Abstract: A mobile communications resource manager including a smart card configured to accept and store a user's personal information suitable for use in commercial transactions (physical tap or electronically) and communications operations, a cellular radio modem, at least one non-cellular radio modem and a controller. The controller is configured for establishing a short-range wireless connection via said non-cellular modem to at least one user accessible electronic device with human interface functionality and accepting a service request from the at least one user accessible electronic device and making a modem selection by selecting either a cellular or a non-cellular connection via a modem resident in the mobile communications resource manager to provide the communications link for the service request, based on a rule resident in the mobile communications resource manager.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 24, 2014
Date of Patent:
February 16, 2016
Assignee:
Iota, Inc.
Inventors:
Russel M. Stromberg, James Pacyga, Daniel Ward Knodle, Robin Lynn Callender
Abstract: A mobile communications resource manager including a smart card configured to accept and store a user's personal information suitable for use in commercial transactions (physical tap or electronically) and communications operations, a cellular radio modem, at least one non-cellular radio modem and a controller. The controller is configured for establishing a short-range wireless connection via said non-cellular modem to at least one user accessible electronic device with human interface functionality and accepting a service request from the at least one user accessible electronic device and making a modem selection by selecting either a cellular or a non-cellular connection via a modem resident in the mobile communications resource manager to provide the communications link for the service request, based on a rule resident in the mobile communications resource manager.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 4, 2011
Date of Patent:
March 4, 2014
Assignee:
Iota, Inc.
Inventors:
Russel M. Stromberg, James W. Pacyga, Daniel W. Knodle, Robin L. Callender