Patent ID: 7801555
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless device capable of communicating with multiple networks, comprising: a transceiver configured to communicate with either one of two networks over a wireless medium, each of the two networks having a different air interface protocol, wherein one of the different air interface protocols is configured as a root protocol; a user interface; and a processor configured to select either one of the two networks for wireless communications with the transceiver, the processor further being configured to communicate between the transceiver and the selected network using the air interface protocol for the selected network, and to further communicate between the transceiver and the user interface using the root protocol of the user interface regardless of the air interface protocol used for communication with the selected network, wherein the processor is further configured to tunnel root protocol communications between the user interface and the selected network using the air interface protocol for the selected network.