message, establish a modem connection through said dialup modem using the dialing information, and selectively communicate user information between the at least one wireless interface and the dialup modem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating a device supporting dialup access from a wireless local area network, the method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving a message, at a first location, via the wireless local area network; parsing dialing information from the message, at the first location; establishing modem communication, at the first location via a wired network, using the dialing information; converting user information between a packet protocol and a dialup modem protocol, at the first location; and wirelessly exchanging user information between the first location and a second location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections for operating a device supporting dialup access from a wireless network, the code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the operations comprising:
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wirelessly receiving a message, at a first location, using a packet protocol; parsing dialing information from the message, at the first location; establishing modem communication, at the first location via a wired network, using the dialing information; converting user information between the packet protocol and a dialup modem protocol, at the first location; and wirelessly exchanging user information between the first location and a second location. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. One or more circuits for use in a device supporting dialup access from a wireless local area network, the one or more circuits comprising:
at least one processor, at a first location, operably coupled to circuitry that communicates over a wireless local area network, the at least one processor operating to, at least; parse dialing information from a message received at the first location over the wireless local area network; establish modem communication, at the first location via a wired network, using the dialing information; convert user information between a packet protocol and a dialup modem protocol, at the first location; and wirelessly exchange user information between the first location and a second location. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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