Abstract: A data packet generator device includes a processing device, a wireless communication device, and a network communication device. The processing device generates a token including alphanumeric characters. The wireless communication device receives the token from the processor and transmits the token as a network name. The network communication device also receives the token from the processing device and communicates the same token across a network communication cable.

Abstract: A data packet generator device includes a processing device, a wireless communication device, and a network communication device. The processing device generates a token including alphanumeric characters. The wireless communication device receives the token from the processor and transmits the token as a network name. The network communication device also receives the token from the processing device and communicates the same token across a network communication cable.

Abstract: Techniques are described for connecting devices that use the ANT wireless protocol to other devices or networks that use the Wi-Fi wireless protocol. In one example, a network device is disclosed that comprises a processor configured to receive ANT data from a sensor, encapsulate the ANT data in a Wi-Fi packet, and transmit the Wi-Fi packet directly to a wireless access point without using an intermediate computing device.

Abstract: A data packet generator device includes a processing device, a wireless communication device, and a network communication device. The processing device generates a token including alphanumeric characters. The wireless communication device receives the token from the processor and transmits the token as a network name. The network communication device also receives the token from the processing device and communicates the same token across a network communication cable.

Abstract: A cellular telephone includes a receiver for receiving cellular communications and a transmitter for transmitting cellular communications. A controller is coupled to the receiver and the transmitter and controls the receiver and the transmitter based on the command signals. The controller includes a first memory for storing call rate information indicative of rates charged for the cellular communications. A timer provides a timer signal indicative of a time during which the cellular communications take place. The controller determines the amount of currency to be charged for the cellular communications based on the call rate information and the timer signal. An administrator station is provided for loading a threshold amount of currency into the cellular telephone. The entire system can be tracked and managed, and system wide statistics are available to the system operator.