Patent ID: 8233466
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus connecting a computing device to a network-based information system, the apparatus comprising: a first WIMAX modem located within the apparatus, wherein the first WIMAX modem is configured to provide wireless broadband access to the Internet over a first channel; a second WIMAX modem removably coupled to the apparatus and configured to operate independently from the first WIMAX modem, wherein the second WIMAX modem is configured to provide wireless broadband access to the Internet over a second channel; a power supply connected to each of the first WIMAX modem and the second WIMAX modem; an Ethernet connection that facilitates communication between the apparatus and the computing device; at least one antenna connected to the first WIMAX modem and the second WIMAX modem; and a controller that can be selectively coupled to one or more of the first WIMAX modem and the second WIMAX modem and the Ethernet connection for communication of data between the computing device and the network-based information system, wherein a first portion of the data is communicated over the first channel and a second portion of the data is communicated over the second channel, wherein the controller selectively bonds together the first channel of the first WIMAX modem and the second channel of the second WIMAX modem to increase bandwidth of the apparatus, wherein the first WIMAX modem and the second WIMAX modem communicate with the network-based information system via the at least one antenna.