Communication device and method of communication using wireless communication protocol
US8199659B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication device (9) has a Wi-Fi® device (14) for communicating with another communication device (9). The Wi-Fi® device (14) has one output connected to an antenna (13) and another output connected to a coaxial cable jack (10) via a coupler (11). The antenna (13) therefore provides a wireless communications link and the coupler (11) provides a wired communications link. A diversity switch (18) of the Wi-Fi® device (14) uses antenna diversity switching provided for in the Wi-Fi® standards to switch between the wireless communications link and the wired communications link.
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