Patent ID: 6370376
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: H01Q,H04W

Abstract:
A computer cellular communication system comprising, in combination:a computer service provider including a server connected to a hard line communication network for communicating data thereon, the computer service provider adapted to automatically dial up a telephone number associated with a user upon the receipt of a string of packets with an identification header corresponding to the user; a cellular provider connected to the hard line communication network for communicating data with the computer service provider and further transmitting and receiving the data via free space; a computer including a base portion having a top face, a bottom face, and a thin periphery formed therebetween defined by a rear face, a front face and a pair of side faces, the top face of the base portion having a keyboard mounted thereon, the rear face of the base portion having a pair of communication jacks mounted thereon adjacent to a first one of the side faces of the base portion of the computer and including a first communication jack and a second communication jack releasably connected to the hard line communication network, the rear face further including a recharging jack releasably connected to a power source for receiving power therefrom, the first side face having an access port formed therein, the computer further including a display portion with a display mounted thereon being hingably coupled to the base portion, a motherboard mounted within the base portion adjacent to one of the side faces and the rear face of the base portion of the computer, the motherboard having mounted thereon read only memory, random access memory, a hard disk drive, and a central processing unit connected to the read only memory, the random access memory, the hard disk drive, and a primary battery module removably mounted on the base portion, wherein the central processing unit is adapted to actuate upon the receipt of an activation signal; a memory card removably connected to the access port of the computer and having user communication data stored thereon including a cellular telephone number, a billing rate, and an identification code; an antenna removably coupled to the first communication jack of the base portion of the computer for communicating with the cellular provider; a cellular communication module mounted directly on the motherboard adjacent to the first side face of the base portion of the computer, the cellular communication module including a cellular transmitter connected to the first communication jack of the computer for transmitting data in free space via the antenna, a cellular receiver connected to the first communication jack of the computer for receiving data in free space via the antenna, and a first modem connected to the cellular transmitter and the cellular receiver for communicating data therewith, the first modem connected to the access port of the computer for reading the user communication data on the memory card, wherein the first modem generates a receive signal upon the receipt of a call signal via free space having an associated cellular telephone number which matches that stored on the memory module and the first modem further adapted to store billing information on the memory module that is received via free space; said cellular communication module further including a second modem connected to the second communication jack of the computer for communicating data with the hard line communication network, wherein the second modem generates the receive signal upon the receipt of a call signal via the hard line communication network; said cellular communication module further including an auxiliary rechargeable battery connected to the recharging jack of the computer for recharging upon the receipt of power; said cellular communication module further including a cellular communications processor connected to the first modem and the second modem and further connected to the central processing unit for transmitting the activation signal thereto upon the receipt of the receive signal from at least one of the modems and further communicating data with the central processing unit upon the actuation thereof, wherein the cellular communications processor is connected to the auxiliary battery for receiving power therefrom; and a magnetic shield situated within the base portion of the computer and positioned over cellular communication module with the motherboard being exterior of the magnetic shield.