System, device and computer readable medium for providing a managed wireless network using short-range radio signals

US 20020163895A1
Filed: 05/07/2001
Published: 11/07/2002
Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2001
Status: Active Grant

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1. A system, coupled to a cellular network, for providing access to the internet, comprising:

(a) a wireless gateway device, coupled to the cellular network, having a network manager software component for accessing information from the internet responsive to a first short-range radio signal; and

, (b) a first wireless device, coupled the wireless gateway device, for providing the first short-range radio signal.

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A system, a wireless hand-held device, and software component for accessing information responsive to short-range radio signals is provided. The system includes a wireless gateway device coupled to a network, such as a cellular network. The wireless gateway device includes a network manager software component for accessing information from the network responsive to a first short-range radio signal. The network may be a corporate, private or public network, such as the Internet. A first wireless device is coupled to the wireless gateway device. The first wireless device provides the first short-range radio signal. In an embodiment of the present invention, the first wireless device is a cellular telephone, personal digital assistant or thin terminal having a Bluetooth™ processor and transmitter. In an embodiment of the present invention, the network manager software component includes a plug and play software component for loading and executing software for the first wireless device. In an embodiment of the present invention, a second wireless device accesses information on the first wireless device using the wireless gateway device.

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1. A system, coupled to a cellular network, for providing access to the internet, comprising:
- (a) a wireless gateway device, coupled to the cellular network, having a network manager software component for accessing information from the internet responsive to a first short-range radio signal; and
  
  , (b) a first wireless device, coupled the wireless gateway device, for providing the first short-range radio signal.
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- - 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first wireless device is selected from a group consisting of a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a personal digital assistant, a headset, a pager, a printer, a watch, a digital camera and an equivalent thereof.
  - 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless gateway device is a cellular telephone using a Global System for Mobile Communications (“
    - GSM”
      
      ) protocol.
  - 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless gateway device is a cellular telephone using a Code Division Multiple Access (“
    - CDMA”
      
      ) protocol.
  - 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless gateway device is a cellular telephone using a CDMA 2000 protocol.
  - 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless gateway device is a cellular telephone using a Time Division Multiple Access (“
    - TDMA”
      
      ) protocol.
  - 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first wireless device is a thin terminal.
  - 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first wireless device includes a Bluetooth™
    - processor and a 2.4 GHZ transmitter.
  - 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless gateway device includes a Bluetooth™
    - processor and a 2.4 GHZ transmitter.
  - 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the first wireless device includes a Bluetooth™
    - processor and a 5.7 GHZ transmitter.
  - 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless gateway device includes a Bluetooth™
    - processor and a 5.7 GHZ transmitter.
  - 12. The system of claim 1, wherein the network manager software component includes a plug and play software component for loading and executing software for the first wireless terminal.
  - 13. The system of claim 1, wherein the network manager software component includes a PIN number management software component for obtaining and providing PIN numbers.
  - 14. The system of claim 1, wherein the network manager software component includes a service repository software component for obtaining an availability of a service from the first wireless terminal.
  - 15. The system of claim 1, wherein the first wireless device includes an application software component for providing a service;
    - and, wherein the network manager software component includes a management software component for accessing the service.
  - 16. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
    - (c) a second wireless device, coupled to the wireless gateway device, for providing a second short-range signal, wherein the first wireless device communicates with the second wireless device through the wireless gateway device.
  - 17. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
    - (c) a second wireless device, coupled to the wireless gateway device, for providing a second short-range signal, wherein the wireless gateway device, provides access to the Internet for the first and second wireless device.
  - 18. The system of claim 1, wherein the network software component operates with an operating system software component.
  - 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the operating system software component is a Linux operating system.
  - 20. The system of claim 18, wherein the operating system software component is a EPOC operating system.
  - 21. The system of claim 18, wherein the operating system software component is a PocketPC operating system.
  - 22. The system of claim 18, wherein the operating system software component is a Stinger operating system.
  - 23. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless gateway device further includes 1) an application software component for providing a service and 2) a server software component, coupled to the network management software component.
  - 24. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless gateway device further includes a firewall software component.
  - 25. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless gateway device further includes a virtual private network (“
    - VPN”
      
