System and method for enabling a viewable PAN ID over a wireless personal area network
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1. A system for enabling a viewable personal area network (PAN) identification (ID) over an 802.15.4 network, the system comprising:
- a coordinator component configured to initiate the formation of and assign a PAN ID to a PAN;
a device configured to transmit or receive data using a wireless protocol and comprising at least one processor programmed to;
request the PAN;
receive the assigned PAN ID based on the request;
determine whether the PAN ID is a viewable PAN ID or a non-viewable PAN ID by performing a checksum on one or more characters in a character string of the PAN ID;
responsive to determining that the PAN ID is a viewable PAN ID, present the PAN ID to the user; and
responsive to determining that the PAN ID is a non-viewable PAN ID, redefine the non-viewable PAN ID to be a viewable PAN ID and present the redefined PAN ID to the user,wherein a viewable PAN ID comprises a PAN ID in a human-readable format, the human readable format comprising one of an American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) format and a Universal Character Set Transformation Format (UTF), andwherein a non-viewable PAN ID comprises a PAN ID in a machine-readable format, the machine-readable format comprising a hexadecimal format.
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Abstract
A system for enabling a viewable personal area network (PAN) identification (ID) over an wireless network. The system includes a coordinator configured to assign a PAN ID to an available PAN, a device configured to transmit and/or receive data using 802.15.4 protocol or equivalent, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is programmed to receive a request from the device to scan for an available wireless network, receive the assigned PAN ID based on the request, determine whether the PAN ID is a viewable PAN ID, and provide the PAN ID based on the determination.
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1. A system for enabling a viewable personal area network (PAN) identification (ID) over an 802.15.4 network, the system comprising:
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a coordinator component configured to initiate the formation of and assign a PAN ID to a PAN; a device configured to transmit or receive data using a wireless protocol and comprising at least one processor programmed to; request the PAN; receive the assigned PAN ID based on the request; determine whether the PAN ID is a viewable PAN ID or a non-viewable PAN ID by performing a checksum on one or more characters in a character string of the PAN ID; responsive to determining that the PAN ID is a viewable PAN ID, present the PAN ID to the user; and responsive to determining that the PAN ID is a non-viewable PAN ID, redefine the non-viewable PAN ID to be a viewable PAN ID and present the redefined PAN ID to the user, wherein a viewable PAN ID comprises a PAN ID in a human-readable format, the human readable format comprising one of an American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) format and a Universal Character Set Transformation Format (UTF), and wherein a non-viewable PAN ID comprises a PAN ID in a machine-readable format, the machine-readable format comprising a hexadecimal format. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An apparatus configured to enable a viewable personal area network (PAN) identification (ID) over a wireless network, the apparatus comprising
at least one processor and memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor to: -
receive a request to assign a PAN ID to the wireless network; determine whether the PAN ID is a viewable PAN ID or a non-viewable PAN ID by performing a checksum on one or more characters in a character string of the PAN ID; responsive to determining that the PAN ID is a viewable PAN ID, assign the viewable PAN ID to the wireless network; responsive to determining that the PAN ID is a non-viewable PAN ID, redefine the non-viewable PAN ID to be a viewable PAN ID and assign the redefined PAN ID to the wireless network; and provide the assigned PAN ID, wherein a viewable PAN ID comprises a PAN ID in a human readable format, the human readable format comprising one of an American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) format and a Universal Character Set Transformation Format (UTF), and wherein a non-viewable PAN ID comprises a PAN ID in a machine-readable format, the machine-readable format comprising a hexadecimal format. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. A method for enabling a viewable personal area network (PAN) identification (ID) over a wireless network, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a device to scan for an available wireless network; receiving a PAN ID based on the request; determining whether the PAN ID is a viewable PAN ID or a non-viewable PAN ID by performing a checksum on one or more characters in a character string of the PAN ID; and responsive to determining that the PAN ID is a viewable PAN ID, presenting the PAN ID responsive to determining that the PAN ID is a non-viewable PAN ID, redefining the non-viewable PAN ID to be a viewable PAN ID and presenting the redefined PAN ID to the user, wherein a viewable PAN ID comprises a PAN ID in a human-readable format, the human readable format comprising one of an American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) format and a Universal Character Set Transformation Format (UTF), and wherein a non-viewable PAN ID comprises a PAN ID in a machine-readable format, the machine-readable format comprising a hexadecimal format. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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