Patent US6175589B1 successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
US6175589B1
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Method and apparatus for communicating information
Assignee: Intel Corp
•
Filing: 1998-12-30
•
Granted: 2001-01-16
•
Expires: 2018-12-30
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for communicating information between a remote location and a user. Information from the remote location or the user is received by the inventive apparatus and processed by configurable circuitry to a form that can be received and used by the intended recipient. The reconfigurable circuitry can be changed manually by a human user or remotely through the receipt of appropriate signals. Accordingly, the apparatus can be reconfigured to be able to receive information that is transmitted in different forms from those forms that are receivable before reconfiguration.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark R. Cummings
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 21:49
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/18; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/40; H04B1/403; H04B1/406
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
A wireless communication device, comprising: a communication circuit to execute wireless communications with a remote system; a control circuit to generate a plurality of configuration signals to support a corresponding plurality of wireless communication services; and a reconfigurable logic circuit connected to said communication circuit and said control circuit, said reconfigurable logic circuit being sequentially responsive to said plurality of configuration signals to sequentially support said plurality of wireless communication services.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
71 words
A wireless communication device, comprising: a communication circuit to execute wireless communications with a remote system; a control circuit to generate a plurality of configuration signals to support a corresponding plurality of wireless communication services; and a reconfigurable logic circuit connected to said communication circuit and said control circuit, said reconfigurable logic circuit being sequentially responsive to said plurality of configuration signals to sequentially support said plurality of wireless communication services.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein said communication circuit operates at a signal frequency corresponding to the frequency of a remote system signal processed by said communication circuit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein said control circuit is configured to generate additional configuration signals to support additional wireless communication services that were not specified in said plurality of configuration signals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein said control circuit selects specific configuration signals to support a specific wireless communication service in response to a changed condition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The wireless communication device of claim 4 wherein said control circuit selects specific configuration signals to support a specific wireless communication service in response to a changed condition in the form of a changed geographic region.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein said control circuit receives said plurality of configuration signals from a configuration source selected from the group comprising a memory, a local interface slot, and said communication circuit.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
71 words
A method of executing wireless communications on a mobile wireless communication device, said method comprising the steps of: generating a plurality of configuration signals to support a corresponding plurality of wireless communication services; and reconfiguring a logic circuit of a mobile wireless communication device in accordance with each configuration signal of said plurality of configuration signals such that said mobile wireless communication device sequentially supports said plurality of wireless communication services.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
71 words
A method of executing wireless communications on a mobile wireless communication device, said method comprising the steps of: generating a plurality of configuration signals to support a corresponding plurality of wireless communication services; and reconfiguring a logic circuit of a mobile wireless communication device in accordance with each configuration signal of said plurality of configuration signals such that said mobile wireless communication device sequentially supports said plurality of wireless communication services.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of operating said mobile wireless communication device at the frequency of a remote system signal processed by said communication circuit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 7 further comprising the steps of generating additional configuration signals to support additional wireless communication services that were not specified in said plurality of configuration signals.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 7 wherein said reconfiguring step includes the step of identifying a selected configuration signal of said plurality of configuration signals in response to a changed condition.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim of claim 10 wherein said identifying step includes the step of identifying when said mobile wireless communication device is in a new geographic region.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 7 wherein said generating step includes the step of receiving said plurality of configuration signals from a source selected from the group comprising a memory, a local interface slot, and a communication circuit.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US4398265A
Cited
US4912756A
Cited
US5404547A
Cited
US5243593A
Cited
US5237570A
Cited
US5444869A
Cited
US5566205A
Cited
US5754552A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2004-01-16 | 2004-07-17 | 2005-01-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2008-01-16 | 2008-07-17 | 2009-01-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2012-01-16 | 2012-07-17 | 2013-01-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |