Remote access unit for wireless wide-area data networking
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsBrian L. Fox, John K. Reece
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Abstract
A system is disclosed having a remote access unit and two transceiver modes, one for implementing wireless wide area network communications and another for implementing local wireless network communications. High speed data communications with a cellular system may be maintained in the wireless wide area network mode with the advantage of a flexible and unconstrained remote access unit, which can be placed for improved wireless reception. Computers and other devices with complementary wireless personal network communications protocol units may connect to a wireless wide area network through the remote access unit.
Claims22
A remote access unit for a wireless data networking system, comprising:
- a local wireless network transceiver;
- a local wireless network antenna coupled to the local wireless network transceiver;
- a protocol conversion module communicatively coupled to the local wireless network transceiver;
- a wireless wide area network transceiver communicatively coupled to the local wireless network transceiver through the protocol conversion module;
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- a wireless wide area network antenna coupled to the wireless wide area network transceiver.
A remote access unit, comprising:
- a local wireless network transceiver;
- a local wireless network antenna coupled to the local wireless network transceiver;
- a protocol conversion module communicatively coupled to the local wireless network transceiver;
- a wireless wide area network transceiver received in a slot in the remote access unit, the slot including an electrical receptacle communicatively coupled to the protocol conversion module and for mating with the wireless wide area network transceiver;
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- a wireless wide area network antenna coupled to the wireless wide area network transceiver.
A system comprising:
- a remote access unit including:
- a wireless wide area network transceiver,
- a wireless wide area network antenna coupled to the wireless wide area network transceiver,
- a local wireless network transceiver,
- a local wireless network antenna coupled to the local wireless network transceiver, and
- a protocol conversion module configured to communicatively couple the local wireless network transceiver to the wireless wide area network transceiver;
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- a computer having a second local wireless network antenna electrically coupled to a second local wireless network transceiver and linked to the local wireless network transceiver over a local wireless network, wherein the remote access unit links the computer to a wireless wide area network through the local wireless network transceiver and the wireless wide area network transceiver.
A method, comprising:
- implementing wireless wide area network (WWAN) communications though a WWAN transceiver coupled to a WWAN antenna;
- implementing local wireless network (LWN) communications though a LWN transceiver coupled to a LWN antenna, wherein the WWAN and LWN transceivers are housed in one unit;
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- using a protocol conversion module to change data formats between respective transceivers for communicatively coupling the LWN transceiver to the WWAN transceiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.