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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2002
Tomi Heinonen, Tampere, FI;
Timo M. Laitinen, Tampere, FI;
Tommy Ginman, Espoo, FI;
Timo K. Perälä, Helsinki, FI;
Tomi Heinonen, Tampere, FI;
Timo M. Laitinen, Tampere, FI;
Tommy Ginman, Espoo, FI;
Timo K. Perälä, Helsinki, FI;
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
An apparatus, method, and system for a remote-page devices. Communications are made more efficient with a connectivity tool. Remote-page enabled clients allow a short-range RF device to communicate beyond its coverage area or that of a nearby access point. Such a remote-page enabled client may issue remote-page messages and send them to remote-page enabled access points, which will ultimately route the message to a desired target client beyond the coverage area of the original client. The disclosure further teaches a remote-page enabled access point that may accept remote-page messages from clients and pass them on to remote access points that are communicating with the desired target device. The disclosure also teaches a remote-page server that tracks specified remote-page enabled access points and all clients disposed in communication with the access points. The remote-page server allows access points to query it for the existence of desired target devices and provides information relating to the existence of any such target devices. Information provided from a remote-page server to an access point allows the access point to establish a communications channel with a remote access point and act as a conduit for communications between an original client and a desired target client. This allows for client devices to not only communicate with devices outside of their given RF coverage area, but to also communicate across a communications network with other types of devices.