System and method of bluetooth pairing with a group of bluetooth devices
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a first Bluetooth device; and
a plurality of Bluetooth devices, wherein the plurality of Bluetooth devices comprises a second Bluetooth device and a third Bluetooth device;
wherein the second Bluetooth device;
receives a first device address from the first Bluetooth device,transmits a group Bluetooth address to the first Bluetooth device, wherein a link key is established based on said transmission, andstores the link key;
wherein the third Bluetooth device;
receives the first device address from the first Bluetooth device,transmits the group Bluetooth address to the first Bluetooth device, andreceives the link key based on recognition of the group Bluetooth address; and
wherein a communications channel between the first Bluetooth device and the third Bluetooth device is established based on said receiving of the link key.
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Abstract
A method for pairing a first Bluetooth device with an individual Bluetooth device address with a group of Bluetooth devices, said method comprising: assigning a group Bluetooth device address to each of said group of Bluetooth devices; the first Bluetooth device exchanging Bluetooth device addresses with a second Bluetooth device from said group of Bluetooth devices when said first Bluetooth device comes within communication range of said second Bluetooth device; establishing a link key; storing the group Bluetooth device address and the link key; the first Bluetooth device exchanging Bluetooth device addresses with a third Bluetooth device from said group of Bluetooth devices when said first Bluetooth device comes within communication range of said third Bluetooth device; recognizing the group Bluetooth device address assigned to the third Bluetooth device; and establishing a communications channel between said first Bluetooth device and said third Bluetooth device based on said link key.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a first Bluetooth device; and a plurality of Bluetooth devices, wherein the plurality of Bluetooth devices comprises a second Bluetooth device and a third Bluetooth device; wherein the second Bluetooth device; receives a first device address from the first Bluetooth device, transmits a group Bluetooth address to the first Bluetooth device, wherein a link key is established based on said transmission, and stores the link key; wherein the third Bluetooth device; receives the first device address from the first Bluetooth device, transmits the group Bluetooth address to the first Bluetooth device, and receives the link key based on recognition of the group Bluetooth address; and wherein a communications channel between the first Bluetooth device and the third Bluetooth device is established based on said receiving of the link key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for pairing a first Bluetooth device with a plurality of Bluetooth devices comprising a second and a third Bluetooth device, the method comprising:
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enabling transmission of a group Bluetooth address to the first Bluetooth device by the second Bluetooth device in response to the second Bluetooth device receiving a first device address from the first Bluetooth device, wherein a link key is established based on said transmission; enabling storage of the link key by the second Bluetooth device; enabling transmission of a group Bluetooth address to the first Bluetooth device by the third Bluetooth device in response to the third Bluetooth device receiving a first device address from the first Bluetooth device; and enabling establishment of a communications channel between the first Bluetooth device and the third Bluetooth device based on reception of said link key, wherein said reception of the link key is based on recognition of the group Bluetooth address. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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