      ) software component.
  - 27. The system of claim 26, wherein the network is a corporate network.
  - 28. The system of claim 26, wherein the network is a private IP network.
  - 29. The system of claim 26, wherein the first signal is a 802.11 signal.
  - 30. The system of claim 26, wherein the first signal is a HomeRF signal.
  - 31. The system of claim 26, wherein the wireless gateway device is coupled to the network by an Ethernet connection.
  - 32. The system of claim 26, wherein the wireless gateway device is coupled to the network by a DSL connection.
  - 33. The system of claim 26, wherein the wireless gateway device is coupled to the network by a cable modem.
  - 34. The system of claim 26, wherein the wireless gateway device is coupled to the network by a cellular network and a landline network.
  - 35. The system of claim 26, wherein the first wireless device provides execution space for executable software from the wireless gateway device.
  - 37. The device of claim 36, further comprising:
    - (e) a Bluetooth™
      
      transmitter, coupled to the processor.
  - 38. The device of claim 36, further comprising:
    - (e) a GSM transmitter, coupled to the processor.
  - 39. The device of claim 36, the software component includes a network software component.
  - 40. The device of claim 36, wherein the network software component includes a plug and play software component.
  - 41. The device of claim 36, wherein the network software component includes a PIN number management software component.
  - 42. The device of claim 36, wherein the network software component includes a service repository software component.
  - 43. The device of claim 36, wherein the network software component includes a management software component.

26. A system for providing access to information on a network, comprising:
- (a) a wireless gateway device, coupled to the network, having a network manager software component for accessing the information from the network responsive to a first signal; and
  
  , (b) a first wireless device, coupled the wireless gateway device, for providing the first signal.

36. A handheld device for providing a personal network, comprising:
- (a) a storage device;
  
  (b) a processor, coupled to the storage device; and
  
  , (c) the storage device storing a software component for controlling the processor; and
  
  , the processor operative with the component to;
  
  (d) provide a short-range radio Internet protocol communication between a first handheld wireless device and a second handheld wireless device.

44. A wireless handheld device for accessing a router in a personal area network, comprising:
- (a) a storage device;
  
  (b) a processor, coupled to the storage device; and
  
  , (c) the storage device storing a software component for controlling the processor; and
  
  , the processor operative with the component to;
  
  provide a first short-range radio signal to the router for accessing the internet and a second short-range radio signal to the router for accessing another wireless handheld device.
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- - 45. The wireless handheld device of claim 44, wherein the first wireless handheld device is selected from a group consisting of a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a personal digital assistant, a headset, a pager, a watch, a thin terminal a digital camera and an equivalent thereof.
  - 46. The wireless handheld device of claim 44, wherein the first wireless handheld device is a thin terminal.
  - 47. The wireless handheld device of claim 44, wherein the first wireless handheld device includes a 2.4 GHZ transmitter.
  - 48. The wireless handheld device of claim 44, wherein the first wireless handheld device includes a 5.7 GHZ transmitter.
  - 49. The wireless handheld device of claim 44, wherein the software component includes an application software component for providing a service in the personal area network.

50. An article of manufacture, including a computer readable medium, comprising:
- (a) an application software component for providing a service;
  
  (b) an application server software component for providing the application software component;
  
  (c) an Internet protocol network manager software component;
  
  (d) an operating system software component;
  
  (e) a short-range radio software component for providing a short-range radio signal; and
  
  , (e) a cellular software component for providing a communication signal to a cellular network.
- View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
- - 51. The article of manufacture of claim 50, wherein the operating system software component is a Linux operating system.
  - 52. The article of manufacture of claim 50, wherein the operating system software component is a EPOC operating system.
  - 53. The article of manufacture of claim 50, wherein the operating system software component is a PocketPC operating system.
  - 54. The article of manufacture of claim 50, wherein the operating system software component is a Stinger operating system.
  - 55. The article of manufacture of claim 50, wherein the article of manufacture is a memory storage device in a cellular telephone.
  - 56. The article of manufacture of claim 50, wherein the short-range radio software component is a Bluetooth™
    - component.
  - 57. The article of manufacture of claim 50, wherein the cellular software component is a GSM component.

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Current Assignee
FCO V CLO Transferor LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
Original Assignee
IXI Mobile (R&D) Ltd. (IXI Mobile, Inc.)
Inventors
Fornell, Peter, Haller, Amit, Haparnas, Ziv, Itzchak, Avraham, Glick, Amir

Granted Patent

US 7,039,033 B2
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370/335
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H04L 41/00   Arrangements for maintenanc...

H04L 63/0272   Virtual private networks

H04L 63/0281   Proxies

H04L 67/2876   Pairs of inter-processing e...

H04M 1/72406   by software upgrading or do...

H04M 1/72412   using two-way short-range w...

H04M 1/72445   for supporting Internet bro...

H04M 2250/02   including a Bluetooth inter...

H04W 4/00   Services specially adapted ...

H04W 84/042   Public Land Mobile systems,...

H04W 84/10   Small scale networks; Flat ...

H04W 84/18   Self-organising networks, e...

H04W 88/16   Gateway arrangements

System, device and computer readable medium for providing a managed wireless network using short-range radio signals

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