Peripheral data entry device with integrated wireless modem

A peripheral data entry device comprising:

• a housing including an interface adapted to couple to a personal digital assistant (PDA);
• a processor disposed in the housing and coupled to the interface;
• gaming keys;
• and
• a wireless modem disposed in the housing and adapted to wirelessly receive information from a data network;
• the gaming keys and the wireless modem being coupled to the processor;
• and
• the processor being adapted to:
• receive gaming input via the gaming keys;
• receive the wireless information via the wireless modem;
• multiplex the received gaming input and the received wireless information;
• and
• transmit the multiplexed gaming input and wireless information to the PDA via the interface.

A peripheral data entry device comprising:

• a housing including an interface adapted to couple to a digital device;
• a processor disposed in the housing and coupled to the interface via a serial interface;
• a data entry module;
• a wireless modem disposed in the housing and adapted to wirelessly receive information from a data network;
• an antenna disposed in the housing and coupled to the modem;
• and
• a power source disposed in the housing and coupled to the processor and the modem;
• the data entry module and the wireless modem being coupled to the processor via a serial interface;
• and
• the processor being adapted to:
• receive data entry module input via the data entry module;
• receive the wireless information via the wireless modem;
• multiplex the received data entry module input and the received wireless information;
• and
• transmit the multiplexed data entry module input and wireless information to the digital device via the interface.

A method for data delivery, the method comprising:

• receiving a first set of data from a first module;
• wirelessly receiving a second set of data from a second module, the second module being disposed in the first module;
• combining the first set of data and the second set of data;
• and
• transmitting the combined sets of data to a third module.

A method for data delivery, the method comprising:

• transmitting data from a third module to a second module, the second module being disposed in a first module;
• wirelessly transmitting the data from the second module to a data network;
• wirelessly receiving network data from the network, by the second module, based on the wirelessly transmitted data;
• transmitting first module data from the first module based on the wirelessly received network data;
• and
• contemporaneously receiving, by the third module, the network data and the first module data.