Wireless network access point with computing capability and method of operation thereof
OwnerHelen A. Holderinventor
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Abstract
A method of distributing information to at least one client, may include the steps of receiving an information request at a gateway from at least one client, wherein the gateway may include both wired and wireless capability and wherein the gateway is capable of local processing; determining whether the information is available locally; transferring the information to the at least one client if the information is available locally; and redirecting the request to a server if the information is not available locally.
Claims19
A method of distributing information to at least one client, comprising the steps of:
- receiving an information request at a gateway from at least one client, wherein the gateway includes both wired and wireless capability and wherein the gateway is capable of local processing;
- determining whether the information is available locally;
- transferring the information to the at least one client if the information is available locally;
- and
- redirecting the request to a server if the information is not available locally.
A gateway with computing capability, the gateway comprising:
- a memory for storing instructions capable of being executed by the gateway;
- a processor connected to said memory so as to execute the instructions;
- a secondary storage device connected to said processor for storing data associated with requests received from clients;
- and
- a network interface for interconnecting a plurality of clients and a network, wherein the network interface is capable of wired and wireless communication with clients.
The gateway of claim 13 wherein the memory further stores instructions for:
- receiving requests for information from one of the plurality of clients;
- determining whether the information is available locally;
- distributing the information to the requesting client if the information is available locally;
- and
- redirecting the request to a server if the information is not available locally.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.