Wireless LAN card having access point function, network printer having the same, and method for transmitting data using the network printer
US7339912B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless network printer that can access a cable LAN and has an access point function. The wireless network printer includes a wireless LAN card that receives predetermined data from a wireless LAN card of a first wireless client and transmits the data to a cable client connected to a cable LAN or a wireless LAN card of a second wireless client, and a printer processor that receives the data output from the wireless LAN card having the access point function. The wireless network printer provides an access point function in a wireless LAN and allows wire/wireless network printing.
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