Device, system, method and computer readable medium for pairing of devices in a short distance wireless network
First Claim
1. ) A system for forming a short distance wireless network, comprising:
- (a) a first device for generating a short-range radio signal message having a first identification symbol responsive to a user input; and
, (b) a second device for communicating with the first device responsive to receiving the message and comparing the first identification symbol to a second identification symbol stored in the second device.
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Abstract
A device, a system, a method and a computer readable medium allowing a user to efficiently and easily add/remove or pair a processing device to a short distance wireless network is provided according to embodiments of the present invention. A user enters a PIN into a device. The device is then automatically paired to another device without any further user intervention to form a short distance wireless network in an embodiment of the present invention. A third party such as a manufacturer, reseller or telecommunication provider enables a processing device to be added to the short distance wireless network by generating a pairing message over the Internet or a SMS in an embodiment of the present invention. A user is able to know when a PIN code is invalid by a device performing error detection in another embodiment of the present invention. In still another embodiment of the present invention, the device also stores an error correction software component for correcting an erroneously inputted PIN.
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42 Claims
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1. ) A system for forming a short distance wireless network, comprising:
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(a) a first device for generating a short-range radio signal message having a first identification symbol responsive to a user input; and
,(b) a second device for communicating with the first device responsive to receiving the message and comparing the first identification symbol to a second identification symbol stored in the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. ) A system for forming a short distance wireless network, comprising:
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(a) a first device for generating a short-range radio signal responsive to receiving a pairing message and an identification symbol; and
,(b) a second device for generating a short-range radio signal containing the identification symbol and communicating with the first device responsive to the short-range radio signal. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. ) A system for forming a short distance wireless network, comprising:
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(a) a first device, having a display, for generating a short-range radio signal responsive to user inputting an identification symbol, wherein a user is notified of an invalid identification symbol responsive to detecting an error in the identification symbol; and
,(b) a second device for communicating with the first device responsive to the short-range radio signal. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. ) A method for adding a first device to a short distance wireless network having a second device, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an identification symbol to the first device;
(b) generating a short-range radio signal containing the identification symbol to the second device from the first device; and
,(c) forming a communication channel between the first device and the second device responsive the identification symbol. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. ) An article of manufacture, including a computer readable medium, comprising:
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(a) a short-range radio software component for generating a short-range radio signal in a short distance wireless network; and
,(b) a pairing software component for adding a device to the short distance wireless network in response to a pairing message.
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