METHOD OF PERFORMING PAIRING BETWEEN COORDINATOR AND DEVICE IN NETWORK, METHOD OF PERFORMING PAIRING BETWEEN DEVICES, METHOD OF PAIRING BETWEEN COORDINATORS AND NETWORK SYSTEM INCLUDING THE COORDINATORS AND THE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of performing pairing between a first coordinator of a first network and a peer device of a second network, the method comprising:
- relaying, by a second coordinator of the second network, first pairing information indicating that the first coordinator is a device to perform pairing, from the first coordinator to the peer device;
disassociating, by the peer device, from the second network;
associating, by the peer device, with the first network; and
transmitting, by the peer device and to the first coordinator, the first pairing information, and second pairing information indicating that the peer device is a peer device to perform pairing.
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Abstract
Provided are methods and apparatuses for performing pairing. A method of performing pairing between a coordinator and a peer device includes: if a second coordinator of a second network relays first pairing information indicating that a first coordinator of a first network is a device to perform pairing, from the first coordinator to a peer device of the second network, disassociating, by the peer device, from the second network, associating with the first network, and then transmitting, to the first coordinator, the first pairing information and second pairing information indicating that the peer device is a peer device to perform pairing.
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85 Claims
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1. A method of performing pairing between a first coordinator of a first network and a peer device of a second network, the method comprising:
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relaying, by a second coordinator of the second network, first pairing information indicating that the first coordinator is a device to perform pairing, from the first coordinator to the peer device; disassociating, by the peer device, from the second network; associating, by the peer device, with the first network; and transmitting, by the peer device and to the first coordinator, the first pairing information, and second pairing information indicating that the peer device is a peer device to perform pairing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 85)
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7. A method of performing pairing between a first coordinator of a first network and a peer device of a second network, the method comprising:
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relaying, by a second coordinator of the second network, first pairing information indicating that the first coordinator is a device to perform pairing, from the first coordinator to the peer device; relaying, by the second coordinator, the first pairing information, and second pairing information indicating that the peer device is a peer device to perform pairing, from the peer device to the first coordinator; disassociating, by the peer device, from the second network; and associating, by the peer device, with the first network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method of performing pairing between a first coordinator of a first network and a peer device of a second network, the method comprising:
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broadcasting first pairing information indicating that the first coordinator is a device to perform pairing; disassociating, by the peer device, from the second network; associating, by the peer device, with the first network; and transmitting, by the peer device and to the first coordinator, the first pairing information, and second pairing information indicating that the peer device is a peer device to perform pairing. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method of performing pairing between a first coordinator of a first network and a peer device of a second network, the method comprising:
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relaying, by a second coordinator of the second network, second pairing information indicating that the peer device is a device to perform pairing, from the peer device to the first coordinator; relaying, by the second coordinator, the second pairing information, and first pairing information indicating that the first coordinator is a peer device to perform pairing, from the first coordinator to the peer device; disassociating, by the peer device, from the second network; and associating, by the peer device, with the first network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method of performing pairing between a first coordinator of a first network and a peer device of a second network, the method comprising:
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broadcasting, by the first coordinator, first pairing information indicating that the first coordinator is a device to perform pairing; relaying, by a second coordinator of the second network, the first pairing information, and second pairing information indicating that the peer device is a peer device to perform pairing, from the peer device to the first coordinator; and associating, by the first coordinator, with the second network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of performing pairing between a first device of a first network and a second device of a second network, the method comprising:
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relaying, by a first coordinator of the first network and a second coordinator of the second network, third pairing information indicating that the first device is a device to perform pairing, from the first device to the second device; relaying, by the first coordinator and the second coordinator, second pairing information indicating that the second device is a peer device to perform pairing, from the second device to the first device; disassociating, by the second device, from the second network; and associating, by the second device, with the first network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of performing pairing between a first device of a first network and a second device of a second network, the method comprising:
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comparing, by each of a first coordinator of the first network and a second coordinator of the second network, a capability of the first coordinator and a capability of the second coordinator based on first coordinator capability information indicating the capability of the first coordinator and second coordinator capability information indicating the capability of the second coordinator; disassociating, by the second device, from the second network associating with the first network based on a result of the comparing and; transmitting, by the second device and to the first coordinator, second pairing information indicating that the second device is a device to perform pairing; and broadcasting, by the first coordinator, third pairing information indicating that the first device is a device to perform pairing and the second pairing information. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of performing pairing between a first device of a first network and a second device of a second network by using a first coordinator of the first network and a second coordinator of the second network, the method comprising:
