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`SYSTEIVI, DEVICE AND COMPUTER
`READABLE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING A
`lVIANAGED WIRELESS NETWORK USING
`SHORT-RANGE RADIO SIGNALS
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`Inventors: Amit Haller, Belmont, CA (US); Peter
`Fornell, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
`Avraham Itzchak, Ra’anana (IL);
`Amir Glick, Tel Aviv (IL); Ziv
`Haparnas, Tel Aviv (IL)
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`(73) Assignee:
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`IXI IP, LLC
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`Reexamination Request:
`No. 90/013,925, Mar. 24, 2017
`Reexamination Certificate for:
`Patent No.:
`7,039,033
`Issued:
`May 2, 2006
`Appl. No.:
`09/850,399
`Filed:
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`Primary Examiner 7 Charles Craver
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`Server
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`ABSTRACT
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`A system, a wireless hand-held device, and software com-
`ponent for accessing information responsive to short-range
`radio signals is provided. The system includes a wireless
`gateway device coupled to a network, such as a cellular
`network. The wireless gateway device includes a network
`manager software component for accessing information
`from the network responsive to a first short-range radio
`signal. The network may be a corporate, private or public
`network, such as the Internet. A first wireless device is
`coupled to the wireless gateway device. The first wireless
`device provides the first short-range radio signal. In an
`embodiment of the present
`invention,
`the first wireless
`device is a cellular telephone, personal digital assistant or
`thin terminal having a BluetoothTM processor and transmit-
`ter. In an embodiment of the present invention, the network
`manager software component
`includes a plug and play
`software component for loading and executing software for
`the first wireless device. In an embodiment of the present
`invention, a second wireless device accesses information on
`the first wireless device using the wireless gateway device.
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`Attention is directed to the decision of Ixi [Mobile (R&D)
`Ltd. et al v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al, US Dist
`N0. Cal case No. 3:15ev3752; Ixi JWobile (R&D) Ltd. et a]
`V. Blackberry Limited et (II, US Dist N0. Cal case No.
`3:15cv3754; Ixi iWobile (R&D) Ltd. et a] v. Apple, Inc., US
`Dist N0. Cal case No. 3:15cv3755; [vi iMobile (R&D) Ltd.
`ct ol V. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al, US Dist So. NY
`case No. 1:14cv4355; Ixi Mobile (R&D) Ltd. et a! v.
`Blackberry Limited et al, US Dist So. NY case No.
`1:14cv4428; Ixi iWobile (R&D) Ltd. et ol v. Apple, Inc., US
`Dist No. Cal case No. 4:15cv3755 relating to this patent.
`This reexamination may not have resolved all questions
`raised by these decisions. Sec 37 CFR 1.552(c) for ex
`parte reexamination and 37 CFR 1.906(c) for inter partes
`reexamination.
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`61. The handheld device ofclaim 56further comprising a
`gateway software stack, comprising:
`an operating system component; and
`telecommunication protocol stacks including cellular sig
`nal telecommunication software and a physical layer
`stack used to transmit and receive cellular signals, and
`short range radio communications software and physi
`cal layer stack used to transmit and receive short range
`radio signals, wherein the short range radio commu-
`nications sofiware includes software for 802.11 com-
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`Matter enclosed in heavy brackets [ ] appeared in the
`patent, but has been deleted and is no longer a part of the
`patent; matter printed in italics indicates additions made
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`Claims 48-55 are cancelled.
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`Claim 56 is determined to be patentable as amended.
`New claims 57-124 are added and determined to be
`patentable.
`Claims 1—47 were not reexamined.
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`56. A handheld device for providing a short distance
`wirclcss network, comprising:
`a storage device;
`means for identifying an availability of a plurality of
`services to a plurality of application software compo-
`nents in the short distance wireless network;
`means for selectively providing the plurality of services to
`the plurality of application software components in the
`short distance wireless network; and
`means for selectively transferring an Internet Protocol
`(“IP”) data packet between a cellular network and a
`selected application software component in the plural—
`ity of application software components in the short
`distance wireless network;
`wherein the handheld device further comprises 802.11
`signal transmitter/receiver software and circuitry;
`wherein the handheld device further comprises software
`configured to establish the short distance wireless
`network using the 802.11 signal transmitter/receiver
`software and circuitry to communicate with at least a
`second wireless device in the short distance wireless
`network;
`wherein the handheld device includes a telephony appli-
`cation and a personal information manager applica-
`tion; and
`wherein the handheld device includes a location applicae
`tion for providing a current location of the handheld
`device.
