Tiered wireless, multi-modal access system and method

An omni-compatible broadband connection gateway for providing wireless access to a plurality of communication services for a plurality of portable wireless access devices located within a geographic service area of the gateway and capable of operating in a plurality of different communication modes, comprising

• a. a frequency agile and protocol agile radio transceiver capable of simultaneous wireless communication with a plurality of portable wireless access devices within the geographic service area of the gateway over a plurality of re-assignable communication channels adapted to be assigned to those portable wireless access devices to which a communication service is supplied using a frequency and communication protocol compatible with the requirements of the portable wireless access device and compatible with the communication service being supplied,
• b. an interface circuit for providing a broad band communication channel between said radio transceiver and all communication services being provided by the gateway to the portable wireless access devices operating within the geographic service area of the gateway, and
• c. a transceiver controller connected with said radio transceiver for causing said radio transceiver to assign an appropriate communication channel to each portable wireless access device to which a communication service is to be provided wherein the communication channel is selected by said controller to be compatible with the requirements of the communication service and the corresponding portable wireless access device and for causing said radio transceiver to employ a communication protocol and to employ an appropriate frequency for wireless broadcast over each communication channel to allow all of the communication services to be supplied to the portable wireless access devices to be operated simultaneously.

A transferrable portable wireless access device for providing access to a wireless service supplied by a wireless service provider upon supply of a user identification signal by which the wireless service provider is able to authenticate a user entitled to services to which charges may be posted for services provided to the portable access device without requiring prior association of the user with the access device in the business records of the service provider, comprising

• a. a transceiver for wirelessly accessing a wireless service using a frequency and communication protocol appropriate for such wireless service and for broadcasting a user identification signal required for posting charges for services provided to the access device by the wireless service provider without requiring prior association of the user with the access device in the business records of the service provider,
• b. a user identifying circuit for receiving user supplied identifiers for generating the user identification signal supplied to said transceiver, said user identifying circuit including
• i) a passive identifier sensor for sensing a unique characteristic of the user determined by the user's DNA, and
• ii) an active identifier sensor for receiving a user generated signal resulting from a willful action of the user.

A multi-channel gateway for providing wireless access to a plurality of communication services for a plurality of portable wireless access devices located within a geographic service area of the gateway, comprising

• a. a multi-channel radio transceiver capable of simultaneous wireless communication with a plurality of portable wireless access devices within the geographic service area of the gateway over a plurality of re-assignable communication channels adapted to be assigned to those portable wireless access devices to which a communication service is supplied using a frequency and communication protocol compatible with the requirements of the portable wireless access device and compatible with the communication service being supplied,
• b. an interface circuit for providing a service side communication channel between said radio transceiver and all communication services being provided by the gateway to the portable wireless access devices operating within the geographic service area of the gateway,
• c. a memory for storing a plurality of communication protocols appropriate for supplying the respective communication services accessible by said interface circuit for wireless broadcast over the respectively assigned communication channels, and
• d. a transceiver controller connected with said radio transceiver for causing said radio transceiver to assign an appropriate communication channel to each portable wireless access device to which a communication service is to be provided wherein the communication channel is selected by said controller to be compatible with the requirements of the communication service and the corresponding portable wireless access device and for causing said radio transceiver to employ a communication protocol stored in said memory and to employ an appropriate frequency for wireless broadcast over each communication channel to allow all of the communication services to be supplied to the portable wireless access devices to operated simultaneously.