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comparing, by each of the first device and the second device, a capability of the first coordinator and a capability of the second coordinator based on first coordinator capability information indicating the capability of the first coordinator and second coordinator capability information indicating the capability of the second coordinator; disassociating, by the second device, from the second network associating with the first network based on a result of the comparing; transmitting, by the second device and to the first coordinator, second pairing information indicating that the second device is a device to perform pairing; and broadcasting, by the first coordinator, third pairing information indicating that the first device is a device to perform pairing and the second pairing information. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A method of performing pairing between a first device of a first network and a second device of a second network, the method comprising:
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comparing, by each of a first coordinator of the first network and a second coordinator of the second network, a first random number generated by the first device and a second random number generated by the second device; disassociating, by the second device, from the second network and associating with the first network based on a result of the comparing; transmitting, by the second device and to the first coordinator, second pairing information indicating that the second device is a device to perform pairing; and broadcasting, by the first coordinator, third pairing information indicating that the first device is a device to perform pairing and the second pairing information. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A method of performing pairing between a first device of a first network and a second device of a second network by using a first coordinator of the first network and a second coordinator of the second network, the method comprising:
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comparing, by each of the first device and the second device, a first random number generated by the first device and a second random number generated by the second device; disassociating, by the second device from the second network and associating with the first network, based on a result of the comparing; transmitting, by the second device and to the first coordinator, second pairing information indicating that the second device is a device to perform pairing, and the second random number; and broadcasting, by the first coordinator, third pairing information indicating that the first device is a device to perform pairing, the second pairing information, the first random number, and the second random number. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A method of performing pairing between a first coordinator of a first network and a second coordinator of a second network, the method comprising:
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broadcasting, by the second coordinator, fourth pairing information indicating that the second coordinator is a device to perform pairing; broadcasting, by the first coordinator, first pairing information indicating that the first coordinator is a device to perform pairing; deciding a device, between the first coordinator and the second coordinator, to exit a network to which the first coordinator or the second coordinator belongs; and disassociating, by the second coordinator, from the second network and associating with the first network based on the deciding. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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43. A network system comprising:
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a first coordinator which belongs to a first network and broadcasts first pairing information indicating that the first coordinator is a device to perform pairing; a peer device which belongs to a second network and generates second pairing information indicating that the peer device is a peer device to perform pairing; and a second coordinator which belongs to the second network and relays the first pairing information from the first coordinator to the peer device, wherein, if the first pairing information is received, the peer device disassociates from the second network, associates with the first network and then transmits the first pairing information and the second pairing information to the first coordinator. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A network system comprising:
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a first coordinator which belongs to a first network and broadcasts first pairing information indicating that the first coordinator is a device to perform pairing; a peer device which belongs to a second network and generates second pairing information indicating that the peer device is a peer device to perform pairing; and a second coordinator which belongs to the second network and relays the first pairing information from the first coordinator to the peer device and relays the first pairing information and the second pairing information from the peer device to the first coordinator, wherein the peer device transmits, to the second coordinator and to the second coordinator, the first pairing information and the second pairing information and then disassociates from the second network and associates with the first network. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51)
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52. A network system comprising:
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a first coordinator which belongs to a first network and broadcasts first pairing information indicating that the first coordinator is a device to perform pairing; and a peer device which belongs to a second network and, if the first pairing information is received, which disassociates from the second network and associates with the first network and then transmits, to the first coordinator, the first pairing information and second pairing information indicating that the peer device is a peer device to perform pairing. - View Dependent Claims (53)
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54. A network system comprising:
