Extending personal area networks
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1. A method comprising:
- enumerating a plurality of devices in a first radio frequency network; and
communicating information about said first radio frequency network over a non-radio frequency network.
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Abstract
A pair of shorter range radio frequency networks may be linked together using a longer range communication protocol that is not based on the same radio frequency protocol utilized by the shorter range radio frequency networks. Enumeration data from one of the shorter range networks may be exchanged over a longer range network to combine the two shorter range networks using proxy devices such as cellular telephones. This may allow devices in a shorter range network to communicate over a longer range.
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1. A method comprising:
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enumerating a plurality of devices in a first radio frequency network; and
communicating information about said first radio frequency network over a non-radio frequency network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An article comprising a medium storing instructions that enable a processor-based system to:
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enumerate a plurality of devices in a first radio frequency network; and
communicate information about said first radio frequency network over a non-radio frequency network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device comprising:
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a radio frequency receiver;
a radio frequency transmitter; and
a processor to enumerate devices in a first radio frequency network and to enable information about said first radio frequency network to be transferred over a non-radio frequency network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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