Automatic attachment and detachment for hub and peripheral devices
DCFirst Claim
1. A hub device for use within a personal area network, comprising:
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wherein the hub device is operable such that a first one of a plurality of unique addresses and a second one of the unique addresses are operable for being used for identification in association with the first peripheral device, the first one of the unique addresses and the second one of the unique addresses uniquely identifying the first peripheral device on a shared communication medium and existing during a first communication with the first peripheral device;
wherein the hub device is operable such that the first one of the unique addresses has a first one or more channels associated therewith above a hardware layer with a capability of transferring a first size of communication and the second one of the unique addresses has a second one or more channels associated therewith above the hardware layer with a capability of transferring a second size of communication different than the first size of communication.
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Abstract
A network (100) includes a hub device (110) and at least one unattached peripheral device (120). The hub device comprises circuitry and a transceiver in communication with the circuitry. In operation, the hub device is configured to cause the transceiver to i) send a message to indicate the availability of the hub device for attachment to a first peripheral device, ii) receive, from the first peripheral device, a message indicating the availability of the first peripheral device for communication with the hub device, iii) send, to the first peripheral device, a signal including a first peripheral device identifier, iv) receive, from the first peripheral device, a response, v) send a hub response to the first peripheral device, and vi) receive, from the first peripheral device, a second peripheral response including the first peripheral device identifier.
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1. A hub device for use within a personal area network, comprising:
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circuitry, and a transceiver in communication with the circuitry, the hub device configured to cause the transceiver to i) send a message to indicate the availability of the hub device for attachment to a first peripheral device, ii) receive, from the first peripheral device, a message indicating the availability of the first peripheral device for communication with the hub device, iii) send, to the first peripheral device, a signal including a first peripheral device identifier, iv) receive, from the first peripheral device, a response, v) send a hub response to the first peripheral device, and vi) receive, from the first peripheral device, a second peripheral response including the first peripheral device identifier; wherein the hub device is operable such that a first one of a plurality of unique addresses and a second one of the unique addresses are operable for being used for identification in association with the first peripheral device, the first one of the unique addresses and the second one of the unique addresses uniquely identifying the first peripheral device on a shared communication medium and existing during a first communication with the first peripheral device; wherein the hub device is operable such that the first one of the unique addresses has a first one or more channels associated therewith above a hardware layer with a capability of transferring a first size of communication and the second one of the unique addresses has a second one or more channels associated therewith above the hardware layer with a capability of transferring a second size of communication different than the first size of communication. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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2. A hub device for use within a personal area network, comprising:
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circuitry, and a transceiver in communication with the circuitry, the hub device configured to cause the transceiver to i) send a message to indicate the availability of the hub device for attachment to a first peripheral device, ii) receive, from the first peripheral device, a message indicating the availability of the first peripheral device for communication with the hub device, iii) send, to the first peripheral device, a signal including a first one of a plurality of addresses operable for being used for identification in association with the first peripheral device, iv) receive, from the first peripheral device, a response, v) send a hub response to the first peripheral device, and vi) receive, from the first peripheral device, a second peripheral response; wherein the hub device is configured such that the first one of the addresses and a second one of the addresses are operable for being used for identification in association with the first peripheral device; wherein the hub device is configured such that the first one of the addresses has a first one or more channels associated therewith with a capability of transferring a first size of communication and the second one of the addresses has a second one or more channels associated therewith with a capability of transferring a second size of communication greater than the first size of communication. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A peripheral device for use within a personal area network, comprising:
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circuitry, and a transceiver in communication with the circuitry, the peripheral device configured to cause the transceiver to i) receive a sent message from a hub device to indicate the availability of the hub device for attachment, ii) send, to the hub device, a message indicating the availability of the peripheral device for communication with the hub device, iii) receive, from the hub device, during an initial attachment process, a signal including a first one of a plurality of addresses operable for being used for identification in association with the peripheral device within the personal area network, iv) send a response to the hub device, v) receive, from the hub device, a hub response, and vi) send, to the hub device, a second peripheral response; wherein the peripheral device is configured such that the first one of the addresses and a second one of the address are operable for being used for identification in association therewith, and the first one of the addresses and the second one of the addresses are each associated with a separate class of addresses; wherein the peripheral device is configured such that the first one of the addresses has a first one or more channels associated therewith including at least one logical channel with a capability of transferring a first amount and the second one of the addresses has a second one or more channels associated therewith with a capability of transferring a second amount greater than the first amount.
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28. A device, comprising:
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a first peripheral device configured to; receive a first message from at least one other device to indicate the availability of the at least one other device for attachment, send, to the at least one other device, a second message indicating the availability for communication with the at least one other device, receive, from the at least one other device, a first signal including a first device identifier, send a first response to the at least one other device, receive, from the at least one other device, a second response, and send, to the at least one other device, a third response including the first device identifier; and a second peripheral device configured to; receive a third message from at least one other apparatus to indicate the availability of the at least one other apparatus for attachment, send, to the at least one other apparatus, a fourth message indicating the availability for communication with the at least one other apparatus, receive, from the at least one other apparatus, a second signal including a second device identifier, send a fourth response to the at least one other apparatus, receive, from the at least one other apparatus, a fifth response, and send, to the at least one other apparatus, a sixth response including the second device identifier; wherein the device is operable such that a first one of a plurality of addresses and a second one of the addresses are used for identification in association with the first peripheral device; wherein the device is operable such that the first one of the addresses has a first one or more channels associated therewith with a capability of transferring a first amount and the second one of the addresses has a second one or more channels associated therewith with a capability of transferring a second amount that is different than the first amount. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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