Proximity-based automatic ID code reconfiguration of wireless input/output systems
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a transmitter for broadcasting a data packet at a first power level, said data packet including an ID code, said transmitter broadcasting an ID configuration command having a configuration ID code at a second power level less than said first power level.
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for reconfiguring an ID code associated with a receiver to enable a receiver to respond to data packets tagged with the ID code sent from a desired transmitter. A preferred embodiment includes a transmitter, selectively responsive to an enable command, for broadcasting a data packet at a first power level when the enable command is asserted, the data packet including an ID code, the transmitter broadcasting an ID configuration command having a configuration ID code at a second power level less than the first power level when the enable signal is deasserted. The preferred embodiment of a method for operating a transmitter includes the steps of broadcasting a data packet at a first power level when an enable signal is asserted, the data packet including an ID code; and broadcasting an ID configuration command at a second power level less than the first power level when the enable signal is deasserted, the ID configuration command including a new ID code.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a transmitter for broadcasting a data packet at a first power level, said data packet including an ID code, said transmitter broadcasting an ID configuration command having a configuration ID code at a second power level less than said first power level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system, comprising:
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a transmitter for broadcasting a data packet at a first power level, said data packet including an ID code, said transmitter broadcasting an ID configuration command including a configuration ID code at a second power level less than said first power level; and
a receiver, in communication with said transmitter and having an associated ID code, said receiver accepting said data packet when said ID code corresponds to said associated ID code and rejecting said data packet when said ID code does not correspond to said associated ID code, said receiver reassociating with said configuration ID code when receiving said ID configuration command.
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5. A system, comprising:
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a transmitter for broadcasting a data packet at a first power level, said data packet including an ID code, said transmitter broadcasting an ID configuration command having a configuration ID code at a second power level less than said first power level; and
a computing system, in wireless communication with said transmitter through a receiver, said computing system having an associated ID code, said computing system accepting said data packet when said ID code corresponds to said associated ID code and rejecting said data packet when said ID code does not correspond to said associated ID code, said computer system reassociating with said configuration ID code when receiving said ID configuration command. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for operating a transmitter, comprising the steps of:
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broadcasting a data packet at a first power level, said data packet including an ID code; and
broadcasting an ID configuration command at a second power level less than said first power level, said ID configuration command including a configuration ID code.
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11. A reconfiguration method for a receiver, comprising the steps of:
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broadcasting a data packet at a first power level from a transmitter when an enable signal is asserted, said data packet including an ID code;
broadcasting an ID configuration command at a second power level less than said first power level from said transmitter when said enable signal is deasserted, said ID configuration command including a configuration ID code. accepting said data packet at the receiver when said ID code corresponds to an associated ID code of the receiver;
rejecting said data packet at the receiver when said ID code does not correspond to said associated ID code; and
reassociating the receiver with said configuration ID code when receiving said ID configuration command.
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12. A method of configuring a receiver from a transmitter, comprising the step of:
decreasing a separation distance between the receiver and the transmitter so that the receiver and the transmitter are within a configuration distance that is less than an operational distance wherein the receiver responds to a configuration command from the transmitter only when said separation distance is not greater than said configuration distance.
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13. A method of configuring a receiver from a transmitter, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a configuration signal from the transmitter, said configuration signal receivable within a configuration distance that is less than an operational distance of the transmitter so that the receiver within said operational distance but beyond said configuration distance receives data from said transmitter but does not configure itself responsive to said configuration signal; and
responding to said configuration signal only when the receiver is within said configuration distance from the transmitter.
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14. A method of configuring a wireless receiver from a transmitter, comprising the step of:
decreasing a separation distance between the transmitter and the transmitter to enable the receiver to receive a reduced power configuration signal broadcast from the transmitter, said configuration signal broadcast with a lesser effective range than other data transmission broadcasts from the transmitter.
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15. A data transmission system, comprising:
a proximity-based configuring receiver for operating in cooperation with a transmitter, said receiver configuring itself responsive to information from said transmitter only when said receiver is within a configuration distance from said transmitter with said configuration distance less than an operational distance between said receiver and said transmitter.
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16. A system, comprising:
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a transmitter for broadcasting a data packet tagged with a broadcast identifier and for broadcasting a receiver identifier configuration control; and
a receiver in communication with said transmitter and having a receiver identifer, said receiver operational to receive said data packet when said receiver identifier corresponds to said broadcast identifer and said receiver is within a first distance from said transmitter, said receiver operational to reconfigure said receiver identifier in response to said receiver identifier configuration control only when said receiver is within a second distance from said transmitter, said second distance less than said first distance. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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