`57. The handheld device ofclaim 56fitrther comprising a
`network management software component that provides a
`disconnect service function thatforces specific applications
`to disconnect/rum a specific one ofthe plurality ofs'ervices.
`58. The handheld device ofclaim 56fitrther comprising a
`network management software component that provides a
`disconnect terminalfunction thatforces specific application
`software components ofthe plurality ofapplication software
`components to disconnect from all services of'a specific
`terminal in the short distance wireless network.
`59. The handheld device ofclaim 56further comprising a
`network management software component that provides a
`disable service function that halts any usage ofa specific
`terminal ’s service.
`60. The handheld device ofclaim 56fitrther comprising a
`network management software component that provides a
`disable terminalfunction that halts any usage ofall services
`of'a specific terminal in the short distance wireless network.
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`62. The handheld device ofclaim 56further comprising a
`router software component
`including a domain naming
`service (“DNS”) software component to enable a terminal
`on the short distance wireless network to queva a terminal’s
`address based on the terminals name.
`63. The handheld device of'claim 56further comprising a
`virtual private network (”VPN”) software component.
`64. The handheld device of claim 56 wherein the means
`for selectively transferring an Internet Protocol (”11“”) data
`packet between a cellular network and a selected applica-
`tion software component
`in the plurality of application
`so tware components in the short distance wireless network
`25 further comprises a tunneling and optimization component
`configured to transfer the data packet via a tunnel between
`the handheld device and a landline operator’s network.
`65. A system for providing access to the Internet, com-
`prising:
`in a short distance wireless net-
`afirst wireless device,
`work, having a software component to access informa-
`tionfrom the Internet by communicating with a cellular
`network in response to a first short—range radio signal
`wherein thefirst wireless device communicates with the
`cellular network and receives the first short-range
`radio signal,
`wherein the first wireless device comprises router soft-
`ware to establish the short distance wireless network,
`wherein the router software comprises a routing com-
`ponentfor exchange oflP packets;
`wherein the first wireless device includes a speaker, a
`microphone, and a touchscreen,
`wherein the first wireless device includes software appli-
`cations including a telephony application, a personal
`information manager application including emails, and
`a location application for providing a current location
`of the first wireless device; and,
`a second wireless device,
`in the short distance wireless
`network, to provide thefirst short-range radio signal,
`wherein the software component
`includes a network
`address translator software component
`to translate
`between a first Internet Protocol (IP") address pro-
`vided to the first wireless device from the cellular
`network and a second addressfor the second wireless
`device provided by the first wireless device,
`wherein the software component
`includes a service
`repository software component
`to identify a service
`provided by the second wireless device.
`66. The system of claim 65 wherein the first wireless
`device comprises an 802.11 transmitten/receiver configured
`to receive the first short-range radio signalfrom the second
`wireless device.
`67. The system of claim 65 wherein the first wireless
`device comprises a Bluetooth signal transmitter/receiver
`68. The system ofclaim 65 wherein the software compo
`nent ofthefirst wireless device includes an 802.11 baseband
`software component.
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`nent of the first wireless device includes a Bluetooth base-
`band software component.
`70. The system ofclaim 65 wherein the software compo-
`nent of the first wireless device comprises:
`a Bluetooth baseband software component; and
`a GPRS baseband software component.
`71. The system of' claim 65 wherein the first wireless
`device communicates with at least one device on the short
`distance wireless network using 802.11 communications.
`72. The system of claim 65 wherein the first wireless
`device communicates with at least one device on the short
`distance wireless network using Bluetooth communications.
`73. The system of claim 65 wherein the first wireless
`device further comprises:
`a tunneling and optimization component configured to
`transmit data packets via a tunnel between the first
`wireless device and a landline operator’s network:
`74. The system ofclaim 65 wherein the routing component
`ofthe router software on thefirst wireless device enables the
`exchange ofIP packets between the second wireless device
`and a third wireless device in the short distance wireless
`network
`75. The system of claim 65 wherein the first wireless
`device comprises server software including a PIN number '
`management component configured.for initial pairing ofthe
`first wireless device and the second wireless device.
`76. The system of claim 75 wherein the PIN number
`management component maintains, on the first wireless
`device, a local database of PIN numbers and attributes.
`77. The system ofclaim 65 wherein the service repository
`software component provides service unregistration that
`cancels a registered service.
`78. The system ofclaim 65 wherein the service repository
`software component provides a disabling function that
`ceases ojfering a service.
`79. The system of claim 65 further comprising a third
`wireless device:
`wherein the first wireless device includes an 802.11 base-
`band signal transmitter/receiver;
`wherein the second wireless device comprises a laptop
`computer communicating with the first wireless device
`via the 802.11 baseband signal transmitten/receiver;
`and
`wherein the third wireless device comprises a watch
`communicating with the first wireless device.
