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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CONNECTIVITY STATUS OF SHORT RANGE WIRELESS DEVICES

  • US 20110021147A1
  • Filed: 07/19/2010
  • Published: 01/27/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for detecting the loss of connectivity between paired devices that utilize short range wireless communication technology, the system comprising:

  • a master device configured to communicate with multiple slave devices via short range wireless communication technology;

    at least one slave device configured to communicate with the master device via short range wireless communication technology; and

    wherein the system is configured to designate both all of the slave devices and less than all of the slave devices as a device of interest, the system further being configured to determine a connectivity status between the master device and the device(s) of interest and to trigger an alert on the master device when the connectivity status between the slave device(s) of interest and the master device changes from connected to not connected, the alert on the master device being of a type that is at least one of aurally, visually, or physically perceivable by a user of the master device.

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