Personal video network

Abstract

The invention is a personal wireless network that generally comprises at least a lightweight wireless client to send and receive audio and video from another system component. The personal wireless network also provides a wireless-enabled routing component, which stands alone to route traffic within the personal wireless network. Also provided is a transmitter component that connects to a computing device, such as a server and sends and receives data Furthermore, a software algorithm provides a method for supporting a personal wireless network.

1 . A personal wireless network comprising:
 a wireless server capable of executing any one of a plurality of software applications and generating from such execution a plurality of data packets for transmission in the network;   a wireless client capable of wireless communication with the wireless server in accordance with at least one wireless communication protocol, the wireless client being configured to remotely access the software applications executed by the wireless server, and to process the data packets transmitted from the wireless server; and   wherein the wireless server receives a data packet from the wireless client, extracts data from the received data packet, and associates the extracted data with one of the software applications.   
   
   
       2 . The network of  claim 1  wherein the wireless communication is implementable through a Bluetooth protocol. 
   
   
       3 . The network of  claim 1  wherein the wireless communication is implementable through an IEEE 802.11 protocol. 
   
   
       4 . The network of  claim 1  wherein the wireless communication is implementable at approximately 2.4 Ghz. 
   
   
       5 . The network of  claim 1  wherein the wireless communication is implementable at approximately 5.2 Ghz. 
   
   
       6 . The network of  claim 1  wherein the wireless communication is implementable through a Home RF protocol. 
   
   
       7 . The network of  claim 1  wherein the wireless communication is implemented through a plurality of wireless protocols. 
   
   
       8 . The network of  claim 1  further comprising a wireless router wirelessly coupled between the server and the client via a wireless protocol. 
   
   
       9 . The network of  claim 1  wherein the client is a wireless smart client. 
   
   
       10 . The network of  claim 1  wherein the client is a wireless tablet. 
   
   
       11 . The network of  claim 1  further comprising a second wireless client capable of wireless communication with the wireless server, and wherein both clients are capable of simultaneously accessing the same software application being executed by the server. 
   
   
       12 . The network of  claim 11  wherein the client is capable of wireless communication using a first wireless protocol and the second client is capable of wireless communication using a second wireless protocol. 
   
   
       13 . The network of  claim 1  wherein the server is in communication with a Local Area Network. 
   
   
       14 . The network of  claim 1  wherein the server is an Internet-enabled device. 
   
   
       15 . The network of  claim 1  wherein the server is a personal computer (PC). 
   
   
       16 . The network of  claim 1  wherein the wireless client is capable of reading a magnetic strip. 
   
   
       17 . A personal wireless network comprising:
 a wireless server means capable of executing any one of a plurality of software applications and generating from such execution a plurality of data packets for transmission in the network;   a wireless client means capable of wireless communication with the wireless server means in accordance with at least one wireless communication protocol, the wireless client being configured to remotely access the software applications executed by the wireless server, and to process the data packets transmitted from the wireless server; and   wherein the wireless server means receives a data packet from the wireless client means, extracts data from the received data packet, and associates the extracted data with one of the software applications.   
   
   
       18 . The network of  claim 17  further comprising a wireless routing means coupled between the wireless server means and the wireless client means. 
   
   
       19 . A personal wireless system comprising:
 a wireless server subsystem capable of executing any one of a plurality of software applications and generating from such execution a plurality of data packets for transmission in the network;   a wireless client subsystem capable of wireless communication with the server subsystem in accordance with at least one wireless communication protocol, the wireless client being configured to remotely access the software applications executed by the wireless server, and to process the data packets transmitted from the wireless server; and   wherein the wireless server receives a data packet from the wireless client, extracts data from the received data packet, and associates the extracted data with one of the software applications.   
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 19  further comprising a router subsystem wirelessly coupled between the server subsystem and the client subsystem. 
   
   
       21 . A personal wireless network comprising:
 a wireless server capable of executing a plurality of software application programs at the wireless server and generating from execution of one of the plurality of software application programs a plurality of data packets for transmission in the network;   a wireless client capable of wireless communication with the wireless server in accordance with at least one wireless communication protocol, the wireless client being configured to remotely access at least one of the software application programs executed by the wireless server, and to process the data packets transmitted from the wireless server; and   wherein the wireless server receives a data packet from the wireless client, extracts data from the received data packet, and associates the extracted data with at least one of the software application programs.   
   
   
       22 . The network of  claim 21  further comprising a wireless router wirelessly coupled between the wireless server and the wireless client via a wireless protocol. 
   
   
       23 . The network of  claim 22  wherein the wireless server is an Internet-enabled device.