Portable Computing Device For Wireless Communications And Method Of Operation

摘要

In one embodiment of the present invention, a portable computing device for wireless communications comprises a first network interface for communicating with a public wireless wide area network (WWAN), a second network interface for communicating with a private wireless local area network (WLAN), and a processor executing under control of software instructions, the software instructions defining a gateway protocol, the gateway protocol establishing the portable computing device as an access point within the private WLAN after the wireless presence on the public WWAN is established.

主权项

1. A portable computing device, comprising:
a first network interface and a second network interface; a processor; and a non-volatile memory storing software instructions to, when executed by the processor:
establish a first connection to a public wireless network using the first network interface;subsequent to establishing the first connection, establish the portable computing device as an access point for a private wireless network;in response to an authentication of a remote device to join the private wireless network, establish a second connection to the remote device using the second network interface; androute communication packets between the remote device and the public wireless network using the first network interface and the second network interface, wherein the first connection and the second connection are maintained while the communication packets are routed.