Patent ID: 6785255
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A system including a wireless access network that supports a plurality of portable devices, each said portable device incorporating a software configurable radio module that supports multiple wireless and data access protocols including wireless LAN protocols or wireless cellular WAN protocols;each said portable device capable of sending and receiving a payload containing data and commands, and said payload being embedded within a standard Internet Protocol (IP) packet for compatibility with existing Internet Protocol routing mechanisms for internet communication; at least one set of distributed Function server or base station and Application server and said at least one set of distributed Function server and Application server capable of executing at least one set of software programs including a Device Personality Object (DPO) software program and a Client Services Proxy Object (CSPO) software program which provide internet communication for each said portable device; each said portable device incorporating a packetizer/de-packetizer module for processing, sending and receiving said payload embedded in said standard IP packets exchanged between said at least one set of distributed Function server or base station and Application server and said portable device; a communication protocol for sending and receiving said payload between said portable device and said at least one set of Function server or base station executing said at least one set of Device Personality Object (DPO) software and said corresponding Application server executing said Client Services Proxy Object (CSPO) software; said at least one set of Device Personality Object (DPO) software and Client Services Proxy Object (CPSO) software providing internet communication between said portable device and a target internet application program or service; whereby, said portable device merely functions as a minimal input/output device, which when combined with said at least one set of Device Personality Object software (DPO) and Client Services Proxy Object (CSPO) software processes said standard IP packets containing said embedded payload, for sending and receiving data over the internet in order to provide compatible access to target application programs and services available on the internet, in a manner where associated computation, data manipulation and storage required to service said portable device is performed on said at least one set of distributed Function server and Application server distributed in said network.