Device, system, method and computer readable medium for pairing of devices in a short distance wireless network
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Abstract
A device, a system, a method and a computer readable medium allowing a user to efficiently and easily add/remove or pair a processing device to a short distance wireless network is provided according to embodiments of the present invention. A user enters a PIN into a device. The device is then automatically paired to another device without any further user intervention to form a short distance wireless network in an embodiment of the present invention. A third party such as a manufacturer, reseller or telecommunication provider enables a processing device to be added to the short distance wireless network by generating a pairing message over the Internet or a SMS in an embodiment of the present invention. A user is able to know when a PIN code is invalid by a device performing error detection in another embodiment of the present invention. In still another embodiment of the present invention, the device also stores an error correction software component for correcting an erroneously inputted PIN.
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62 Claims
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43. ) A system for forming a short distance wireless network, comprising:
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a first device to generate a plurality of short-range radio signals, each short-range radio signal in the plurality of short-range radio signals include a request to establish communication in the short distance wireless network and a first identification symbol; and
,a second device to receive a first short-range radio signal in the plurality of short-range radio signals when the second device enters short-range radio range of the first device, the second device to establish wireless communication with the first device when the first identification symbol included in the first short range radio signal matches a second identification symbol stored in the second device, wherein the second device communicates with a wide area network by using a plurality of cellular signals. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. ) A method for adding a first device to a short distance wireless network having a second device, comprising:
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providing a first identification symbol to the first device;
obtaining a second identification symbol, by the second device, using at least a cellular signal;
storing the second identification symbol in the second device;
generating a short-range radio signal including the first identification symbol to the second device from the first device;
comparing the first identification symbol to the second identification symbol; and
forming a short-range radio communication channel between the first device and the second device when the first identification symbol matches the second identification symbol. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. ) An article of manufacture, including a computer readable medium, comprising:
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a short-range radio software component to receive a short-range radio signal in a short distance wireless network;
a cellular software component to receive a cellular signal in a wide area network; and
a software component to add a device to the short distance wireless network when a first identification symbol received in the form of the cellular signal matches a second identification symbol received in the form of the short-range radio signal. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62)
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