Patent ID: 6405261
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: H04B,H04L,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
An apparatus for establishing an automatic multi-rate wireless/wired computer network comprising:a master processing unit; an AC power network coupled to said master processing unit; an RF field generator configured to generate an RF field around the master processing unit and the AC power network to envelope a location in the RF field; a plurality of different devices connected to said AC power network, the plurality of different devices including wired or wireless devices; and a scanner adapted to scan the RF field to identify and register new devices entering the RF field to establish communication with the new devices and add the new devices to the plurality of different devices, wherein the RF field generator further comprises a master network box having a first connection port connected to the AC power network, a second connection port for providing AC power to the master processing unit, and a third data connection port for connecting to a data bus of the master processing unit.