(54) WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS WITH
ENHANCED BANDWIDTH CAPABILITIES
(76) Inventor: Robert C. Yen, 670 Los Pinos Ave., Milpitas, CA (US) 95035
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 966 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/967,532
(22) Filed: Sep. 27, 2001
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2002/0078235 Al Jun. 20, 2002
Related U.S. Application Data
(60) Provisional application No. 60/266,924, filed on Feb. 6, 2001, provisional application No. 60/236,016, filed on Sep. 27, 2000.
(51) Int. CI.
H04Q 7/34 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 370/468; 370/329; 370/338
(58) Field of Classification Search 370/329,
370/332, 333, 341, 348; 455/450, 451, 452.1, 455/452.2, 464, 509, 511, 513, 516 See application file for complete search history.
(56) References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
Techniques for efficiently and economically providing data transfer through wireless data networks. These techniques are particularly suitable for Internet data transfers. In one aspect, mobile devices are able to be allocated additional wireless channels to obtain increased data transfer capabilities. The additional wireless channels can be used for unicast, multicast or broadcast of data. These techniques provide additional wireless bandwidth to mobile devices and allows control over allocation of the additional wireless bandwidth.
18 Claims, 8 Drawing Sheets