`80. The system of claim 65 wherein the software compo
`nent includes a network management software component
`that provides a disconnect service function thatforces spe-
`cific applications to disconnectfroni a specific service ofthe
`service repository software component.
`81. The system of claim 65 wherein the software compo-
`nent includes a network management software component
`that provides a disconnect terminal function that forces
`specific applications to disconnect from all services of a
`specific terminal of the short distance wireless network.
`82. The system of claim 65 wherein the software compo-
`nent includes a network management software component
`that provides a disable servicefunction that halts any usage
`of a specific terminal 's service.
`83. The system of claim 65 wherein the first wireless
`device further comprises:
`wireless gateway device software comprising:
`an operating system component;
`telecommunication protocol stacks including a cellular
`signal
`telecommunication software and physical
`layer stack used to transmit and receive cellular
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`software and physical layer stack used to transmit
`and receive short-range radio signals, wherein the
`short-range radio communications software includes
`software for 802.11 communications;
`network management software comprising:
`the router software, wherein the router software
`comprises a routing component'for the exchange
`of IP packets between two wireless devices on the
`short distance wireless network, broadcasting of
`IPpackets among all wireless devices on the short
`distance wireless network and routing ofIPpack—
`ets to andufrom the Internet;
`server software that implements short distance wire-
`less network oriented services, comprising:
`a plug and play component;
`a management software component, wherein the
`management software component enables con-
`figuration of the short distance wireless net-
`work; and
`wherein the service repository software compo-
`nent allows applications to discover available
`services offered by wireless devices on the short
`distance wireless network, and to determine
`characteristics of the available services.
`84. The system ofclaim 83, wherein the telecommunica-
`tions protocol stacks ofthe wireless gateway device software
`in the first wireless device includes a media abstraction
`layer that allows the operating system component to come
`municate with the cellular and the 802.1] physical layers.
`85. T he system ofclaim 65 wherein the router software of
`thefirst wireless device further comprises a router software
`component including a domain naming service (“DNS”)
`software component
`to enable a terminal on the short
`distance wireless network to query another terminal ’s
`address based on the other terminal ’s name.
`86. The system of claim 65 wherein the first wireless
`devicefurther comprises a domain naming service (”DNS")
`software
`component
`configured to translate services
`between human readable names and IP addresses.
`87. The system of claim 65 wherein the first wireless
`devicefurther comprises a virtual private network ( “VPN )
`software component.
`88. A system for providing access to information on a
`cellular network, comprising:
`afirst wireless device,
`in a short distance wireless net-
`work, to provide a first short—range radio signal; and,
`a second wireless device,
`in the short distance wireless
`network and the cellular network, to selectively trans-
`fer information,
`including Internet Protocol (“IP ")
`data packets, between the first wireless device and the
`cellular network in response to a security software
`component,
`wherein the second wireless device and thefirst wireless
`device communicate using 802.1] communicationsfor
`thefirst short—range radio signal,
`wherein the second wireless device establishes the short
`distance wireless network using personal area network
`(“PA N ”) router software having a routing component
`enabling exchange of the IP packets between the first
`wireless device and the second wireless device, broad-
`casting ofIP packets between all devices on the short
`distance wireless network, and routing ofthe IPpackets
`to andfrom the cellular network, and
`wherein the second wireless device includes a service
`repository software component that identifies a plural-
`ity ofservices, in the short distance wireless network,
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`wherein the service repository software component
`searchesfor a service, in theplurality ofservices, to be
`used by an application software component stored in
`thefirst wireless device.
`89. The system of claim 88 wherein the second wireless
`device comprises an 802.1] transmitter/receiver.
`90. The system of claim 88 wherein the second wireless
`device comprises an 802.1] baseband sofiware component.
`91. The system of claim 88 wherein the first wireless
`device comprises a laptop computer and the second wireless
`device comprises a phone.
`92.
`'lhe system of claim 88 wherein the second wireless
`device includes PAN server software comprising:
`a plug and play component configured to resolve device
`software to support a wireless device upon introduction
`to the PAN and download the device software to the
`wireless device; and
`a network management component including a disconnect
`terminal function that disconnects a specy‘ic terminal;
`wherein the service repository software component fur-
`ther provides service registration ofiered by an appli-
`cation or a hardware capability oflered by a terminal
`driver. service unregistration that cancels a registered
`service, a listing of registered services that suit a '
`specific class, and searching of services based on a
`general class of service.
