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Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 18, 2012
Applicants:

Michael Connelly, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Michael Cook, Flemington, NJ (US);

Jim Poder, Cheltenham, PA (US);

Daniel Herscovici, Princeton, NJ (US);

Hari Venkatram Pedaprolu, King of Prussia, PA (US);

Inventors:

Michael Connelly, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Michael Cook, Flemington, NJ (US);

Jim Poder, Cheltenham, PA (US);

Daniel Herscovici, Princeton, NJ (US);

Hari Venkatram Pedaprolu, King of Prussia, PA (US);

Assignee:

Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G06F 9/445 (2006.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/65 (2013.01); H04L 12/2836 (2013.01); H04L 12/66 (2013.01); H04L 41/082 (2013.01); H04L 43/0817 (2013.01); H04L 41/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract

As described herein, a gateway device may include one or more expansion ports to add functionality. The added functionality can be of any desired type, such as adding telephone call routing capabilities, or high-definition radio capabilities. The added functionality can include new wireless communication abilities, such as adding Bluetooth capability, and the combination may allow greater networked communication.


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