High-performance wireless side channel
US10901921B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of controlling a docking station (15) having a wireless access point (21) having a network address for communicating with a mobile device (11) over a local area wireless network connection, a display controller (25) having a network address for processing video data for output to a display device (17a) over a display-specific connection, and a USB controller (28) for processing USB data signals for output to one or more peripheral devices (17b) over a USB connection. The method involves establishing a local area wireless network connection with the mobile device (11) and establishing a USB connection tunnelled over the local area wireless network connection with the mobile device (11). The access point (21) transmits the network address of the display controller (25) to the mobile device (11) over the USB connection in response to a request for the network address of the display controller (25) from the mobile device (11), thereby allowing the mobile device (11) to transmit at least video data over the local area wireless network connection addressed to the display controller (25) using the network address of the display controller (25) without using the USB connection.
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