Patent ID: 7385476
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. An access point for facilitating communication with one or more wireless devices in a wireless local area network comprising: an access point processor; a wireless transceiver having at least one wireless antenna, the wireless transceiver coupled to the access point processor, the wireless transceiver configured to receive and transmit data to at least one of the one or more wireless devices in the wireless local area network; and a RFID transceiver having at least one RFID antenna, the RFID transceiver coupled to the access point processor, the RFID transceiver configured to receive data from at least one of the one or more wireless devices in the wireless local area network when the wireless transceiver is unavailable, wherein the RFID transceiver is further configured to receive selected, predesignated data without interrogating the mobile device to reduce demand on the wireless transceiver, wherein the at least one RFID antenna includes two or more RFID antennas coupled to the RFID transceiver via an antenna switch configured to connect the RFID transceiver with the two or more RFID antennas, the two or more RFID antennas including at least one first RFID antenna located remotely from the access point and coupled to the to the access point by a coaxial cable.