Patent ID: 7286806
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A radio module for use with each wireless device in a wireless network such that communication occurs between the wireless devices over the wireless network, wherein the radio module's performance depends on the radio module's position within the wireless network, the radio module comprising: an antenna module that includes an antenna and is an integral part of the radio module, the radio module being configured to communicate wirelessly with a remote server via the antenna module; an interface circuit for logically connecting the antenna module with a host device, wherein the interface circuit includes a baseband module that demodulates and decodes signals received over the antenna module and that modulates and encodes signals transmitted through the antenna module, a memory, and a processor that processes the signals that are received over the antenna module and transmitted through the antenna module; a physical interface for detachably connecting the radio module with the host device, wherein the antenna module, interface circuitry and physical interface comprise an integral unit; and a flexible cable between the antenna module and the physical interface, wherein the flexible cable is integral with the antenna module and the physical interface, and wherein the cable permits the radio module to be flexibly positioned within the wireless network without dictating the host device's location.