Method and apparatus for location-based wireless connection and pairing
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing a storage device adapted to store communication information for at least one of more than one peripheral devices and being readable by a first device, wherein the communication information for the at least one of the more than one peripheral devices includes information used to establish communication between the at least one of the more than one peripheral devices and the first device, the storage device being spatially separated from the more than one peripheral devices and the first device; and
positioning the storage device so that the first device reads the communication information for the at least one of the more than one peripheral devices before communicating with the at least one of the more than one peripheral devices.
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Abstract
A method for wireless communication between a first device and a peripheral device comprises providing a storage device adapted to store communication information for the peripheral device and being readable by the first device, the storage device being spatially separated from the peripheral device. The method also comprises positioning the device so that the first device can read communication information for the peripheral device before communicating with the peripheral device. An apparatus comprises a storage device including data for wireless communication between a first device and a peripheral device within a location, the apparatus being positioned in or near the location and adapted for storing communication information for the peripheral device. The communication information can be read by the first device, allowing the first device to communicate with the peripheral device.
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36 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a storage device adapted to store communication information for at least one of more than one peripheral devices and being readable by a first device, wherein the communication information for the at least one of the more than one peripheral devices includes information used to establish communication between the at least one of the more than one peripheral devices and the first device, the storage device being spatially separated from the more than one peripheral devices and the first device; and positioning the storage device so that the first device reads the communication information for the at least one of the more than one peripheral devices before communicating with the at least one of the more than one peripheral devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 19, 20, 27, 31)
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9. A method comprising:
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locating a first device to a location within range of more than one peripheral devices; retrieving communication information for at least one of the more than one peripheral devices from a storage device that is arranged spatially separate from the first device and the more than one peripheral devices, wherein the communication information includes information used to establish communication between the first device and the at least one of the more than one peripheral devices; and using the communication information to establish communication with the at least one of the more than one peripheral devices. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 28, 32)
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17. An apparatus comprising a storage device configured to store data for wireless communication between a first device and at least one of more than one peripheral devices, the apparatus being spatially separated from the first device and the more than one peripheral devices, and adapted for storing communication information for the at least one of the more than one peripheral devices,
wherein the storage device is configured to provide the communication information to the first device, wherein the communication information is configured to establish communication between the first device and the at least one of the more than one peripheral devices.
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18. A method comprising:
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obtaining communication information for at least one of more than one peripheral devices, wherein the communication information is stored in a storage device and includes information to establish communication between a first device and the at least one of the more than one peripheral devices; locating the first device to a location within range of the more than one peripheral devices and the storage device, the more than one peripheral devices, the first device, and the storage device being spatially separated; retrieving the communication information from the storage device; and using the communication information to establish communication with the at least one of the more than one peripheral devices. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 30, 34, 35)
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36. A method comprising:
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using communication information to establish communication between a first device and at least one of more than one peripheral devices, wherein; the first device is configured to obtain the communication information from a storage device containing the communication information; the communication information includes information to establish communication between the first device and the at least one of the more than one peripheral devices; and the first device is located within range of the more than one peripheral devices and the storage device, the more than one peripheral devices, the first device, and the storage device being spatially separated.
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