Mobile WLAN gateway
First Claim
1. A mobile station, comprising:
- a memory;
a processor;
a radio transceiver operable to establish and maintain a broadband connection with a mobile communication network;
wireless local-area network (WLAN) circuitry 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;
a gateway application stored in the memory, wherein the gateway application, when executed by the processor, is configured to;
activate the second mode of the WLAN circuitry,create a network identifier for the WLAN base station,assign an internet protocol address for the at least one WLAN terminal,resolve domain name service (DNS) queries in cooperation with an external DNS service system,assign at least one port number for each protocol supported by the gateway application,tunnel internet traffic between the at least one WLAN terminal and an internet host over the broadband connection, anddeactivate the second mode of the WLAN circuitry in response to a detected absence of all WLAN terminals 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. A gateway application sets up (3-0) a WLAN base station capable of communicating with WLAN terminals over a WLAN network; creates a network identifier (3-2, 3-4) for the WLAN base station; assigns (3-8, 3-10) an IP address for the WLAN terminals; resolves domain name service [“DNS”] queries (3-12 . . . 3-18) in cooperation with an external DNS service system; assigns a port number protocols supported by the gateway application; and tunnels internet traffic (3-30 . . . 3-36) between the WLAN terminals and an internet host over the broadband connection. The memory further comprises a media server application for sharing content among the one or more WLAN terminals. The gateway application may redirect (6-22) a first HTTP page request (6-24) from the WLAN terminals to a start page of the media server application.
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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 operable to establish and maintain a broadband connection with a mobile communication network; wireless local-area network (WLAN) circuitry 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; a gateway application stored in the memory, wherein the gateway application, when executed by the processor, is configured to; activate the second mode of the WLAN circuitry, create a network identifier for the WLAN base station, assign an internet protocol address for the at least one WLAN terminal, resolve domain name service (DNS) queries in cooperation with an external DNS service system, assign at least one port number for each protocol supported by the gateway application, tunnel internet traffic between the at least one WLAN terminal and an internet host over the broadband connection, and deactivate the second mode of the WLAN circuitry in response to a detected absence of all WLAN terminals 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 method comprising:
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activating a second mode of usage of wireless local-area network (WLAN) circuitry, wherein the WLAN circuitry has a first mode of usage acting as a WLAN client, wherein the second mode of usage corresponds to acting as a WLAN base station capable of communicating with at least one WLAN terminal over a WLAN network; creating a network identifier for the WLAN base station; assigning an internet protocol address for the at least one WLAN terminal; resolving domain name service (DNS) queries in cooperation with an external DNS service system; assigning at least one port number for each protocol supported by the gateway application; tunneling internet traffic between the at least one WLAN terminal and an internet host over a broadband connection; and deactivating the second mode of the WLAN circuitry in response to a detected absence of all WLAN terminals for a predetermined period of time.
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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 usage of wireless local-area network (WLAN) circuitry, wherein the WLAN circuitry has a first mode of usage acting as a WLAN client, wherein the second mode of usage corresponds to acting as a WLAN base station capable of communicating with at least one WLAN terminal over a WLAN network; creating a network identifier for the WLAN base station; assigning an internet protocol address for the at least one WLAN terminal; resolving domain name service (DNS) queries in cooperation with an external DNS service system; assigning at least one port number for each protocol supported by the gateway application; tunneling internet traffic between the at least one WLAN terminal and an internet host over a broadband connection; and deactivating the second mode of the WLAN circuitry in response to a detected absence of all WLAN terminals for a predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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