Method and apparatus for distributed data transfer over multiple independent wirelss networks
AssigneeNovatel Wireless, Inc.
InventorsSlim Salah Souissi, Michael Scott Andrews
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide for methods and apparatus for fragmenting a single message and sending the message fragments over multiple independent networks to a single receiving unit. The receiving unit then reassembles the message fragments to generate the original message. One embodiment of an apparatus according to the invention is a wireless radio frequency modem that can both receive and transmit fragmented messages over multiple independent networks.
Claims20
A method for transmitting a multiple independent messages across multiple independent networks from a single transmitting unit to a single receiving unit, the method comprising:
- selecting at least two available transmitting sources for transmitting the multiple independent messages to the receiving unit;
- selecting a first independent network from the multiple independent networks for transmitting a first of the multiple independent messages from the single transmitting unit to the single receiving unit according to at least one predetermined criteria;
- selecting a second independent network from the multiple independent networks for transmitting a second of the multiple independent messages from the single transmitting unit to the single receiving unit according to at least one predetermined criteria;
- transmitting the first independent message from the single transmitting unit to the single receiving unit via the first independent network and simultaneously sending the second independent message from the single transmitting unit to the single receiving unit via the second independent network.
A multimode device configured for running at least two applications simultaneously, the multimode device comprising:
- a first communication interface for communicating with a first server via a first network;
- a second communication interface for communicating with a second server via a second network;
- wherein one of the at least two applications communicates with the first server via the first network and another of the at least two applications communicates with the second server via the second network.
A multimode transmitting device configured for transmitting multiple independent files across multiple independent networks, the multimode transmitting device comprising:
- a first communication interface for communicating with a first of the multiple independent networks;
- a second communication interface for communicating with a second of the multiple independent networks;
- wherein the device is configured to transmit a first of the multiple independent files across the first independent network while simultaneously transmitting a second of the multiple independent files across the second independent network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.