Method and apparatus for communicating with a wireless network using a single address for multiple processors

摘要

A communication system that allows multiple data applications to work simultaneously within a distributed execution environment in which only one IP address is assigned to the mobile system by an external wireless network. The mobile system comprises a wireless communication system with a first processing device (such as a cell phone or a network card) and a second device with another processor (such as a laptop computer or a personal digital assistant). The single IP address is assigned to the second processor, and all incoming external communications are stored in the second processor. In some embodiments the first processing device includes a filter; in other embodiments the second processing device includes a proxy for each processor. Additional processors can be connected to the mobile system by adding an additional filter or additional proxy.