Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Portable platform for networked computing
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Application No.: US15479174Application Date: 2017-04-04
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Publication No.: US10097641B2Publication Date: 2018-10-09
- Inventor: Yael G. Maguire , Giovanni Coglitore , Caitlin E. Kalinowski
- Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; H04L29/08 ; H04W76/02 ; H04M1/725 ; H04W4/00 ; H04W76/14 ; H04W4/80

Abstract:
In one embodiment, a portable, networked, computing device comprises a processor, a plurality of radios, and a memory. The device may be operable to pair, by at least one of the radios, with a device associated with a user. The device may then monitor, by one of the radios, a signal for a connection established with a first network. When the device determines that the signal for the first network has dropped below a threshold level of quality, it may enable access point mode for at least one of the paired devices by turning on a radio to establish a connection with a second network and thereby providing connectivity to the second network for the at least one of the paired devices. If multiple networks are available, the device may select an optimal network based on an assessment of one or more factors.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170208129A1 PORTABLE PLATFORM FOR NETWORKED COMPUTING Public/Granted day:2017-07-20
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