Device, system, and method of establishing multiple wireless connections

• US 8,107,879 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2007
• Issued: 01/31/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tahoe Research Limited (f/k/a Learndale Limited) (Vector Capital Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Pering, Trevor, Want, Roy
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TUAN HOANG
• Application Number:
  US11/967,331
• Publication Number:
  US 20090170431A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,492 Days
• Field of Search: 455/39, 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/41.3
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/48 Transceivers

Abstract

Device, system, and method of establishing multiple wireless connections. For example, a system includes: a tag to store wireless connection information readable by a mobile device, the wireless connection information including: a first connection information item including data to support establishment of a first wireless communication link between the mobile device and a first wireless device; and a second connection information item including data to support establishment of a second wireless communication link between the mobile device and a second wireless device.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a tag located externally to a mobile device and operative to store wireless connection information readable by the mobile device, the wireless connection information comprising;

a first connection information item including data to support establishment of a first wireless communication link between the mobile device and a first wireless device; and

a second connection information item including data to support establishment of a second wireless communication link between the mobile device and a second wireless device, wherein the first wireless device and the second wireless device are located externally to the mobile device and the tag.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second connection information items comprises a Media Address Control (MAC) address of the first wireless device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second connection information items comprises an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the first wireless device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second connection information items comprises a Global Unique Identifier (GUID) of the first wireless device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the system further comprises the mobile device, and wherein the mobile device comprises a tag reader to read the first and second connection information items upon placement of the mobile device in proximity to the tag.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the mobile device comprises one or more wireless transceivers to establish the first wireless communication link between the mobile device and the first wireless device based on the first connection information item, and to establish the second wireless communication link between the mobile device and the second wireless device based on the second connection information item.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the mobile device comprises a tag writer to write into the tag one or more connection information items based on a user-defined platform composition.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the tag comprises a read/write Near-Field Communication (NFC) tag.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the tag comprises a read/write Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tag.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises a device selected from the group consisting of:

a laptop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a cellular phone, a handheld device, a wireless communication device, a wireless communication station, and a Personal Digital Assistant device.

11. A method comprising:

reading wireless connection information stored in a memory of a tag located externally to a mobile device, the wireless connection information comprising first and second connection information items;

establishing a first wireless communication link between the mobile device and a first wireless device based on data from the first connection information item; and

establishing a second wireless communication link between the mobile device and a second wireless device based on data from the second connection information item, wherein the first wireless device and the second wireless device are located externally to the mobile device and the tag.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the tag comprises a read/write Near-Field Communication (NFC) tag.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the reading comprises:

determining that the mobile device is in near-field proximity to the NFC tag.

14. The method of claim 13, comprising:

in response to the reading, notifying a user of the mobile device that the mobile device is able to wirelessly connect to the first and second wireless devices.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein establishing the first and second wireless communication links comprises:

establishing the first and second wireless communication links when the mobile device is in near-field proximity to the NFC tag; and

maintaining the first and second wireless communication links when the NFC tag is not in near-field proximity to the mobile device.