Patent ID: 6334056
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A wireless communication system comprising:a first data network in connection with a wireless transceiver device which receives wireless communication signals from at least one handheld wireless communications device, where the at least one handheld wireless communication device includes functionality to receive, display, and transmit alphanumeric information, said transceiver device converts, processes and transmits the communications signals received from both the wireless communications device and the first data network; anda second data network in connection with the first data network which receives and transmits the communications signals, the second network comprising:a router device configured to act as an interface with the first data network to receive and process signals from a plurality of data sources, wherein said router device is further configured to identify the communications signals received from the at least one wireless communications device and to direct the communications within the second data network based on the identification; anda proxy server configured receives the communications signals from the at least one wireless communication device and to perform particular security operations to determine the validity of the at least one wireless communications device, and if the validity of the at least one wireless communications device is established, providing access to applications in the second data network specially configured to communicate with the at least one handheld wireless communications device.