Wireless Detector and Adapter

摘要

The handheld wireless network detector and adaptor includes a housing at least partially enclosing a processor, a self-contained power source, an interface, a wireless transceiver, a wireless network detector and a wireless network adapter. The interface is configured to communicate with an external computing device. The wireless transceiver is configured for transmitting and receiving radio signals. The wireless network detector is configured to use the wireless transceiver to detect a presence of a detected wireless network. The wireless network adapter is configured for facilitating real time communication between the external computing device and the detected wireless network via the interface and said wireless transceiver.

主权项

1. A handheld wireless network detector and adapter configured to both detect a presence of a wireless network and provide an external computing device with wireless communication capabilities it otherwise would not have, comprising:
a handheld housing at least partially enclosing:
a processor;a self-contained power source;a hardware interface configured to couple to an external computing device, where the external computing device is separate and distinct from the handheld wireless network detector and adapter;a wireless transceiver configured for transmitting and receiving radio signals;a wireless network detector configured to use said wireless transceiver to detect and communicate to a user a presence of a detected wireless network; anda wireless network adapter configured to facilitate wireless or plug-in communication between the external computing device and the detected wireless network via the wireless transceiver and the hardware interface;wherein said wireless network adapter can both upload and download email messages associated with a particular email account from a remote server when not connected to said external computing device;said wireless network adapter being configured to receive and store email messages from said external computing device when said network adapter is connected to said external computing device, said email messages to be later forwarded to said remote server;said wireless network adapter also being configured to retrieve email messages previously received from said remote server and send them to said external computing device when said network adapter is connected to said external computing device.