System and method for establishing a wireless connection between wireless devices

• US 7,715,793 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2006
• Issued: 05/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLC (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Inventors: Khazi, Taheer, Fuccello, James R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Milord; Marceau
• Application Number:
  US11/513,470
• Publication Number:
  US 20080057990A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,349 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2, 455/557, 455/556.1, 455/564, 455/556.2, 455/466, 455/502, 455/507, 370/349, 370/350, 370/469, 370/471, 370/401, 370/463, 370/338, 705/26
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Described is a system and method for establishing a wireless connection between wireless devices. The method comprises obtaining data of a corresponding computing device. The device conducts wireless communications using a predetermined wireless protocol. The obtained data is processed to generate a wireless address of the device and a first message is transmitted to the device for establishing a wireless connection. The first message is addressed to the wireless address. When a first response message is received from the device, a second message is transmitted to the device. The first response message is generated in response to the first message and includes the wireless address. The second message includes synchronization data. When a second response message is received from the device, the wireless connection is established with the device. The second response message is generated in response to the second message.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

obtaining data of at least one peripheral device, the peripheral device conducting wireless communications using a predetermined wireless protocol;

processing the obtained data to generate a wireless address of the peripheral device;

transmitting a first message to the peripheral device for establishing a wireless connection, the first message being addressed to the wireless address;

when a first response message is received from the peripheral device, transmitting a second message to the peripheral device, the first response message being generated in response to the first message and including the wireless address, the second message including synchronization data, the synchronization data including a clock offset and a frequency hopping sequence employed by a mobile computing device for use by the peripheral device; and

when a second response message is received from the peripheral device, establishing the wireless connection with the peripheral device, the second response message being generated in response to the second message.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining step includes one of the following substeps:

scanning a bar code containing the wireless address; and

reading an RFID tag containing the wireless address.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

processing the obtained data to generate an authentication code for use in establishing the wireless connection.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein one of the first and second response messages includes an authentication request from the second device.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein one of the second message and a third message includes the authentication code.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined wireless protocol is one of IEE 802.11, IEEE 802.16, infrared, Bluetooth and UWB.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the computing device is one of a headset, a printer, a digital pen, a scanner, a keyboard and a mouse.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the synchronization data includes at least one of a clock offset and a frequency hopping sequence.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

configuring the device as non-discoverable.

10. A system, comprising:

a first wireless device; and

a second wireless device,

wherein the first and second devices conduct wireless communications using a predetermined wireless protocol,

wherein the first device obtains data corresponding to the second device and processes the obtained data to generate a wireless address of the second device, the first device transmitting a first message to the wireless address for establishing a wireless connection with the second device,

wherein, when a first response message is received by the first device from the second device, the first device transmits a second message to the second device, the first response message being generated in response to the first message and including the wireless address of the second device, the second message including synchronization data to facilitate the wireless communications between the first and second devices, the synchronization data including a clock offset and a frequency hopping sequence employed by the first wireless device for use by the second wireless device, and

wherein, when a second response message is received by the first device from the second device, the wireless connection between the first and second devices is established, the second response message being generated in response to the second message.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the first device includes at least one of a laser-based scanner, an imager-based scanner, an RFID reader, a mobile phone, a PDA and a tablet computer.

12. The system according to claim 10, wherein the second device is one of a headset, a printer, a digital pen, a scanner, a keyboard and a mouse.

13. The system according to claim 10, wherein the first device obtains the wireless address by one of (i) scanning a bar code containing the wireless address and (ii) reading an RFID tag containing the wireless address.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein one of the bar code and the RFID tag are located on the computing device.

15. The system according to claim 10, wherein the synchronization data includes at least one of a clock offset and a frequency hopping sequence of the first device.

16. A device, comprising:

a data capture arrangement obtaining data of a wireless device;

a wireless communications arrangement conducting wireless communications using a predetermined wireless protocol; and

a processor processing the obtained data to generate a wireless address of the wireless device, the processor transmitting, via the communications arrangement, a first message to the wireless device for establishing a wireless connection therewith, the first message being addressed to the wireless address,

wherein, when a first response message is received from the wireless device, the processor transmits, via the communications arrangement, a second message to the wireless device, the first response message being generated in response to the first message and including the wireless address, the second message including synchronization data, the synchronization data including a clock offset and a frequency hopping sequence employed by the wireless communication arrangement for use by the wireless device and

wherein, when a second response message is received from the wireless device, the processor establishes the wireless connection with the wireless device, the second response message being generated in response to the second message.

17. The device according to claim 16, wherein the data capture arrangement includes at least one of a laser-based scanner, an imager-based scanner and an RFID reader.

18. The device according to claim 16, wherein the wireless device is one of a headset, a printer, a digital pen, a scanner, a keyboard and a mouse.

19. The device according to claim 16, wherein the device obtains the wireless address by one of (i) scanning a bar code containing the wireless address and (ii) reading an RFID tag containing the wireless address.

20. The device according to claim 16, wherein the synchronization data includes at least one of a clock offset and a frequency hopping sequence of the device.

21. A device, comprising:

a data capture means for obtaining data of a wireless device;

a wireless communications means for conducting wireless communications using a predetermined wireless protocol; and

a processing means for processing the obtained data to generate a wireless address of the wireless device, the processing means transmitting, via the communications means, a first message to the wireless device for establishing a wireless connection therewith, the first message being addressed to the wireless address,

wherein, when a first response message is received from the wireless device, the processing means transmits, via the communications means, a second message to the wireless device, the first response message being generated in response to the first message and including the wireless address, the second message including synchronization data, the synchronization data including a clock offset and a frequency hopping sequence employed by the wireless communication means for use by the wireless device, and

wherein, when a second response message is received from the wireless device, the processing means establishes the wireless connection with the wireless device, the second response message being generated in response to the second message.