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Klausner et al. (45) Date of Patent: May 16,2006
(54) WIRELESS ACCESS TO CLOSED EMBEDDED NETWORKS
(75) Inventors: Markus Klausner, Wexford, PA (US);
Arne Dietrich, Mountain View, CA
(US)
(73) Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart (DE)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 793 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/687,181
(22) Filed: Oct. 12, 2000
(51) Int. CI.
H04Q 7/00 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 370/313; 370/466; 455/345;
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(58) Field of Classification Search 370/466,
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