Method and system for wireless device association
First Claim
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1. A wireless communications system comprising:
- at least a first wireless communications device and a second wireless communications device configured to communicate selectively with each other using a respective identifier associated with each device; and
a system manager configured to;
read the respective identifiers;
store the respective identifiers; and
create an exclusive communications link between the at least first and second wireless communications devices.
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Abstract
One or more wireless devices operate in an environment having a central manager that controls communications. The wireless devices include respective identifiers and the central manager maintains an association table identifying which identifiers are associated with which other identifiers. The wireless devices are permitted to communicated only with other wireless devices as indicated in the association table.
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41 Claims
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1. A wireless communications system comprising:
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at least a first wireless communications device and a second wireless communications device configured to communicate selectively with each other using a respective identifier associated with each device; and
a system manager configured to;
read the respective identifiers;
store the respective identifiers; and
create an exclusive communications link between the at least first and second wireless communications devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless communications system comprising:
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at least a first wireless communications device and a second wireless communications device configured to communicate selectively with each other using a respective identifier associated with each device;
a system manager configured to read the respective identifiers;
store the respective identifiers, and create an exclusive communications link between the at least first and second wireless communications devices; and
in response to creation of the exclusive communications link, the system manger further configured to transmit to one of the at least first and second wireless communications devices setup information related to operation configuration of that one device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for establishing an exclusive association between more than one wireless components, the method comprising the steps of:
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communicating a respective identifier for each of the wireless components to a system manager;
storing in a memory of the system manager an association including the respective identifiers; and
interfering with the operation of the one or more wireless components with another wireless component having a respective identifier not included in the association. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for exclusive communication between a wireless headset and a terminal, comprising the steps of:
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storing at a system manager an association, the association including a first identifier associated with the headset and a second identifier associated with the terminal;
receiving first messages at the terminal transmitted by the headset and ignoring second messages transmitted by another headset; and
receiving third messages at the headset transmitted by the terminal and ignoring fourth messages transmitted by another terminal. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A wireless communications headset, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive incoming messages from one or more wireless terminals, the receiver further configured to ignore incoming messages received from wireless terminals other than a predetermined wireless terminal;
a transmitter configured to transmit outgoing messages to one or more wireless terminals, the transmitter further configured to include within the outgoing messages an identifier value; and
a label including the identifier value. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. A wireless communications terminal, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive incoming message from one or more wireless headsets, the receiver further configured to ignore incoming messages received from wireless headsets other than a predetermined wireless headset;
a transmitter configured to transmit outgoing messages to one or more wireless headsets, the transmitter further configured to include within the outgoing messages an identifier value, and a label including the identifier value. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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