ARRANGEMENT FOR MANAGING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES

• US 20160080041A1
• Filed: 09/14/2015
• Published: 03/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: XPED Holdings PY Limited
• Original Assignee: XPED Holdings PY Limited
• Inventors: Schultz, John, Wood, Christopher, Carrig, Philip
• Granted Patent: US 9,647,726 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/20 Binding and programming of remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/91 Remote control based on location and proximity
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/73 for taking measurements, e.g. using sensing coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/281 indicating a format for calling an appliance service function in a home automation network for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4625 Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/04 including near field communication means, e.g. RFID
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data

Abstract

An arrangement for managing bi-directional wireless communication between a controller and a plurality of controllable-devices wherein each controllable-device is able to provide operable function specific instructions to the controller as to how it would like to be operated by the controller and wherein a proximity mechanism means provides bidirectional communications over a distance of a few centimeters between the controller and the or each controllable-device.

Claims

1. An arrangement for managing wireless communication between a device and one or more other devices, the arrangement including:

a first device having a processor, memory, a communication mechanism and a proximity sensor and having access to a resource description file of at least the first device; and

a second device having a processor, memory, a communication mechanism and a proximity sensor and having no access to a resource description file for the first device,

wherein the first device and the second device are brought together, including physical contact, such as to confirm the proximity of the first device and the second device so that at least the first device and the second device can communicate wirelessly and thus make available to the memory of the second device at least the resource description file of the first device for processing by the processor of the second device.