Wireless communicator for laptop computers

Abstract

A cellular communicator, including a baseband modem for connecting to the Internet via a cellular network and an Internet gateway, and a wireless modem, for connecting to a computer modem via a short range wireless communication, and for providing the computer modem with Internet access via the baseband modem.

1 .- 34 . (canceled) 
     
     
         35 . A cellular communicator, comprising:
 a baseband modem for connecting to the Internet via a cellular network and an Internet gateway; and   a wireless modem, for connecting to a computer modem via a short range wireless communication, and for providing the computer modem with Internet access via said baseband modem.   
     
     
         36 . The communication system of  claim 35  wherein the cellular network is a member of the group consisting of a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network, and an IEEE 802.11b WiFi network. 
     
     
         37 . The communication system of  claim 35  wherein the short range communication is a member of the group consisting of Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC), BLUETOOTH®, WiFi, ZIGBEE®, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Near-Field Communication (NFC). 
     
     
         38 . A method for communication, comprising:
 connecting a computer modem with a wireless modem of a cellular communicator, via a short range wireless communication; and   providing, by the cellular communicator to the computer modem, Internet access, via a base band modem of the cellular communicator that connects to the Internet via a cellular network and an Internet gateway.   
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 38  wherein the cellular network is a member of the group consisting of a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network, and an IEEE 802.11b Wifi network. 
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 39  wherein the short range communication is a member of the group consisting of Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC), BLUETOOTH®, WiFi, ZIGBEE®, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Near-Field Communication (NFC).