Wireless communications device with priority list
First Claim
1. A method of operating a first wireless communications device (12,14,15,16,18), the method comprising:
- (a) determining which of a plurality of devices identified on a list (26) associated with the first wireless communications device are presently capable of intercommunications with the first wireless communications device (68);
(b) selecting one of the devices that are presently capable of intercommunications with the first wireless communications device as a highest-ranking device based upon a ranking established by the list (70); and
(c) operating the first wireless communications device to achieve intercommunications with the highest-priority device (72).
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Abstract
An improved wireless communications device (12,14,15,16,18) and method of operating such a device (60) is disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the wireless communications device includes a transceiver (32), a memory (36) on which is stored a list of devices with which the wireless communications device can potentially communicate (26), and a processing device (34) coupled at least indirectly to the transceiver and the memory. The processing device (34) identifies a plurality of devices on the list (26) that are presently available for communications with the wireless communications device (68). Also, the processing device (34) causes the wireless communications device to communicate with a selected one of the identified devices, the selected one identified device being that one of the identified devices which has a relative highest rank on the list (70,72).
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24 Claims
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1. A method of operating a first wireless communications device (12,14,15,16,18), the method comprising:
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(a) determining which of a plurality of devices identified on a list (26) associated with the first wireless communications device are presently capable of intercommunications with the first wireless communications device (68);
(b) selecting one of the devices that are presently capable of intercommunications with the first wireless communications device as a highest-ranking device based upon a ranking established by the list (70); and
(c) operating the first wireless communications device to achieve intercommunications with the highest-priority device (72). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless communications device (12,14,15,16,18) comprising:
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a transceiver (32);
a memory (36) on which is stored a list (26) of devices with which the wireless communications device can potentially communicate; and
a processing device (34) coupled at least indirectly to the transceiver (32) and the memory (36), wherein the processing device (34) identifies a plurality of devices on the list (26) that are presently available for communications with the wireless communications device (68), and wherein the processing device (34) causes the wireless communications device to communicate with a selected one of the identified devices, the selected one identified device being that one of the identified devices which has a relative highest rank on the list (70,72). - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A primary wireless communications device (12,14,15,16,18) comprising:
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means for determining a presence of a plurality of secondary wireless communications devices that are capable of communications with the primary wireless communications device (32,34);
means for selecting a preferred other device from among a plurality of other devices, the plurality of other devices including the secondary wireless communications devices (34,36); and
means for communicating information with the preferred other device (32,34). - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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