`93. The system of claim 92 wherein the PAN router
`software further comprises:
`a network address translator component configured to
`translate private IP addresses between the short dis-
`tance wireless network and the cellular network; and
`a dynamic host control protocol (DHCP) component
`configured to assign private IP addresses to devices on
`the short distance wireless network and to identify a
`Domain Name Server (DNS) address to devices on the
`short distance wireless network.
`94. The system of claim 88 wherein the second wireless
`device comprises:
`a speaker, a microphone, and a touchscreen coupled to a
`processor; and
`a telephony application, a personal information manager
`application. and a location application,
`the location
`application for providing a current
`location of the
`second wireless device.
`95. The system of claim 88 wherein the second wireless
`device comprises application server software configured to
`remove redundant capabilities from terminals on the short
`distance wireless network and consolidate the redundant
`capabilities in a centralized application server
`96. The system of claim 88 wherein the second wireless
`device comprises application server software including an
`execution environment andfile system servicesfor executing
`software on the short distance wireless network.
`97. The system of claim 88 wherein the second wireless
`device comprises RAN server software having a plug and
`play component configured to download device software to
`support a wireless device on the short distance wireless
`networkfrom the Internet via the cellular network.
`98. The system of claim 88 wherein the second wireless
`devicefurther comprises a domain naming service (“DNS”)
`software component
`to enable a terminal on the short
`distance wireless network to query another terminal ’s
`address based on the other terminal ’s name.
`99. The system of claim 88 wherein the second wireless
`devicefiirther comprises a virtual private network ( “VPN”)
`software component.
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`device comprises a tunneling and optimization component
`configured to transfer the IP data packets via a tunnel
`between the second wireless device and a landline operae
`tor 's network
`10]. A handheld device, comprising:
`an 802.1] signal transmitten/receiver;
`a storage device; and
`a processor, coupled to the storage device and the 802.1]
`transmitter/receiver;
`the storage device to store a software component, and the
`processor operative with the software component to:
`provide a short distance wireless network established by
`the handheld device communicating via the 802.1]
`signal transmitter/receiver with a terminal,
`provide a network management component including a
`disconnect terrninalfunction that'forces disconnection
`from a specific terminal;
`provide an Internet Protocol ( “IP ”) data packetfrom the
`handheld device to the terminal using short-range
`radio signals ofthe 802.11 signal transmitter/receive):
`control access between the short distance wireless net-
`work and a cellular network.
`translate between a first IP address provided to the
`handheld device and a second IP address for the
`terminal provided by the handheld device in the short
`distance wireless network,
`enumerate a list ofservices availablefi’om the handheld
`device and the terminal, wherein the handheld device
`and the terminal register services available on the list,
`and
`search the list ofservices for a service to be used by an
`application software component stored on the terminal.
`102. The handheld device ofclaim 10] wherein the short
`distance wireless network includes a terminal comprising a
`watch communicating with the handheld device.
`103. The handheld device ofclaim lOlfurther comprising
`service repository software that enumerates the list of sere
`vices available from the handheld device and the terminal,
`provides service registration ofl’ered by an application or a
`hardware capability oflered by a terminal driver, service
`unregistration that cancels a registered service, a listing of
`registered services that suit a specific class, and searching
`of services based on a general class of services.
`104. The handheld device of claim 10] further compris-
`ing:
`a speaker, a microphone, and a touchscreen coupled to the
`processor; and
`a telephony application, a personal information manager
`application including calendars, to do lists, emails, or
`contacts, and a location application for providing a
`current location of the handheld device.
`105. Yhe handheld device ofclaim 104fl4rther compris-
`ing:
`a network address translator component configured to
`translate private IP addresses between the short dis-
`tance wireless network and the cellular network; and
`a dynamic host control protocol (DHCP) component
`configured to assign private IP addresses to devices on
`the short distance wireless network and to identifv a
`Domain Name Server (DNS) address to devices on the
`short distance wireless network
`106. The handheld device of claim 10] further compris-
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`wireless gateway device software comprising:
`an operating system component; and
`telecommunication protocol stacks including a cellular
`signal telecommunication software and physical layer
`stack used to transmit and receive cellular signals, and
`a short—range radio communications software and
`physical layer stack used to transmit and receive short—
`range radio signals, wherein the short-range radio
`communications software includes software for 802.11
`communications.
`107. The handheld device ofclaim 101_further comprising
`server software having a plug and play component config-
`ured to download device softwarefrom the Internet via the
`cellular network to support a terminal on the short distance
`wireless network
`108. The handheld device ofclaim 101further comprising
`a router software component including a domain naming
`service (”DNS”) software component to enable a terminal
`on the short distance wireless network to query another
`terminal ’s address based on the other terminal ’s name,
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`109. Ihe handheld device ofclaim 1 01further comprising
`a virtual private network (”VPN”) software component.
