Wireless communication module system and method for performing a wireless communication

A method for performing a wireless communication for use with a portable personal computer having a motherboard and an integral display screen, comprising:

• employing a single wired interface having first and second ends to receive and transmit raw digital data with said motherboard, said first end coupled to said motherboard, said second end coupled to said integral display screen and providing an external connection port physically accessible to a user during operation of said portable personal computer;
• and
• performing said wireless communication with a wireless communication module, said wireless communication module including:
• an antenna,
• an interface port removably coupled to said connection port via a cable, and
• a transceiver configured to employ said antenna to transmit and receive radio communication signals, said transceiver further configured to employ said interface port to communicate said raw digital data with said motherboard via said single wired interface and wherein said transceiver includes:
• a radio frequency modulator/demodulator;
• a coder/decoder (Codec) coupled to said radio;
• a baseband processor coupled to said Codec;
• and
• a media access controller coupled to said baseband processor configured to employ said interface port to communicate said raw digital data with said motherboard.

A wireless communication system, for use with a digital network, comprising:

• a wireless interface configured to provide an interface to said digital network;
• and
• at least one wireless portable personal computer (PC) interfaced with said digital network via said wireless interface, said wireless portable PC including:
• a motherboard and an integral display screen,
• a single wired interface having first and second ends and configured to transmit raw digital data therebetween, said first end coupled to said motherboard, said second end coupled to said integral display screen and providing an external connection port physically accessible to a user during operation of said wireless portable PC, and
• a wireless communication module, including:
• an antenna,
• an interface port removably coupled to said connection port via a cable, and
• a transceiver configured to employ said antenna to transmit and receive radio communication signals, said transceiver further configured to employ said interface port to communicate said raw digital data with said motherboard via said single wired interface and wherein said transceiver includes:
• a radio frequency modulator/demodulator;
• a coder/decoder (Codec) coupled to said radio;
• a baseband processor coupled to said Codec;
• and
• a media access controller coupled to said baseband processor configured to employ said interface port to communicate said raw digital data with said motherboard.

A wireless communication module system, for use with a computing device having an encasing and a motherboard therein, comprising:

• a single wired interface having first and second ends and configured to transmit raw digital data therebetween, said first end coupled to said motherboard, said second end coupled to an external connection port physically accessible to a user during operation of said computing device and located on said encasing at a position distal from said motherboard;
• and
• a wireless communication module, including:
• an antenna,
• an interface port removably coupled to said connection port via a cable, and
• a transceiver configured to employ said antenna to transmit and receive radio communication signals, said transceiver further configured to employ said interface port to communicate said raw digital data with said motherboard via said single wired interface, and said wireless communication module adapted to be positioned distal to said motherboard employing said cable so that interference is reduced, wherein said transceiver includes:
• a radio frequency modulator/demodulator;
• a coder/decoder (Codec) coupled to said radio;
• a baseband processor coupled to said Codec;
• and
• a media access controller coupled to said baseband processor configured to employ said interface port to communicate said raw digital data with said motherboard.

A wireless communication module system, for use with a computing device having an encasing and a motherboard therein, comprising:

• a wireless module interface coupled to said motherboard and configured to receive and transmit raw digital data with said motherboard, said wireless module interface is further configured to convert between said raw digital data and analog intermediate data for wireless network communication;
• a wired interface having first and second ends and configured to transmit said analog intermediate data therebetween, said first end coupled to said wireless module interface, said second end coupled to an externally accessible connection port located on said encasing at a position distal from said motherboard;
• and
• a wireless communication module, including:
• an antenna,
• an interface port removably coupled to said connection port via a cable, and
• a radio module configured to employ said antenna to transmit and receive radio communication signals, said radio module further configured to employ said interface port to communicate with said wireless module interface and to convert between said radio communication signals and said analog intermediate data, said radio module is adapted to be positioned distal to said motherboard so that interference is reduced.

A method of performing wireless communication for use with a computing device having an encasing and a motherboard therein, comprising:

• receiving and transmitting raw digital data between said motherboard and a wireless module interface coupled to said motherboard, and converting between said raw digital data and analog intermediate data for wireless network communication;
• employing a wired interface having first and second ends to receive and transmit said analog intermediate data between said wireless module interface and an externally accessible connection port, said first end coupled to said wireless module interface, said second end coupled to said externally accessible connection port located on said encasing at a position distal from said motherboard;
• and
• employing a wireless communication module to communicate to a wireless network, said wireless communication module including:
• an antenna,
• an interface port removably coupled to said connection port via a cable, and
• a radio module configured to employ said antenna to transmit and receive radio communication signals, said radio module further configured to employ said interface port to communicate with said wireless module interface and to convert between said radio communication signals and said analog intermediate data, said radio module is adapted to be positioned distal to said motherboard so that interference is reduced.