Network and terminal for forming an adhoc network by responsive to an inquiry forwarded by a slave terminal, setting up by the master unit a connection with the terminal to be incorporated into the network

• US 20060052125A1
• Filed: 12/17/2003
• Published: 03/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Falck, Thomas, Weidenhaupt, Klaus, Espina Perez, Javier, Maass, Henning
• Application Number:
  US10/541,401
• Publication Number:
  US 20060052125A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/517
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/20 Master-slave selection or change arrangements

Abstract

The invention relates to a network having at least one slave terminal (7-10) and a master terminal (6) that is connected thereto that is provided for instructing at least one slave terminal (7) to check for inquiries from at least one other terminal (11) to be incorporated in the network. The instructed slave terminal (7) following detection of an as yet non-incorporated terminal (11) forwards the received inquiry to the master terminal. Upon receipt of the inquiry from the slave terminal, the master terminal sets up a connection with the as yet non-incorporated terminal. In an embodiment, the master terminal (6) sets up the connection by emitting an inquiry and paging the new slave terminal (11).

Claims

1. A network having at least one slave terminal and a master terminal connected thereto that is provided for instructing at least one slave terminal to check for inquiries for at least another terminal to be incorporated in the network, wherein the instructed slave terminal, once it has detected a terminal that has not yet been incorporated is provided to forward the received search request to the master terminal and the master terminal, once it has received the search request from the slave terminal is provided to set up a connection with the terminal that has not yet been incorporated.

2. A network as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that, after receiving an inquiry from a terminal not previously incorporated, the master terminal is provided to send an inquiry.

3. A network as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that, after receiving an inquiry from a terminal not previously incorporated, the master terminal is provided to set up a connection with this terminal under certain conditions.

4. A network as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that a slave terminal incorporated in the network is not provided for the change into the state in which it transmits a response to an inquiry from another terminal while the master terminal is simultaneously carrying out inquiries.

5. A network as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a slave terminal incorporated in the network is not provided for the change into the state in which it transmits a response to an inquiry from another terminal.

6. A network as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a terminal has a first software component operating according to the Bluetooth Standard and a second software component for controlling the first software component, which second software component is provided for converting instructions of a third application-oriented software, and in that the second software component is provided for incorporating a terminal.

7. A network as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the master terminal is provided to issue a request to only a single slave terminal not involved in the communication, with the checking of inquiries for at least another terminal to be incorporated in the network.

8. A network as claimed in claim 1, which contains at least one message transmitted between the terminals containing information on whether a terminal is incorporated in a network.

9. A terminal that is provided for incorporation as a slave or master terminal in a network, wherein the terminal acting as a master terminal is provided to instruct at least one slave terminal to check inquiries for at least another terminal to be incorporated in the network, wherein the terminal acting as a slave terminal is provided following detection of an as yet non-incorporated terminal to forward the received inquiry to the master terminal and the terminal acting as a master terminal is provided following receipt of the inquiry from the slave terminal to set up the connection with the as yet non-incorporated terminal.