Patent ID: 7289479
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus comprising: radiocommunication means for sending data to and for receiving data from a host device via a radiocommunication network; external communication means for connection to an external communication network outside the radiocommunication network to send data to and to receive data from the external communication network; storage means for storing a radiocommunication protocol for use in sending and receiving data within the radiocommunication network, an external communication protocol for use in sending and receiving data to and from the external communication network, and communication setting information on the external communication network and authentication information for authenticating a user; authenticating means for carrying out an authentication process based on the authentication information with a server connected to the external network; and communication controlling means for controlling the external communication means by a use of the communication setting information stored in the storage means to set a connection with the external communication network according to the external communication protocol while controlling the radiocommunication means to set a connection with the host device according to the radiocommunication protocol stored in the storage means to control the radiocommunication means and the external communication means to transfer data between the external communication network and the host device; wherein the radiocommunication network is a short-range Bluetooth network; wherein the host device uses the external communication means as a gateway such that the host device only uses the radiocommunication protocol and does not directly use the external communication protocol to connect to the external communication network.