Automatic pairing of a telephone peripheral unit and an interface unit
First Claim
1. A wireless communication system with secure linking and authentication of multiple peripheral units to a common interface unit comprising:
- an interface unit,a primary peripheral unit for two way communication with said interface unit, the primary peripheral unit having a microphone and a speaker, and being connectable to a telephone link via said interface unit,said interface unit having a unique interface unit device address, and the primary peripheral unit having a unique peripheral unit device address,wherein the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit are mutually connectable via a wireless communication link for audio communication, andthe system having a primary wired pairing routine for initially pairing the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit via a hard wired detachable connection to authenticate a link between the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit while the primary peripheral unit is in the hard wired detachable connection and before the wireless communication link is established between the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit, andwherein the primary wired pairing routine comprising;
a link detector for first detecting an established wired communication link between the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit,an address exchanger adapted to exchange the primary peripheral unit device address and/or said interface unit device address initially via the wired communication link between the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit during a time period when said wired link has been established, wherein authenticating the primary peripheral unit, andthe wireless communications system further comprising a secondary peripheral unit in addition to the primary peripheral unit, the primary peripheral unit being the main peripheral unit, wherein the secondary peripheral unit comprises a microphone and a speaker, and the secondary peripheral unit is connectable to the telephone link via said interface unit, the secondary peripheral unit having a unique device address, wherein the secondary peripheral unit and said interface unit are connectable to each other via a secondary wireless communication link for audio communication and the wired communication link for auxiliary data, the wired communication link being detachable, and wherein said interface unit is adapted to be simultaneously wirelessly connectable to both the primary peripheral unit and the secondary peripheral unit by the wireless communication links after the connection between the secondary peripheral unit and said interface unit have been authenticated by the wired communication link;
said authentication between the secondary peripheral unit and said interface unit including;
a pairing routine including;
a link detector for first detecting an established wired communication link between the secondary peripheral unit and said interface unit,an address exchanger adapted to exchange the secondary peripheral unit device address and/or said interface unit device address initially via the wired communication link between the secondary peripheral unit and said interface unit during a time period when the wired link has been established, wherein authenticating the second peripheral unit, to transmit telephone calls to the primary peripheral unit and the secondary peripheral unit from said interface unit when authenticated; and
wherein a switch on the primary peripheral unit for accepting the pairing of the secondary peripheral unit before said secondary peripheral unit is able to have an audio connection to said interface unit, after accepting pairing, wherein said audio connection to the primary peripheral unit are simultaneously transmitted to the secondary peripheral unit,wherein the wireless communication link transmits calls to the primary and secondary peripheral units during the audio connection, and after the audio connection is completed signifying the end of a call, the secondary wireless communication link expires, so that the user of the secondary peripheral unit may not listen into subsequent calls without re-authentication.
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Abstract
System for audio communication comprising: a peripheral unit and an interface unit, wherein the peripheral unit comprises a microphone and a speaker, and the peripheral unit is connectable to a telephone via the interface unit, the interface unit having a unique interface unit device address, and the peripheral unit having a unique peripheral unit device address, wherein the peripheral unit and the interface unit are mutually connectable via a wireless communication link for audio communication and via a detachable wired communication link for auxiliary data, and wherein the system further comprises automatic pairing routine for pairing the peripheral unit and the interface unit to establish the wireless communication link.
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11 Claims
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1. A wireless communication system with secure linking and authentication of multiple peripheral units to a common interface unit comprising:
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an interface unit, a primary peripheral unit for two way communication with said interface unit, the primary peripheral unit having a microphone and a speaker, and being connectable to a telephone link via said interface unit, said interface unit having a unique interface unit device address, and the primary peripheral unit having a unique peripheral unit device address, wherein the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit are mutually connectable via a wireless communication link for audio communication, and the system having a primary wired pairing routine for initially pairing the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit via a hard wired detachable connection to authenticate a link between the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit while the primary peripheral unit is in the hard wired detachable connection and before the wireless communication link is established between the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit, and wherein the primary wired pairing routine comprising; a link detector for first detecting an established wired communication link between the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit, an address exchanger adapted to exchange the primary peripheral unit device address and/or said interface unit device address initially via the wired communication link between the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit during a time period when said wired link has been established, wherein authenticating the primary peripheral unit, and the wireless communications system further comprising a secondary peripheral unit in addition to the primary peripheral unit, the primary peripheral unit being the main peripheral unit, wherein the secondary peripheral unit comprises a microphone and a speaker, and the secondary peripheral unit is connectable to the telephone link via said interface unit, the secondary peripheral unit having a unique device address, wherein the secondary peripheral unit and said interface unit are connectable to each other via a secondary wireless communication link for audio communication and the wired communication link for auxiliary data, the wired communication link being detachable, and wherein said interface unit is adapted to be simultaneously wirelessly connectable to both the primary peripheral unit and the secondary peripheral unit by the wireless communication links after the connection between the secondary peripheral unit and said interface unit have been authenticated by the wired communication link; said authentication between the secondary peripheral unit and said interface unit including; a pairing routine including; a link detector for first detecting an established wired communication link between the secondary peripheral unit and said interface unit, an address exchanger adapted to exchange the secondary peripheral unit device address and/or said interface unit device address initially via the wired communication link between the secondary