Management of communication among network devices having multiple interfaces
First Claim
1. A method of managing network communications between a first network device, a second network device, the second network device having a first network address and a second network address, and a network storage entity that stores the first network address and the second network address of the second network device, said method comprising:
- receiving at the network storage entity, from said first network device, said first address of said second network device; and
transmitting from said network storage entity at least said second address of said second network device to the first network device,wherein the first network device includes a first Bluetooth device, the second network device includes a second Bluetooth device and the first address includes a Bluetooth Device Address (BDA) associated with the second network device.
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Abstract
A network element or server that manages name, address and identifying information of network devices that contain at least one Bluetooth interface is described. A Bluetooth Device Address may be queried by a first network device of a second network device to the server and the server may provide additional name, address and identifying information on the queried second network device to the first network device such that the first network device may establish a preferred connection with the second network device.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of managing network communications between a first network device, a second network device, the second network device having a first network address and a second network address, and a network storage entity that stores the first network address and the second network address of the second network device, said method comprising:
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receiving at the network storage entity, from said first network device, said first address of said second network device; and transmitting from said network storage entity at least said second address of said second network device to the first network device, wherein the first network device includes a first Bluetooth device, the second network device includes a second Bluetooth device and the first address includes a Bluetooth Device Address (BDA) associated with the second network device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A network, comprising:
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at least one network device including a first network interface and a second network interface; a storage device including at least one record having identifying information for said at least one network device, said at least one record specifying identification information for said first network interface and said second network interface, wherein said identification information is accessed by at least a second network device; and a first access point device connectable to said storage device and connectable to said at least one network device through said first network interface; a second access point device connectable to said storage device and connectable to said at least one network device through said second network interface, wherein said access point device communicates with said at least one network device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, said instructions relating to a program for performing steps that manage network communication between a first network device, a second network device, the second network device having a first network address and a second network address, and a network storage entity that stores the first network address and the second network address of the second network device, said steps comprising:
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receiving at the network storage entity, from said first network device, said first address of said second network device; and
,transmitting from said network storage entity at least said second address of said second network device to the first network device, wherein the first network device includes a first Bluetooth device, the second network device includes a second Bluetooth device and the first address includes a Bluetooth Device Address (BDA) associated with the second network device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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