Simplified wireless device pairing

• US 20050010417A1
• Filed: 07/11/2003
• Published: 01/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Holmes, David W.
• Application Number:
  US10/617,437
• Publication Number:
  US 20050010417A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/271 controlled by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

A wireless device includes pairing information for the wireless device and pairing information for another wireless device. The device includes logic to convert the pairing information for the other wireless device to audible signals, and to communicate the audible signals via a speaker.

Claims

1. A wireless device comprising:

pairing information for the wireless device;

pairing information for another wireless device;

a processor;

a speaker; and

logic which, when applied to the processor, converts the pairing information for the other wireless device to audible signals, and communicates the audible signals via the speaker.

2. The wireless device of claim 1 further comprising:

logic which, when applied to the processor, performs acts defined by the pairing information for the wireless device.

3. The wireless device of claim 2 further comprising:

logic which, when applied to the processor, synchronizes the acts defined by the pairing information for the wireless device with the communication of the audible signals via the speaker.

4. The wireless device of claim 1, the pairing information comprising a pairing code common to a model of the wireless device.

5. The wireless device of claim 1, the pairing information comprising a pairing code specific to the wireless device.

6. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the logic converts the pairing information for the other wireless device to DTMF tones, and communicates the DTMF tones via the speaker.

8. A wireless device comprising:

a microphone;

a processor; and

logic which, when applied to the processor, converts signals produced by the microphone into control signals, and applies the control signals to effect pairing of the wireless device with another device.

9. The wireless device of claim 8 further comprising:

logic which, when applied to the processor, synchronizes the application of the control signals with pairing of the other device.

10. A wireless device comprising:

a processor;

a speaker; and

logic which, when applied to the processor, identifies another wireless device to a network, receives pairing information for the other wireless device from the network, converts the pairing information for the other wireless device to audible signals, and communicates the audible signals via the speaker.

11. The wireless device of claim 10 further comprising:

logic which, when applied to the processor, performs acts defined by pairing information for the wireless device.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 further comprising:

logic which, when applied to the processor, synchronizes the acts defined by the pairing information for the wireless device with the communication of the audible signals via the speaker.

13. The wireless device of claim 10, the pairing information comprising a pairing code common to a model of the wireless device.

14. The wireless device of claim 10, the pairing information comprising a pairing code specific to the wireless device.

15. The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the logic converts the pairing information for the other wireless device to DTMF tones, and communicates the DTMF tones via the speaker.

16. A wireless device comprising:

a microphone;

a processor; and

logic which, when applied to the processor, converts signals produced by the microphone into speech signals, communicates the speech signals to a network, receives control signals corresponding to the speech signals from the network, and applies the control signals to effect pairing of the wireless device with another device.

17. The wireless device of claim 16 further comprising:

logic which, when applied to the processor, synchronizes the application of the control signals with pairing of the other device.

18. A method comprising:

a first wireless device converting pairing information for a second wireless device into audible signals;

the first wireless device communicating the audible signals to the second wireless device;

the second wireless device converting the audible signals into control signals; and

the second wireless device applying the control signals to effect pairing with the first wireless device.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

the second wireless device applying speech recognition logic to produce the control signals.

20. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

the first wireless device communicating synchronization signals to the second wireless device to synchronize pairing of the first and second wireless devices.

21. The method of claim 20 further comprising:

the second wireless device applying speech recognition logic to convert the audible signals into control signals.

22. The method of claim 20 further comprising:

the first wireless device pairing with the second wireless device in synchronization with communication of the audible signals.

20-1. A method comprising:

a first wireless device receiving from a network pairing information for a second wireless device;

the first wireless device communicating the pairing information as audible signals to the second wireless device; and

the second wireless device converting the audible signals into control signals to effect pairing of the second wireless device with the first wireless device.

23. A method comprising:

a first wireless device receiving from a network pairing information for a second wireless device;

the first wireless device communicating the pairing information as audible signals to the second wireless device; and

the second wireless device applying speech recognition logic to convert the audible signals to control signals which, when applied to the second device, effect pairing of the second wireless device with the first wireless device.

24. The method of claim 23 further comprising:

the first wireless device and the second wireless device exchanging signals to synchronize pairing of the first and second wireless devices.

25. A method comprising:

a first wireless device receiving audible signals from a second wireless device;

the first wireless device converting the audible signals to speech signals and communicating the speech signals to a network;

the first wireless device receiving from the network control signals corresponding to the speech signals; and

the first wireless device applying the control signals to effect pairing with the second wireless device.

26. The method of claim 25 further comprising:

the first wireless device exchanging signals with the second wireless device to effect pairing.

27. The method of claim 26 further comprising:

the second wireless device receiving from the network pairing information for the first wireless device; and

the second wireless device communicating the pairing information to the first wireless device as the audible signals.

28. A method comprising:

a first wireless device converting pairing information for a second wireless device into audible signals;

the first wireless device communicating the audible signals to a human;

the human providing inputs corresponding to the audible signals to the second wireless device;

the second wireless device converting the inputs into control signals; and

the second wireless device applying the control signals to effect pairing with the first wireless device.

29. The method of claim 28, the pairing information comprising a pairing code common to a model of the wireless device.

30. The method of claim 28, the pairing information comprising a pairing code specific to the wireless device.