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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2000
Alain Benayoun, Cagnes sur Mer, FR;
Jean-Francois Le Pennec, Nice, FR;
Andre Albano, Saint Laurent du Var, FR;
Patrick Michel, La Gaude, FR;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) with two wireless communication hubs (USB hubs). One of these hubs is connected to a first host computer, and both USB hubs are connected to a plurality of I/O devices. Each USB hub includes a wireless adapter and an antenna connected to the wireless adapter. The wireless adapter of each USB hub comprises a transmitting/receiving unit for transmitting data via the antenna to the wireless adapter of the other USB hub or receiving data via the antenna from the wireless adapter of the other USB hub. The wireless adapter also comprises a wireless dual port, which is automatically configured upstream or downstream when the first host computer is connected to one of the USB hubs.