Patent ID: 9529739
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A physical tether device for physically tethering at least two non-complimentary communication devices comprising a first communication device and a second communication device, said physical tether device comprising: a communication interface for communication with at least said first communication device over a first cable and with a second communication device over a second cable and a third communication device over a third cable, the communication interface comprising a plurality of different data links comprising a point-to-point protocol link, an Ethernet link, and an Ethernet over universal serial bus link, the communication interface configured to receive data from at least said first communication device and to communicate with a plurality of communication devices, including the second communication device and the third communication device, over the plurality of different data links at the same time; a processor connected to said communication interface, said processor programmed and configured to: