Universal serial bus hub with wireless communication to remote peripheral devices

A wireless system for operating a computer having a USB port comprising:na remote wireless Universal Serial Bus (USB) hub comprising at least one port for supporting at least one peripheral device, said USB hub having a circuit for receiving device information causing associated operations to be performed by the computer and a wireless transmitter connected to said circuit for transmitting a wireless signal including said device information, said circuit and said wireless transmitter being integral to said USB hub, said wireless transmitter being the sole means for communicating said device information from said at least one peripheral device through said USB hub, wherein said associated operations are not triggered by wireless telephony and said at least one peripheral device not having any direct USB communication with the computer, said at least one peripheral device being one of a keyboard, a mouse, and a joystick; anda dongle including an upstream USB port adapted to be connected to the computer, said dongle including a hub controller connected between said data reception circuit and said upstream USB port whereby when said upstream USB port is connected to the USB port of the computer and said at least one peripheral device generates said wireless signal to said controller through said wireless USB hub, said dongle converts said wireless signal to a USB data signal and passes said USB data signal to said upstream port for causing the associated operations to be performed by the computer.

A wireless system for operating a computer having a USB port comprising:na remote wireless Universal Serial Bus (USB) hub comprising at least one port for supporting at least one peripheral device, said USB hub having a circuit for receiving said at least one peripheral device information causing associated operations to be performed by the computer and a wireless transmitter connected to said circuit for transmitting a wireless signal including said at least one peripheral device information, said circuit and said wireless transmitter being integral to said USB hub, said wireless transmitter being the sole means for communicating said at least one peripheral device information from said at least one peripheral device to the computer, wherein said associated operations are not triggered by wireless telephony and said at least one peripheral device not having any direct USB communication with the computer; anda dongle including an upstream USB port adapted to be connected to the computer, said dongle including a controller connected between said data reception circuit and said upstream USB port whereby when said upstream USB port is connected to the USB port of the computer and said at least one peripheral device generates said wireless signal to said dongle through said wireless USB hub, said dongle converts said wireless signal to a USB data signal and passes said USB data signal to said upstream port for causing the associated operations to be performed by the computer.

A wireless system for operating a computer having a USB port comprising:na remote wireless Universal Serial Bus (USB) hub comprising four ports, each of said ports for supporting a peripheral device, said USB hub having a circuit for receiving said peripheral device information causing associated operations to be performed by the computer and a wireless transmitter connected to said circuit for transmitting a wireless signal including said peripheral device information, said circuit and said wireless transmitter being integral to said USB hub, said wireless transmitter being the sole means for communicating said peripheral device information from said peripheral device to the computer, wherein said associated operations are not triggered by wireless telephony and said peripheral device not having any direct USB communication capability with the computer; anda dongle including an upstream USB port adapted to be connected to the computer, said dongle including a controller connected between said data reception circuit and said upstream USB port whereby when said upstream USB port is connected to the USB port of the computer and said peripheral device generates said device information to said controller through said wireless USB hub, said dongle converts said wireless signal to a USB data signal and passes said USB data signal to said upstream port for causing the associated operations to be performed by the computer.