Wireless communication device and method
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1. A device, comprising:
- a radio; and
a controller operatively coupled to the radio to operate the radio in a normal communication range in response to the controller binding the radio to a host in a reducing binding range,wherein the controller is configured to automatically switch the radio to operate in the normal communication range without user intervention in response to the controller binding the radio to the host, andwherein the radio and the controller are integrated into a single chip.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device and associated method is described. The device includes a radio and a controller to operate the radio in a normal communications range responsive to the controller binding the radio to a host in a reduced binding range, where the radio and the controller are integrated into a single chip.
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1. A device, comprising:
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a radio; and a controller operatively coupled to the radio to operate the radio in a normal communication range in response to the controller binding the radio to a host in a reducing binding range, wherein the controller is configured to automatically switch the radio to operate in the normal communication range without user intervention in response to the controller binding the radio to the host, and wherein the radio and the controller are integrated into a single chip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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operating an integrated circuit chip at a reduced binding range to bind a host computer, wherein the integrated circuit chip includes a controller and a radio; automatically switching the integrated circuit chip to operate in a normal communications range without user intervention in response to the integrated circuit chip binding to the host computer; and operating the integrated circuit chip to communicate with the host computer at the normal communications range. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A system, comprising:
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an integrated circuit chip comprising a radio and a controller operatively coupled with the radio, wherein the integrated circuit chip is configured to bind with a host computer at a reduced binding range, and communicate with the host computer at a normal communications range, and wherein the integrated circuit chip is configured to automatically switch to operate in the normal communications range without user intervention in response to the integrated circuit chip binding to the host computer; and the host computer, wherein the host computer is configured to bind with the integrated circuit chip in response to detecting that the integrated circuit chip is within a binding distance from the host computer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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