Remotely provisioned wireless proxy
US9420398B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/182
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A remotely provisioned proxy within a wireless/mobile phone that proxies a wireless communication path between a disconnected piconet (e.g., BLUETOOTH™) device and a network resource such as a universal resource locator (URL) via a mating mobile phone. Thus, an application proxy module embodied within the mobile phone provides managed access of a piconet device connected to the mating mobile phone to remote services. A disconnected piconet device uses the full data bandwidth available to a wireless phone, without the need for the disconnected piconet device to include its own separate wireless front end, or to require use of a modem within the mobile phone. Thus, using a mobile phone with application proxy, the user need not pay for the luxury of a tethered data plan.
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