US 10,485,036 B2 · Apparatus for role identification and power supply control in a wireless tunneling system

Abstract

A disclosed wireless tunneling system determines a suitable configuration of a wireless tunneling apparatus for tunneling communications between two processing apparatuses through a wireless link. Responsive to determining the configuration of the wireless tunneling apparatus, the wireless tunneling system establishes a communication with another wireless tunneling apparatus through the wireless link, while maintaining compliance of the communications between the two processing apparatuses with a wired communication protocol. Moreover, the wireless tunneling apparatus can supply power to or source power from a processing apparatus coupled to the wireless tunneling apparatus through a wired cable.

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Dependent claims

A local wireless tunneling apparatus that operates in conjunction with a remote wireless tunneling apparatus to wirelessly tunnel communications between a remote processing apparatus and a local processing apparatus, the local wireless tunneling apparatus comprising:

a state machine configured to:
receive, via a local wired connection, a local identification signal indicating an initial local configuration of the local wireless tunneling apparatus;
identify, based on a wireless receive signal originating from the remote wireless tunneling apparatus, a remote identification signal indicative of an initial remote configuration of the remote wireless tunneling apparatus;
and
determine a resolved local configuration of the local wireless tunneling apparatus based on the initial local configuration of the local wireless tunneling apparatus and the initial remote configuration of the remote wireless tunneling apparatus;
and
a power supply to output power to the local processing apparatus or receive power from the local processing apparatus depending on the resolved local configuration.

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A method for wirelessly tunneling communications between a local processing apparatus and a remote processing apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving, by a state machine via a wired connection, a local identification signal indicating an initial local configuration of a local wireless tunneling apparatus;
obtaining, by the state machine, a remote identification signal based on a wireless receive signal originating from the remote wireless tunneling apparatus, the remote identification signal indicating an initial remote configuration of the remote wireless tunneling apparatus;
determining, by the state machine, a resolved local configuration of the local wireless tunneling apparatus based on the initial local configuration of the local wireless tunneling apparatus and the initial remote configuration of the remote wireless tunneling apparatus;
controlling a power supply to provide power to the local processing apparatus or receive power from the local processing apparatus depending on the resolved local configuration.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Apparatus for role identification and power supply control in a wireless tunneling system

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Apparatus for role identification and power supply control in a wireless tunneling system

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Abstract

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