Apparatus and methods for selectively establishing wireless communications
First Claim
1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
- a first receiver adapted to receive and decode wireless transmissions from one or more other wireless communication devices using at least one wireless communication protocol;
a header processor adapted to extract header information from the decoded wireless transmissions;
a first output for providing the extracted header information to a user of the wireless communication device in a user-selectable format; and
a second receiver adapted to receive and decode wireless transmissions using the at least one wireless communication protocol, wherein the second receiver is tunable to selectively receive and decode wireless transmissions from the other wireless communication device associated with extracted header information selected by the user from the first output.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for establishing communications with a selected wireless communication device from among one or more available communication devices are useful in managing wireless communications. For transmissions containing header information indicative of an identity of the originating device, the header information is extracted and presented to a user of a first wireless communication device in a user-selectable format. In response to a user selection of an instance of the header information, the first wireless communication device is tuned to receive and decode transmissions from the wireless communication device corresponding to the selected instance of the header information. In a like manner, the first wireless communication may further be tuned to encode and transmit information using a communication protocol of the wireless communication device corresponding to the selected instance of the header information. Filters may be employed to limit or alter presentation of header information to the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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a first receiver adapted to receive and decode wireless transmissions from one or more other wireless communication devices using at least one wireless communication protocol;
a header processor adapted to extract header information from the decoded wireless transmissions;
a first output for providing the extracted header information to a user of the wireless communication device in a user-selectable format; and
a second receiver adapted to receive and decode wireless transmissions using the at least one wireless communication protocol, wherein the second receiver is tunable to selectively receive and decode wireless transmissions from the other wireless communication device associated with extracted header information selected by the user from the first output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of communicating with one or more wireless communication devices, comprising:
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receiving information indicative of an identity of the wireless communication devices;
presenting the information to a user in a user-selectable format; and
presenting wireless communications from a selected one of the one or more wireless communication devices to a user in response to a user selection of the information presented to the user, wherein the selected information is indicative of the identity of the selected wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operating a wireless communication device, comprising:
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scanning for wireless transmissions using at least one wireless communication protocol;
extracting information from any discovered wireless transmissions, wherein the information is indicative of an identity of a wireless communication device generating the discovered wireless transmissions;
presenting the extracted information to a user of the wireless communication device;
selecting an instance of the extracted information by the user; and
providing the wireless transmissions from one of the wireless communication devices to the user, wherein this wireless communication device corresponds to the instance of the extracted information selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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