Unified passcode pairing of piconet devices
First Claim
1. A wireless piconet network device, comprising:
- a piconet front end;
a unique address; and
a passcode or PIN selection module to allow a user to provide a passcode or PIN associated with at least one other wireless piconet network device within range of said wireless piconet network device.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an application layer function outside the BLUETOOTH protocol which associates a BLUETOOTH unique address, i.e., the 48-bit unique BD_ADDR address, with a short passcode or PIN which is associated with a particular type of BLUETOOTH device in a particular piconet. The passcode or PIN can be pre-determined by the manufacturer of the BLUETOOTH device, or can be input and defined by the user. Upon installation in a piconet, in one embodiment shown and described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a user can be asked to manually input a particular passcode or PIN into a relevant piconet device, and an inquiry can be broadcast to all communicating piconet devices and only those other piconet devices having a matching passcode or PIN associated therewith can automatically forward their respective 48-bit unique BD_ADDR addresses to the inquiring piconet device. Alternatively, a user can inquire and be provided with a list of available passcodes or PINs already established by other devices in the piconet, and select a particular passcode or PIN associated with one or more other piconet devices. The passcode or personal identification number (PIN) may be input upon electronic device setup (e.g., a four character code). The passcode or PIN may be numeric, text, or alphanumeric.
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14 Claims
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1. A wireless piconet network device, comprising:
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a piconet front end;
a unique address; and
a passcode or PIN selection module to allow a user to provide a passcode or PIN associated with at least one other wireless piconet network device within range of said wireless piconet network device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of obtaining a unique address pairing between separate wireless piconet network devices, said method comprising:
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entering a passcode or PIN into a first wireless piconet network device; and
providing to said first wireless piconet network device unique addresses of each of a plurality of wireless piconet network devices each associated with said entered passcode or PIN;
wherein a plurality of piconet network devices in a common piconet network are associated with said single entered passcode or PIN. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. Apparatus for obtaining a unique address pairing between separate wireless piconet network devices, said method comprising:
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means for entering a passcode or PIN into a first wireless piconet network device; and
means for providing to said first wireless piconet network device unique addresses of each of a plurality of wireless piconet network devices each associated with said entered passcode or PIN;
wherein a plurality of piconet network devices in a common piconet network are associated with said single entered passcode or PIN. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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