Wireless communication arrangements with a discovery procedure
First Claim
1. A communications arrangement comprising a first wireless communications device which is adapted to search for further wireless communications devices in range for connection thereto by transmission of an inquiry message in accordance with a predetermined protocol, and a said further wireless device in receipt of a said inquiry message being adapted to reply with an identifier, said first wireless device being adapted on receipt of said identifier to page said further wireless device and thereby to establish interaction therewith, characterized in that said first wireless device includes a group of wireless communications modules each of which is configured at least temporarily to perform an individual wireless communications task, said group comprising at least one each of an inquirer module, a pager module and an interactor module.
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Abstract
A Communications arrangement is disclosed, which comprises a first communications device in the form of an access point AP1. The access point AP1 is adapted to look for further communications devices in range for connection thereto by transmission of an inquiry message IQ1 in accordance with a predetermined protocol, which in the specific example given is the Bluetooth protocol. A mobile terminal MT1 which receives the inquiry message IQ1 replies with an identifier. On receipt of the identifier, the access point AP1 is adapted to page PG1 the mobile terminal MT1 and thereby to establish interaction IA1 therebetween. The access point AP1 includes a group of radio communications modules (14, 16, 18) which are configured at least temporarily to perform individual wireless communications tasks. The connection establishment procedure is divided among the modules (14, 16, 18), which cooperate with each other and comprise at least one each of an inquirer module (14), a pager module (16) and an interactor module (18).
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17 Claims
- 1. A communications arrangement comprising a first wireless communications device which is adapted to search for further wireless communications devices in range for connection thereto by transmission of an inquiry message in accordance with a predetermined protocol, and a said further wireless device in receipt of a said inquiry message being adapted to reply with an identifier, said first wireless device being adapted on receipt of said identifier to page said further wireless device and thereby to establish interaction therewith, characterized in that said first wireless device includes a group of wireless communications modules each of which is configured at least temporarily to perform an individual wireless communications task, said group comprising at least one each of an inquirer module, a pager module and an interactor module.
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15. A method of establishing a wireless connection between a first wireless communications device and one or more further wireless communications devices, said first wireless device having integrated therein a group of at least three wireless communications modules, the method including:
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a) configuring each said module for performing a dedicated wireless communications task, said tasks comprising one per module of inquiring, paging and interacting;
b) transmitting inquiry messages from an inquirer module of said group;
c) paging a said further wireless device using a pager module of said group; and
d) interacting with one or more said further wireless devices using an interactor module of said group.
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