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US 2006/0187205 A1Published application
Apparatus and associated method for wireless computing systems
OwnerBlaine Batemaninventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a peripheral device for establishing radio frequency communication links between peripheral devices using wireless protocols. Preferably, the peripheral includes radio frequency electronics and peripheral electronics connected to universal serial bus hub that is further connected to the universal serial bus port on the computer.
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A wireless computing system, comprising:
- a computer in a main chassis wherein the main chassis has at least one peripheral communication port;
- a first peripheral device coupled to the peripheral communication port having a radio frequency wireless communicating device integrated into the first peripheral device adapted to establish at least one radio frequency wireless communication link with at least one other peripheral device;
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- the first peripheral device connected to the at least one peripheral communication port by a non-wireless communication link.
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A wireless peripheral device, comprising:
- a hub integrated into the peripheral device having at least a first and second port;
- wireless electronics integrated into the peripheral device and connected to the first port are adapted to establish radio frequency wireless communication links with at least one other peripheral device;
- peripheral device electronics connected to the second port;
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- the hub to be connected the wireless peripheral to a computer.
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A wireless computing system, comprising:
- a computer in a main chassis wherein the main chassis has a high power wireless communication device adapted for communication between the computer and a first peripheral;
- the first peripheral device having a peripheral wireless communicating device integrated into the first peripheral device, the peripheral wireless communication device having a high power portion and a low power portion;
- the low power portion of the peripheral wireless communication device adapted to establish low power radio frequency communication links with other peripheral devices;
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- the high power portion of the peripheral wireless communication device adapted to establish a high power communication link with the high power wireless communication device of the computer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.