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a peer device which belongs to a second network and generates second pairing information indicating that the peer device is a device to perform pairing; a second coordinator which belongs to the second network and relays the second pairing information from the peer device to a first coordinator of a first network; and a first coordinator which broadcasts the second pairing information and first pairing information indicating that the first coordinator is a peer device to perform pairing, wherein the second coordinator relays the first pairing information and the second pairing information from the first coordinator to the peer device, and if the peer device receives, from the second coordinator, the first pairing information and the second pairing information, the peer device disassociates from the second network and associates with the first network. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56)
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57. A network system comprising:
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a first coordinator which belongs to a first network and broadcasts first pairing information indicating that the first coordinator is a device to perform pairing; a peer device which belongs to a second network and generates second pairing information indicating that the peer device is a peer device to perform pairing; and a second coordinator which belongs to the second network and relays the first pairing information and the second pairing information from the peer device to the first coordinator, wherein, if the first pairing information and the second pairing information are received, the first coordinator associates with the second network. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A network system comprising:
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a first device which belongs to a first network and generates third pairing information indicating that the first device is a device to perform pairing; a first coordinator which belongs to the first network and relays the third pairing information from the first device to a second device of a second network through a second coordinator of the second network; a second device which generates second pairing information indicating that the second device is a peer device to perform pairing; and a second coordinator which relays the second pairing information from the second device to the first device through the first coordinator, wherein, if the third pairing information is received, the second device disassociates from the second network and then associates with the first network. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. A network system comprising:
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a second coordinator which compares a capability of a first coordinator and a capability of the second coordinator based on first coordinator capability information indicating the capability of the first coordinator of a first network and second coordinator capability information indicating that the capability of the second coordinator that is a coordinator of a second network; a second device which belongs to the second network, disassociates from the second network based on a result of the comparing, associates with the first network and then transmits, to the first coordinator, second pairing information indicating that the second device is a device to perform pairing; a first device which belongs to the first network and generates third pairing information indicating that the first device is a peer device to perform pairing; and a first coordinator which broadcasts the second pairing information and the third pairing information. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A network system comprising:
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a second device which compares a capability of a first coordinator and a capability of the second coordinator based on first coordinator capability information indicating the capability of the first coordinator of a first network and second coordinator capability information indicating that the capability of the second coordinator that is a coordinator of a second network, disassociates from the second network based on a result of the comparing, associates with the first network, and then transmits second pairing information indicating that the second device is a device to perform pairing; a first device which belongs to the first network and generates third pairing information indicating that the first device is a device to perform pairing; and a first coordinator which broadcasts the second pairing information and the third pairing information. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75)
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76. A network system comprising:
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a second coordinator which belongs to a second network and comparing a first random number generated by a first device that belongs to a first network and a second random number generated by a second device that belongs to the second network; a second device which disassociates from the second network based on a result of the comparing, associates with the first network, and then transmits, to a first coordinator of the first network, second pairing information indicating that the second device is a device to perform pairing; a first device which generates third pairing information indicating that the first device is a device to perform pairing; and the first coordinator which broadcasts the second pairing information and the third pairing information. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78)
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79. A network system comprising:
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a second device which belongs to a second network, compares a first random number generated by a first device that belongs to a first network and a second random number generated by the second device, disassociates from the second network based on a result of the comparing, associates with the first network, and then transmits, to a first coordinator of the first network, second pairing information indicating that the second device is a device to perform pairing and the second random number; the first device which generates third pairing information indicating that the first device is a peer device to perform pairing; and a first coordinator which broadcasts the second pairing information, the third pairing information, the first random number, and the second random number. - View Dependent Claims (80)
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81. A network system comprising:
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a second coordinator which belongs to a second network and broadcasts fourth pairing information indicating that the second coordinator is a device to perform pairing; and a first coordinator which broadcasts first pairing information indicating that the first coordinator is a device to perform pairing, wherein each of the first coordinator and the second coordinator decides a device to exit a network to which the first coordinator or the second coordinator belong, and the second coordinator disassociates from the second network based on the deciding and then associates with the first network. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84)
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