Patent ID: 6141688
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
A wireless interface device for use in a computer system which includes one or more remote host computers, each of said one or more remote host computers having a CPU and a storage device for running and storing programs and an associated display for displaying images, each of said remote host computers including a radio interface, the wireless interface device comprising:means for broadcasting a predetermined signal to said remote host computers, at least one of said remote host computers having node addresses unknown to said wireless interface device on power up;means for receiving signals from said remote host computers indicative of their availability to be connected to said wireless interface device, said signals including respective node addresses of said remote host computers;means for enabling a user to manually select a remote host computer from those which respond to said predetermined signal;means for wirelessly communicating and interfacing with said selected host computer, said communicating means including means for enabling said wireless interface device to take control of and access said selected host computer and said programs on said selected host computer, and disable input and output devices on said host computer; andmeans for displaying whatever images are being displayed on said selected host computer.