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Efficient piconet formation and maintenance in a bluetooth wireless network

  • US 20030099212A1
  • Filed: 11/19/2002
  • Published: 05/29/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of communication within a network of wireless devices, wherein the network comprises one or more piconets each having a master device and one or more slave devices, the method comprising the step of:

  • transmitting a command from the master device of a first piconet to a first slave device in the first piconet indicative of a desire to establish a helper piconet;

    establishing said first slave device of the first piconet as the master device of the helper piconet;

    transmitting a command from the master device of the first piconet to a second slave device of the first piconet to join the helper piconet;

    establishing said second slave device of the first piconet as a slave device of the helper piconet;

    communicating from the master device of the first piconet to the slave device of the helper piconet through the master device of the helper piconet wherein the master device of the helper piconet remains a slave device of the first piconet.

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