Apple patent is for network connections for media processing devices
The patent involves a media processing device that includes a wireless network interface to establish a wireless network connection and a wired network interface to establish a wired network connection. The wired network connection is established if a network is connected to the wired network interface and the wireless network connection is established if the network is disconnected from the wired network interface.
Here's Apple's summary of the invention: "Disclosed herein are systems and methods for selectively establishing a network connection between a media processing device and a network. A wired network connection is established if a wired network interface, included in the media processing device, is connected to the network. A wireless network connection is established between a wireless network interface, also included in the media processing device, and the network if the wired network interface is disconnected to the network. Addresses may be assigned to the media processing device and protocols may be implemented to establish the network connection.
"In other implementations, instructions stored on computer readable media are used to cause a processor to perform the operations comprising: selecting between a wired network interface of a media processing device and a wireless network interface of the media processing device to establish a connection with a network, wherein the selection is based, at least in part, upon determining if the network is connected to the wired network interface.
"In another implementation, a media processing device includes a wireless network interface to establish a wireless network connection and a wired network interface to establish a wired network connection. The wired network connection is established if a network is connected to the wired network interface and the wireless network connection is established if the network is disconnected from the wired network interface."
The inventors are Rainer Brodersen, Jeffrey Robbin, Patrick E. McClaughry, Rachel Clare Goldeen and Rob Newberry. The graphic below is a block diagram of a media processing device.
