Barcode identification of wireless terminals
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1. A method of establishing a wireless connection between two devices, the method comprising:
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storing in a first device a list of ids of connectable devices;
using the first device to read an external code from a second device;
selecting an id from said list in dependence on said read code; and
sending connection establishing signals to the second device in response to said selection.
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Abstract
When a wireless connection is to be formed between a PDA 1, for example, and a printer 11, for example, the user of the PDA 1 causes it to read a code 13, e.g., a barcode, from the printer 11 so that the PDA 1 can identify the printer 11 in a list 20 of discovered neighbouring devices and, consequently, send appropriate connection set up signals to the printer 11 rather than inadvertently to some other device.
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1. A method of establishing a wireless connection between two devices, the method comprising:
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storing in a first device a list of ids of connectable devices;
using the first device to read an external code from a second device;
selecting an id from said list in dependence on said read code; and
sending connection establishing signals to the second device in response to said selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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- 5. A device including code reading means, wireless communication means, a memory for storing a list of ids of connectable devices and processing means programmed to operate the code reading means to obtain a code, select an id from a list of connectable device ids in said memory in dependence on said read code and operate the wireless communication means to send connection establishing signals to another device in response to said selection.
- 7. A device including wireless communication means, processing means for controlling the wireless communication means for wireless networking with other devices, a memory storing a device id and an external code corresponding to said device id.
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