Wireless access using preexisting data connection

US8818913B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Junkin Holdings LLC · US

Inventors

• Steven Craig Meyer · Tecate Mission Road, US
• R. Lynn Livingston · Orange, US
• William Junkin · Laguna Beach, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 14, 2004
• Grant date: Aug 26, 2014
• Expiry date: Jul 10, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Wireless data access is provided for customers using a preexisting merchant data connection. An access point is used to communicate wirelessly with customer-owned or merchant-provided computing devices. The preexisting data communication link includes merchant-generated traffic, such as credit card authorization transactions or corporate electronic mail. A router is configured to combine customer-generated wireless traffic with the merchant-generated traffic and to transport the combined data over the preexisting data communication link. Further features, such as protocol conversion, are also provided.