Patent ID: 7629958

Claim:
A wireless communication system for a computer, comprising: a hub coupled to the computer, the hub including a first module and a second module, the first module configured to receive commands from one or more wireless input devices, the second module configured to control the first module and interface with the computer; a first wireless input device configured to be linked to the hub to input a first command to the computer via the hub; and a second wireless input device configured to be linked to the hub to input a second command to the computer via the hub, wherein the hub is configured to support a first operational mode and a second operational mode, wherein the first module transmits the first and second commands received from the first and second input devices to the computer via the second module during the first operational mode, wherein said first operational mode is a connection mode for connecting said input devices to said computer, wherein the first module transmits the first and second commands received from the first and second input devices to the computer without using the second module as an interface to the computer during the second operational mode, said second operational mode being for communication after connecting said input devices to said computer.