Patent ID: 7286850

Claim:
A wireless communication module system, for use with a portable personal computer (PC) having a motherboard and an integral display screen, comprising: a single wired interface having first and second ends and configured to transmit raw digital data therebetween, said first end coupled to said motherboard, said second end coupled to said integral display screen and providing an external connection port physically accessible to a user during operation of said portable personal computer (PC); and a wireless communication module, including: an antenna, an interface port removably coupled via a cable to said connection port, and a transceiver configured to employ said antenna to transmit and receive radio communication signals, said transceiver further configured to employ said interface port to communicate said raw digital data with said motherboard via said single wired interface and wherein said transceiver includes: a radio frequency modulator/demodulator; a coder/decoder (Codec) coupled to said radio; a baseband processor coupled to said Codec; and a media access controller coupled to said baseband processor configured to employ said interface port to communicate said raw digital data with said motherboard.