Patent ID: 7881267
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A portable computing device for wireless communications, comprising: a first network interface for communicating with a public wireless wide area network (WWAN); a second network interface for communicating with a private wireless local area network (WLAN); and a processor executing under control of software instructions, said software instructions defining a gateway protocol, said gateway protocol establishing said portable computing device as an access point within said private WLAN after a wireless presence on said public WWAN is established; wherein said gateway protocol is operable to receive requests from wireless devices to associate with said private WLAN, said gateway protocol is operable to authenticate said requesting wireless devices; wherein authentication of said requesting wireless devices comprises comparing an identifier of one of the requesting wireless devices with identifiers stored in non-volatile memory of said portable computing device; and wherein said first interface comprises a general packet radio service (GPRS) interface.