Controlling visibility of a wireless device in discoverable mode
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1. A method to control the visibility of a wireless device in a discoverable mode, the method comprising:
- while said wireless device is in said discoverable mode, receiving an inquiry from an inquiring device;
responding to said inquiry if an identifier of said inquiring device is ascertainable from said inquiry and if said identifier is included in a set of identifiers of one or more devices previously connected to said wireless device; and
ignoring said inquiry if said identifier is not ascertainable from said inquiry or if said identifier is not included in said set.
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Abstract
A wireless device in a discoverable mode controls its visibility by determining whether to ignore or respond to an inquiry, received from an inquiring device, based at least in part on one or more properties of the inquiring device.
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1. A method to control the visibility of a wireless device in a discoverable mode, the method comprising:
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while said wireless device is in said discoverable mode, receiving an inquiry from an inquiring device; responding to said inquiry if an identifier of said inquiring device is ascertainable from said inquiry and if said identifier is included in a set of identifiers of one or more devices previously connected to said wireless device; and ignoring said inquiry if said identifier is not ascertainable from said inquiry or if said identifier is not included in said set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method to control the visibility of a wireless device in a discoverable mode, the method comprising:
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while said wireless device is in said discoverable mode, receiving an inquiry from an inquiring device; responding to said inquiry if an identifier of said inquiring device is ascertainable from said inquiry, if said identifier corresponds to a particular manufacturer, and if an identifier of said particular manufacturer is included in a set of identifiers of one or more permitted manufacturers; and ignoring said inquiry if said identifier of said inquiring device is not ascertainable from said inquiry or if said identifier of said inquiring device does not correspond to any particular manufacturer or if said identifier of said particular manufacturer is not included in said set. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless device comprising:
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a wireless communication interface able to cause said wireless device to be in a discoverable mode and through which said wireless device is able to receive an inquiry from an inquiring device while in said discoverable mode; a processor coupled to said wireless communication interface; and a memory coupled to said processor, wherein said memory is to store a set of identifiers of one or more devices previously connected to said wireless device, and wherein said memory is to store code which, when executed by said processor, controls said wireless communication interface to respond to said inquiry if an identifier of said inquiring device is ascertainable from said inquiry and said identifier is included in said set, and causes said wireless device to ignore said inquiry if said identifier is not ascertainable from said inquiry or if said identifier is not included in said set. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wireless device comprising:
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a wireless communication interface able to cause said wireless device to be in a discoverable mode and through which said wireless device is able to receive an inquiry from an inquiring device while in said discoverable mode; a processor coupled to said wireless communication interface; and a memory coupled to said processor, wherein said memory is to store a set of identifiers of one or more permitted manufacturers, and wherein said memory is to store code which, when executed by said processor, controls said wireless communication interface to respond to said inquiry if an identifier of said inquiring device is ascertainable from said inquiry, if said identifier corresponds to a particular manufacturer, and if an identifier of said particular manufacturer is included in said set, and causes said wireless device to ignore said inquiry if said identifier of said inquiring device is not ascertainable from said inquiry or if said identifier of said inquiring device does not correspond to any particular manufacturer or if said identifier of said particular manufacturer is not included in said set. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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