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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2006

Filed:

Jun. 03, 2002
Applicants:

Tomi Heinonen, Tampere, FI;

Timo M. Laitinen, Tampere, FI;

Pekka Suvitaival, Maisala, FI;

Paavo Hynynen, Helsinki, FI;

Franck Maillot, Espoo, FI;

Inventors:

Tomi Heinonen, Tampere, FI;

Timo M. Laitinen, Tampere, FI;

Pekka Suvitaival, Maisala, FI;

Paavo Hynynen, Helsinki, FI;

Franck Maillot, Espoo, FI;

Assignee:

Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 9/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A powerline based network including a powerline, a Bluetooth access point connected to the powerline, and a remote Bluetooth module connected to the powerline capable of communicating with the access point via the powerline. The access point includes a plug for connection to an electrical outlet of the powerline, a Bluetooth communication module for transmitting and receiving wireless data signals, an external network interface for communicating with an external network, and a routing means for routing data signals via the powerline. The remote Bluetooth module includes a plug for connection to an electrical outlet of a powerline, a Bluetooth communication module for transmitting and receiving wireless data signals, and a routing means for routing data signals via the powerline.


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