Personal area network with automatic attachment and detachment
DCFirst Claim
1. A method of communicating between a first peripheral device and a hub device in a personal area network comprising,sending, by the hub device to the first peripheral device, a signal including an address for the first peripheral device,subsequent to the signal from the hub device, sending by the first peripheral device to the hub device, a response including the first peripheral device address,subsequent to the response from the first peripheral device, sending by the hub device to the first peripheral device, a hub responses,subsequent to the hub response, sending by the first peripheral device to the hub device, a second peripheral response including the first peripheral device address, andsending, by the hub device, one or more additional identifiers to the first peripheral device, wherein the one or more identifiers are used to further identify communications between the hub device and the first peripheral device,prior to sending, by the hub device to the first peripheral device, the signal including the first peripheral device address, broadcasting by the hub device, a message including a hub device identifier to indicate availability of the hub device for peripheral attachment, andin response to the message broadcast by the hub device, sending by the first peripheral device, a message to indicate availability of the first peripheral device for communication with the hub device.
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Abstract
A network (100) includes a hub device (110) and at least one unattached peripheral device (120). The unattached peripheral device (120) transmits an attach request to the hub device (110) with a selected address, receives a new address from the hub device to identify the unattached peripheral device (120), and communicates with the hub device (110) using the new address.
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1. A method of communicating between a first peripheral device and a hub device in a personal area network comprising,
sending, by the hub device to the first peripheral device, a signal including an address for the first peripheral device, subsequent to the signal from the hub device, sending by the first peripheral device to the hub device, a response including the first peripheral device address, subsequent to the response from the first peripheral device, sending by the hub device to the first peripheral device, a hub responses, subsequent to the hub response, sending by the first peripheral device to the hub device, a second peripheral response including the first peripheral device address, and sending, by the hub device, one or more additional identifiers to the first peripheral device, wherein the one or more identifiers are used to further identify communications between the hub device and the first peripheral device, prior to sending, by the hub device to the first peripheral device, the signal including the first peripheral device address, broadcasting by the hub device, a message including a hub device identifier to indicate availability of the hub device for peripheral attachment, and in response to the message broadcast by the hub device, sending by the first peripheral device, a message to indicate availability of the first peripheral device for communication with the hub device.
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12. A hub device within a personal area network comprising,
a transceiver, a processor in communication with the transceiver, and A program on a computer readable medium configured for enabling the processor to i) send a signal including an address for a first peripheral device, ii) receive from the first peripheral device a response including the first peripheral device address, iii) send a hub response to the first peripheral device, iv) receive from the first peripheral device a second peripheral response including the first peripheral device address, v) send one or more additional identifiers to the first peripheral device, wherein the one or more identifiers are used to further identify communications between the hub device and first the peripheral device, and vi) prior to sending a signal including the first peripheral device address to the first peripheral device, broadcast a message including a hub device identifier to indicate the availability of the hub device for first peripheral device attachment and receive, from the first peripheral device, a message indicating the availability of the first peripheral device for communication with the hub device.
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23. A peripheral device having a peripheral device address for use in a personal area network comprising,
a transceiver, a processor, in communication with the transceiver, and A program on a computer readable medium configured for enabling the processor to i) receive, from a hub device, a signal including the peripheral device address, ii) send a response to the hub device including the peripheral device address, iii) receive from the hub device a hub response, iv) send to the hub device a second peripheral response including the peripheral device address, v) receive, from the hub device, one or more additional identifiers, wherein the one or more identifiers are used to further identify communications between the hub device and the peripheral device, and vi) prior to receiving a signal from the hub device including a peripheral device address, receive a broadcast message from the hub device including a hub device identifier to indicate the availability of the hub device for peripheral device attachment and send, to the hub device, a message indicating the availability of the peripheral device for communication with the hub device.
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