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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2012
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);
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);
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
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.