Method and System for Pairing Electronic Devices
First Claim
1. A method for pairing a wireless handheld device and an electronic communication device, the method comprising:
- transmitting a line-of-sight signal from the wireless handheld device to the electronic communication device, wherein the line-of-sight signal serves to identify the wireless handheld device to the electronic communication device; and
enabling a non-line-of-sight communication between the wireless handheld device and the electronic communication device on the basis of the received line-of-sight signal.
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Abstract
A method and system for facilitating communication, generally called pairing, between a wireless handheld device (102) and a electronic communication device (104) is disclosed. The method includes transmitting a line-of-sight signal from the wireless handheld device (102) to a electronic communication device (104). The line-of-sight signal serves to identify the wireless handheld device. This transmission results in a received line-of-sight signal at the electronic communication device. The method also includes enabling a non-line-of-sight communication between the wireless handheld device and the electronic communication device. The non-line-of-sight communication is enabled on the basis of the received line-of-sight signal.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for pairing a wireless handheld device and an electronic communication device, the method comprising:
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transmitting a line-of-sight signal from the wireless handheld device to the electronic communication device, wherein the line-of-sight signal serves to identify the wireless handheld device to the electronic communication device; and enabling a non-line-of-sight communication between the wireless handheld device and the electronic communication device on the basis of the received line-of-sight signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless handheld device comprising:
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a transmitter capable of transmitting to at least one electronic communication device a line-of-sight signal, wherein the line-of-sight signal identifies the wireless handheld device to the electronic communication device and initiates pairing of the wireless handheld device and the electronic communication device; and a transceiver adapted to communicate via a non-line-of-sight signal with the electronic communication device upon a successful pairing of the wireless handheld device and the electronic communication device as a consequence of a reception of the line-of-sight signal by the electronic communication device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A electronic communication device comprising:
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a receiver capable of receiving from at least one wireless handheld device a line-of-sight signal, wherein the line-of-sight signal identifies the wireless handheld device to the electronic communication device and initiates pairing of the electronic communication device and the wireless handheld device; a transceiver adapted to communicate via a non-line-of-sight signal with the wireless handheld device upon a successful pairing of the electronic communication device and the wireless handheld device as a consequence of a reception of the line-of-sight signal by the electronic communication device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for pairing a wireless handheld device and an electronic communication device, the method comprising:
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transmitting a line-of-sight signal from a wireless handheld device to an electronic communication device; storing an identity of the wireless handheld device within the electronic communication device and transmitting a non-line-of-sight signal to the wireless handheld device; storing the identity of the electronic communication device within the wireless handheld device; enabling non-line-of-sight communication between the wireless handheld device and the electronic communication device; and communicating between the wireless handheld device and the electronic communication device using non line-of-sight communication.
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