`110. The handheld device ofclaim 101further comprising
`a dynamic host control protocol (“DHCP ”) software com-
`ponent configured to manage an IP address space and IP
`services of the short distance wireless network
`111. The handheld device of claim 101 wherein the
`processor is further operative with the software component
`to transmit the IP data packet via a tunnel between the
`handheld device and a landline operator’s network.
`ll2. A first wireless handheld device, comprising:
`a touchscreen;
`an 802.11 signal transmitter/receiver;
`a processor, coupled to the touchscreen and the short-
`range signal transmitter/receiver; and
`the storage
`a storage device coupled to the processor,
`device to store at least one software component.
`the
`processor operative with the at least one software
`component to:
`provide a graphics user interface,
`transmit and receive 802.11 short—range radio signals;
`access the Internet through a cellular network,
`provide a first short-range radio signal
`to a second
`wireless handheld device and a second short-range
`radio signal to a third wireless device,
`control access between the Internet and thefirst, second
`and third wireless devices,
`establish a personal area network (”HAN”) with the
`second and third wireless devices,
`translate between a first Internet Protocol ( “IP ”) address
`provided to thefirst wireless handheld device from the
`cellular network and a second address for the second
`wireless handheld device provided by the first wireless
`handheld device, and a third address for the third
`wireless device provided by the first wireless handheld
`device,
`enumerate a list of' services available from the first,
`second and third wireless devices, wherein the first,
`second and third wireless devices register services
`available on the list ofservices available, and
`search the list ofservices availablefor a class ofservice
`to be used by an application software component at a
`particular time,
`the application software component
`stored on the second wireless handheld device.
`113. The first wireless handheld device of claim 112
`wherein the at least one software component comprises a
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`location application for providing a current location ofthe
`first wireless handheld device.
`114. The first wireless handheld device of claim 112
`wherein the at least one software component comprises a
`location application for providing a current location ofthe
`first wireless handheld device, a personal information mane
`ager application, and a telephony application for providing
`telephone services.
`115. The first wireless handheld device of claim 114
`wherein the at least one software component provides ser-
`vice unregistration that cancels a registered servicefrom the
`list of services available.
`116. The first wireless handheld device of claim 112
`wherein the at least one software component provides a
`disablingfunction that ceases oflering a service in the list of
`services available.
`117. The first wireless handheld device of claim 112
`wherein the at least one software component comprises a
`network management software component that provides a
`disconnect service function thatforces specific applications
`to disconnectfrom a specific service in the list of services
`available.
`118. The first wireless handheld device of claim 112
`wherein the at least one software component comprises a
`network management software component that provides a
`disconnect terminal function that forces specific applica-
`tions to disconnectfrom all services ofa specific terminal of
`the R4N.
`119. The first wireless handheld device of claim 112
`wherein the at least one software component comprises a
`network management software component that provides a
`disable service function that halts any usage of a specific
`terminal 's service.
`120. The first wireless handheld device of claim 112
`further comprising a router software component including a
`domain naming service (”DNS) soflware component to
`enable a terminal on the PAN to query another terminal 's
`address based on the other terminal’s name.
`121. 1he first wireless handheld device of claim 112
`further comprising a virtual private network ( “VPN”) soft-
`ware component.
`122. The first wireless handheld device of claim 112
`wherein the processor is further operative with at least one
`software component to translate between thefirst IP address
`and the cellular network via a tunnel between the first
`wireless handheld device and a landline operator '5 network.
`123. An article of manufacture for a wireless device,
`including a computer readable medium, comprising:
`a short-range radio software component to communicate
`with a second wireless device in a short distance
`wireless network using a short-range radio signal,
`wherein the short-range radio software component
`includes an 802.11 baseband software component;
`a cellular sofiware component to communicate with a
`cellular network by using a cellular signal;
`a telephony application for providing call services, a
`personal information manager application, and a loca-
`tion applicationfor providing a current location ofthe
`wireless device;
`a network software component to selectively transfer an
`Internet Protocol ( “IP ) data packet between the wire-
`less device and the cellular network;
`a router software component to establish the short dis-
`tance wireless network with at least the second wireless
`device, wherein the router software component com-
`prises a routing component.for exchange of'IP packets;
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`a service repository software component to identifi/ a
`plurality of available services from a plurality of
`devices including at least the second wireless device in
`the short distance wireless network, the service reposi-
`tory software component having a uniform interface so 5