Patent ID: 9270571
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: H04B,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for communicating between a router and the Internet, the method comprising: establishing a first remote link between the router and a first internet service provider using a primary data exchanger comprising hardware and programming that can be used by the router to connect to the Internet, and wherein the router is configured to route network communications between at least one client device and the Internet via a data exchanger interface, and the first remote link is cellular; connecting the router to a cradle; and establishing a second remote link between the router and a second internet service provider using an alternate data exchanger, the alternate data exchanger being embedded in the cradle and comprising hardware and programming that can be used by the router to connect to the Internet, the alternate data exchanger establishing a data connection with the second internet service provider, and the cradle being configured to receive the router.