Identification of terminal

• US 20030124978A1
• Filed: 12/19/2002
• Published: 07/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Virtanen, Kati
• Granted Patent: US 7,194,238 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4557 Directories for hybrid networks, e.g. including telephone numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

A method for identifying a terminal in a wireless data transmission system. The system comprises a first device, which comprises a first device-specific device identifier and a general device name, and a second device, which is configured to store name identifier in its memory. The first device identifier and the general device name are informed to the second device. A list of received device names is shown to the user in the second device. The second device is arranged to link device identifier to the name identifier stored in the memory. The first device identifier is compared with the device identifiers linked to the name identifiers in the second device and the name identifier linked to the device identifiers corresponding to the first device identifier is selected and shown in place of the device name on the list drawn up of the device names.

Claims

1. A method for identifying a terminal in a short-range wireless data transmission system comprising at least a first device and a second device, wherein at least said first device comprises a device-specific first device identifier and a general device name and at least said second device is configured to store at least one name identifier in its memory, and to link at least one device identifier to said name identifier stored in the memory, the method comprising

informing said second device about said first device identifier and said general device name,

showing a list of received device names to the user in said second device;

comparing said first device identifier with the device identifiers linked to the name identifiers in said second device; and

selecting the name identifier linked to the device identifier corresponding to said first device identifier and showing it on said list instead of the device name.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein

the first device informs the second device of said first device identifier and said general device name in response to the device inquiry made by said second device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein

in response to connection establishment to said first device, whose device identifier is not linked to the name identifier stored in the memory,

linking said first device-specific device identifier in said second device to the existing name identifier;

or

creating a new name identifier, to which said first device identifier is linked.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein

the wireless data transmission technology employed is Bluetooth, and

the device-specific device identifiers are Bluetooth addresses (BD_ADDR) and said Bluetooth address is transmitted when a Bluetooth connection is established.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein

said second device comprises a second device-specific device identifier, which can be linked to the name identifier of the user of said second device, stored in the memory of said second device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising

transmitting a device identifier linked to at least one name identifier in connection with the name identifier transmission.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein

said first device identifier and said general device name are identical.

8. An electronic device comprising means for arranging short-range wireless data transmission, the device being configured to store at least one name identifier in its memory;

to receive a first device-specific device identifier and a general device name from a second wireless device;

to show a list of received device names to the user,

to link at least one device identifier to said name identifier stored in the memory;

to compare said first device identifier with the device identifiers linked to the name identifiers in the device; and

to select the name identifier linked to the device identifier corresponding to said first device identifier and to show said name identifier on said list instead of the device name.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein

the device is configured to receive said first device-specific device identifier and general device name from said second device in response to the device inquiry made by the device.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein

in response to the connection establishment to said second device, whose device identifier is not linked to the name identifier stored in the memory,

the device is configured to link said first device-specific device identifier of said second device to the existing name identifier;

or

the device is configured to create a new name identifier, to which said first device-specific device identifier is configured to be linked.

11. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein

the wireless data transmission technology employed is Bluetooth technology;

the device-specific device identifiers are Bluetooth addresses (BD_ADDR); and

the device is configured to receive said Bluetooth address when the Bluetooth connection is established.

12. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein

the device comprises a second device identifier that identifies said device device-specifically;

and

the device is configured to link said second device identifier to the name identifier stored in the memory and identifying the user of the device.

13. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein

the device is configured to transmit a device identifier linked to at least one name identifier in connection with transmitting the name identifier.

14. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein

said first device identifier and said general device name are identical.

15. A short-range wireless telecommunication system comprising at least a first device and a second device,

wherein at least said first device comprises a first device-specific device identifier and a general device name, and is configured to

transmit said first device identifier and said general device name to said second device;

wherein at least said second device is configured to

store at least one name identifier in its memory,

show a list of received device names to the user,

link at least one device identifier to said name identifier stored in the memory,

compare said first device identifier with the device identifiers linked to the name identifier in said second device, and

select the name identifier linked to the device identifier corresponding to said first device identifier and show said name identifier on said list instead of the device name.

16. The telecommunication system of claim 15, wherein

the first device is configured to inform the second device of said first device identifier and said first general device name in response to the device inquiry made by said second device.

17. The telecommunication system of claim 15, wherein

the wireless data transmission technology employed is the Bluetooth technology;

the device-specific device identifiers are Bluetooth addresses (BD_ADDR); and

said first device is configured to transmit the Bluetooth address when the Bluetooth connection is established.

18. The telecommunication system of claim 15, wherein

said first device identifier and said general device name are identical.