US 7,321,599 B1
Wired protocol to wireless protocol converter
Erich Yen, Fremont, Calif. (US); and Thomas Lo, Cupertino, Calif. (US)
Assigned to OTC Wireless, Inc., Fremont, Calif. (US)
Filed on Jul. 30, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/209,118.
Int. Cl. H04J 3/16 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 370—466  [455/553.1; 709/230] 1 Claim
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1. A wireless adapter for enabling a portable computer that is configured to communicate with other computers using a wired protocol to communicate with other computers using a wireless protocol, said wireless adapter comprising:
a transceiver; and
a converter adapted to couple the transceiver to the portable computer; wherein
said portable computer comprises a wired protocol module for enabling the portable computer to communicate using a wired protocol;
the converter comprises a logic device coupled to the transceiver, and a microprocessor coupled to the logic device and to the wired protocol module; and
the logic device comprises:
an address decoder coupled to the microprocessor;
a controller state machine coupled to the microprocessor;
a memory subsystem controller coupled to the address decoder and to memory associated with the microprocessor; and
an interface controller coupled to the address decoder and to the transceiver section.