Wireless PC card

For use in conjunction with a host computer including a PC card slot, a wireless PC card for facilitating communication between the host computer and a remote device, the wireless PC card comprising:

• (a) a housing defining a recess configured and arranged so that when said recess receives a portion of a connector body of another PC card, the wireless PC card and the another PC card collectively define a geometry compatible with the PC card slot;
• (b) two antennae disposed substantially within said housing on opposite sides of said recess;
• (c) electronic circuitry substantially disposed within said housing and being in communication with said two antennae;
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• (d) means for physically and electrically connecting the wireless PC card to the host computer.

A computer system configured for wireless communication with a remote device, the computer system comprising:

• (a) a host computer including a PC card slot;
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• (b) a wireless PC card, said wireless PC card being received in said PC card slot, and said wireless PC card comprising:
• (i) a housing defining a recess configured and arranged so that when said recess receives a portion of a connector body of another PC card, the wireless PC card and the another PC card collectively define a geometry compatible with said PC card slot;
• (ii) antennae disposed substantially within said housing on opposite sides of said recess;
• (iii) electronic circuitry substantially disposed within said housing and being in communication with said antennae;
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• (iv) means for connecting the wireless PC card to the client computer.

A Type II wireless PC card for use in facilitating radio communication between a host computer including a Type III PC card slot, and a remote device, the Type II wireless PC card comprising:

• (a) a housing including first and second extending portions which cooperatively define a recess;
• (b) first and second antennae disposed in said first extending portion and said second extending portion, respectively;
• (c) electronic circuitry substantially disposed within said housing and being in communication with said first and second antennae;
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• (d) means for physically and electrically connecting the wireless Type II PC card to the host computer.