SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC CONNECTION WITH A WIRELESS NETWORK

US 20100290444A1
Filed: 04/16/2010
Published: 11/18/2010
Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2009
Status: Active Grant

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1. A Mobile HotSpot, comprising:

a wide area network radio interface configured to enable communications between a wide area network and the Mobile HotSpot;

a local area network radio interface configured to enable communications between the Mobile HotSpot and a computing device;

a power button configured to cause the Mobile HotSpot to be powered on;

memory configured to store instructions; and

a processor coupled with memory, the instructions configured to cause the processor to perform the following in response to an activation of the power button;

automatically establish a data connection with a base station associated with the wide area network over the wide area network,automatically establish a data connection with client device over the local area network, andbe in a ready state to route data packets from the client device to the base station via the local area network data connection and the wide area network connection.

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A Intelligent Mobile HotSpot (IMHS) comprises a wide area network radio interface configured to enable communications between a wide area network and the IMHS; a local area network radio interface configured to enable communications between the IMHS and a computing device; a power input configured to cause the IMHS to be powered on; memory configured to store instructions; and a processor coupled with memory, the instructions configured to cause the processor to perform the following in response to an activation of the power input: automatically establish a data connection with a base station associated with the wide area network over the wide area network, automatically establish a data connection with computing device over the local area network, and be in a ready state to route data packets from the computing device to the base station via the local area network data connection and the wide area network connection.

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1. A Mobile HotSpot, comprising:
- a wide area network radio interface configured to enable communications between a wide area network and the Mobile HotSpot;
  
  a local area network radio interface configured to enable communications between the Mobile HotSpot and a computing device;
  
  a power button configured to cause the Mobile HotSpot to be powered on;
  
  memory configured to store instructions; and
  
  a processor coupled with memory, the instructions configured to cause the processor to perform the following in response to an activation of the power button;
  
  automatically establish a data connection with a base station associated with the wide area network over the wide area network,automatically establish a data connection with client device over the local area network, andbe in a ready state to route data packets from the client device to the base station via the local area network data connection and the wide area network connection.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- - 2. The Mobile HotSpot of claim 1, wherein the wide area network is a cellular type network.
  - 3. The Mobile HotSpot of claim 1, wherein the local area network is a WiFi network.
  - 4. The Mobile HotSpot of claim 1, wherein the local area network is a wireless USB network or an Ultarwideband network, or a Zigbee network.
  - 5. The Mobile HotSpot of claim 1, wherein the wide area data connection is a Point-to-Point (PPP) connection.
  - 6. The Mobile HotSpot of claim 1, wherein the local area network data connection is a TCP/IP connection.
  - 7. The Mobile HotSpot of claim 1, wherein the memory is further configured to store authentication procedures required to connect to the wide area network and settings for the local area network, and wherein the processor is further configured to use the authentication procedures and settings to automatically establish a data connection with a base station associated with the wide area network over the wide area network, and automatically establish a data connection with client device over the local area network, in response to the activation of the power button.
  - 8. The Mobile HotSpot of claim 7, wherein the authentication procedures and settings are updated via the wide area network.
  - 9. The Mobile HotSpot of claim 1, wherein the memory comprises a non-volatile memory and volatile memory, the non-volatile memory configured to store modem instructions and a modem function table for controlling the wide area network interface and router instructions and a router function table for controlling the local area network interface, the router instructions comprising an address offset indicating an address in the volatile memory.
  - 10. The Mobile HotSpot of claim 9, wherein an activation of the power button further causes the processor to load the modem instructions into the volatile memory, and to load the router instructions into volatile memory at the address indicated by the offset.
  - 11. The Mobile HotSpot of claim 10, wherein the modem instructions include a modem initialization routine and the router instructions include a router initialization routine, and wherein the modem initialization routine and the router initialization routine are configured to cause the processor to associate pointers with certain functions in the modem function table that point to functions in the router function table and to associate pointers with certain functions in the router function table that point to functions in the modem function table.
  - 12. The Mobile HotSpot of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to automatically establish a data connection with a plurality of computing devices over the local area network, and route data requests from the plurality of computing device to the base station via the local area network data connection and the wide area network connection, in response to the activation of the power button, in response to the activation of the power button.
  - 13. The Mobile HotSpot of claim 1, further comprising a battery configured to supply power to the Mobile HotSpot.
  - 14. The Mobile HotSpot of claim 13, wherein the Mobile HotSpot is about credit card sized.
  - 15. The Mobile HotSpot of claim 1, wherein the wide area network radio interface comprises a radio front end and processor circuitry, and wherein the processor resides within the processor circuitry.
  - 16. The Mobile HotSpot of claim 1, wherein the local area network radio interface comprises a radio front end and processor circuitry, and wherein the processor resides within the processor circuitry.

17. An Mobile HotSpot, comprising:
- a wide area network radio interface configured to enable communications between a wide area network and the Mobile HotSpot;
  
  a local area network radio interface configured to enable communications between the Mobile HotSpot and a computing device;
  
  a power button configured to cause the Mobile HotSpot to be powered on;
  
  volatile memory;
  
  non-volatile memory configured to store modem instructions and a modem function table for controlling the wide area network interface and router instructions and a router function table for controlling the local area network interface, the router instructions comprising an address offset indicating an address in the volatile memory; and
  
  a processor coupled with memory, the instructions configured to cause the processor, in response to an activation of the power button, to load the modem instructions into the volatile memory, and to load the router instructions into volatile memory at the address indicated by the offset.
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- - 18. The Mobile HotSpot of claim 17, wherein the modem instructions include a modem initialization routine and the router instructions include a router initialization routine, and wherein the modem initialization routine and the router initialization routine are configured to cause the processor to associate pointers with certain functions in the modem function table that point to functions in the router function table and to associate pointers with certain functions in the router function table that point to functions in the modem function table.
  - 19. The Mobile HotSpot of claim 17, wherein the modem instructions and the router instructions are further configured to cause the processor to perform the following in response to an activation of the power button:
    - automatically establish a data connection with a base station associated with the wide area network over the wide area network,automatically establish a data connection with computing device over the local area network, andbe in a ready state to route data packets from the computing device to the base station via the local area network data connection and the wide area network connection.
  - 20. The Mobile HotSpot of claim 19, wherein the wide area network is a cellular type network, and wherein the local area network is a WiFi network.

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Current Assignee
Novatel Wireless, Inc. (Inseego Corp.)
Original Assignee
Novatel Wireless, Inc. (Inseego Corp.)
Inventors
Gore, Anand, Wu, John, Kim, Brad, Souissi, Slim

Granted Patent

US 7,944,901 B2
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US Class Current

370/338
CPC Class Codes

H04W 76/10   Connection setup

H04W 88/04   adapted for relaying to or ...

H04W 88/10   adapted for operation in mu...

Y02D 30/70   in wireless communication n...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC CONNECTION WITH A WIRELESS NETWORK

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