peripheral unit and said interface unit during a time period when the wired link has been established, wherein authenticating the second peripheral unit, to transmit telephone calls to the primary peripheral unit and the secondary peripheral unit from said interface unit when authenticated; and wherein a switch on the primary peripheral unit for accepting the pairing of the secondary peripheral unit before said secondary peripheral unit is able to have an audio connection to said interface unit, after accepting pairing, wherein said audio connection to the primary peripheral unit are simultaneously transmitted to the secondary peripheral unit, wherein the wireless communication link transmits calls to the primary and secondary peripheral units during the audio connection, and after the audio connection is completed signifying the end of a call, the secondary wireless communication link expires, so that the user of the secondary peripheral unit may not listen into subsequent calls without re-authentication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for secure linking and authenticating of a primary peripheral unit and an interface unit for connecting the primary peripheral unit to a telephone via said interface unit, wherein the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit are adapted to be in communication via a first wireless communication link, wherein:
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the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit are adapted for being connected via a wired communication link so that at a given time one unit may function as a sending unit and the other unit may function as a recipient unit, the method comprising the steps of; a) detecting establishment of the wired communication link between the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit, b) determining if the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit are already authenticated by previous pairing, and if previously paired, no further authentication is required, otherwise; c) transferring a device address over the wired communication link between the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit during a time when both the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit are hard-wired to each other;
completing hard-wire pairing of the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit and maintaining said hard wired pairing after disconnection of the wired communication link;d) upon detection of a second peripheral unit being hard-wired connected to said interface unit, determining if said interface unit has previously been authenticated by previous pairing, and if previously paired, no further authentication is required, otherwise; hard wire pairing is performed between the secondary peripheral unit and said interface unit by connecting the secondary peripheral unit to the wired communication link to said interface unit;
completing hard-wire pairing of the secondary peripheral unit and maintaining said hard wired pairing after disconnection of the wired communication link;e) requiring acceptance of pairing of the secondary peripheral unit by a user of the primary peripheral unit, before the secondary peripheral unit is able to make an audio connection to said interface unit to hear calls, where after accepting pairing, said calls to the primary peripheral unit are simultaneously transmitted to the secondary peripheral unit, wherein the wireless communication link transmits calls to the primary and secondary peripheral units during the audio connection, and after the audio connection is completed the secondary wireless communication link expires, so that the user of the secondary peripheral unit may not listen into subsequent calls without re-authentication. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A wireless communication system with secure linking and authentication of multiple peripheral units to a common interface unit comprising:
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an interface unit, a primary peripheral unit for two way communication with said interface unit, the primary peripheral unit having a microphone and a speaker, and being connectable to a telephone link via said interface unit, said interface unit having a unique interface unit device address, and the primary peripheral unit having a unique peripheral unit device address, wherein the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit are mutually connectable via a wireless communication link for audio communication, and the system having a primary wired pairing routine for initially pairing the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit via a hard wired detachable connection to authenticate a link between the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit while the primary peripheral unit is in the hard wired detachable connection and before the wireless communication link is established between the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit, and wherein the primary wired pairing routine comprising; a link detector for first detecting an established wired communication link between the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit, an address exchanger adapted to exchange the primary peripheral unit device address and/or said interface unit device address initially via the wired communication link between the primary peripheral unit and said interface unit during a time period when said wired link has been established, wherein authenticating the primary peripheral unit, and the wireless communications system further comprising a secondary peripheral unit in addition to the primary peripheral unit, the primary peripheral unit being the main peripheral unit, wherein the secondary peripheral unit comprises a microphone and a speaker, and the secondary peripheral unit is connectable to the telephone link via said interface unit, the secondary peripheral unit having a unique device address, wherein the secondary peripheral unit and said interface unit are connectable to each other via a secondary wireless communication link for audio communication and the wired communication link for auxiliary data, the wired communication link being detachable, and wherein said interface unit is adapted to be simultaneously wirelessly connectable to both the primary peripheral unit and the secondary peripheral unit by the wireless communication links after the connection between the secondary peripheral unit and said interface unit have been authenticated by the wired communication link; said authentication between the secondary peripheral unit and said interface unit including; a pairing routine including; a link detector for first detecting an established wired communication link between the secondary peripheral unit and said interface unit, an address exchanger adapted to exchange the secondary peripheral unit device address and/or said interface unit device address initially via the wired communication link between the secondary peripheral unit and said interface unit during a time period when the wired link has been established, wherein authenticating the second peripheral unit, to transmit telephone calls to the primary peripheral unit and the secondary peripheral unit from said interface unit when authenticated; and wherein a switch on the primary peripheral unit for accepting the pairing of the secondary peripheral unit before said secondary peripheral unit is able to have an audio connection to said interface unit, after accepting pairing, wherein said audio connection to the primary peripheral unit are simultaneously transmitted to the secondary peripheral unit, where a user of the second peripheral unit cannot eavesdrop on said audio connection without authorization by the user of the primary peripheral unit wherein, after linking the second peripheral unit to said interface unit, monitoring the connection status of the audio connection to sense a call already underway or a call initiated after linking, and after the audio connection is completed, indicating the end of a call, the secondary wireless communication link expires, so that the user of the secondary peripheral unit may not listen into subsequent calls without re-authentication. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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