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SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION VIA A PERIPHERAL HUB

  • US 20160306769A1
  • Filed: 04/15/2015
  • Published: 10/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A peripheral hub for creating and broadcasting a peripheral manifest, comprising:

  • a computer readable memory for storing a hub identifier (hub-ID) to identify the peripheral hub on a network;

    a wireless receiver configured to;

    (i) receive wireless signals from peripheral devices in proximity to the peripheral hub, and(ii) decode the wireless signals to obtain a peripheral identification (peripheral-ID) for each peripheral device;

    a processor communicatively coupled to the computer readable memory and the wireless receiver, wherein the processor is configured by a software program stored in the computer readable memory to;

    (i) receive the peripheral-IDs from the wireless receiver,(ii) create a peripheral manifest comprising the peripheral-IDs and the hub-ID, and(iii) store the peripheral manifest in the computer readable memory; and

    a wireless transmitter communicatively coupled to the computer readable memory, wherein the wireless transmitter is configured to;

    (i) read the peripheral manifest from the computer readable memory, and(ii) broadcast the peripheral manifest wirelessly.

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