Network bridge device and methods for programming and using the same
US7853221B2 · kind B2 · utility
72Cited by
10References
10Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network bridge device that links a wireless network and a wired network to one another. The bridge includes a wireless signal transceiver adapted to receive and send signals in a wireless format, and a wired signal transceiver adapted to receive and send signals in a wired format. A bridge controller is connected to both transceivers and converts the wireless signals from the first format to the second format and the wired signals from the second format to the first format. The bridge may also be configured to communicate with a wireless network control device and/or a wired network control device.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.