Patent ID: 7436850
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for simplifying software requirements in a computer system comprising: receiving a first message from a device that is attached to the computer system via an ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless communications link: translating the received first message to have characteristics of a message that originating from an existing communications bus in the computer system; and providing the translated message to the computer system via the existing communications bus wherein the translating step consists essentially of: converting the received message from the ultra-wideband (UWB) link having a first signaling protocol into a second signaling protocol compatible with the existing communications bus; reformatting the received message from the ultra-wideband (UWB) link having first message format into a second message format compatible with the existing communications bus; receiving a second message from the existing communications bus, the second message originating from the computer system; translating the received second message to have characteristics of a message originating from the ultra-wideband (UWB) communications link; and providing the translated second message to the ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless device via the ultra-wideband (UWB) communications link.