Personal area network with automatic attachment and detachment
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1. A method of communicating between a first peripheral device and a hub device in a personal area network comprising:
- broadcasting by the hub device, a signal to indicate availability of the hub device for peripheral attachment, in response to the signal broadcast by the hub device, sending by the first peripheral device, a signal to indicate availability of the first peripheral device for communication with the hub device, sending, by the hub device to the first peripheral device, a signal including a first peripheral device identifier, subsequent to sending the signal including a first peripheral device identifier from the hub device, sending by the first peripheral device to the hub device a first peripheral response including the first peripheral device identifier, subsequent to the receiving of the first peripheral response by the hub device, sending by the hub device to the first peripheral device a hub response, and subsequent to the receiving of the hub response by the first peripheral device, sending by the first peripheral device to the hub device a second peripheral response including the first peripheral device identifier.
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Abstract
A network (100) includes a hub device (110) and at least one unattached peripheral device (120). The unattached peripheral device (120) transmits an attach request to the hub device (110) with a selected address, receives a new address from the hub device to identify the unattached peripheral device (120), and communicates with the hub device (110) using the new address.
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1. A method of communicating between a first peripheral device and a hub device in a personal area network comprising:
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broadcasting by the hub device, a signal to indicate availability of the hub device for peripheral attachment, in response to the signal broadcast by the hub device, sending by the first peripheral device, a signal to indicate availability of the first peripheral device for communication with the hub device, sending, by the hub device to the first peripheral device, a signal including a first peripheral device identifier, subsequent to sending the signal including a first peripheral device identifier from the hub device, sending by the first peripheral device to the hub device a first peripheral response including the first peripheral device identifier, subsequent to the receiving of the first peripheral response by the hub device, sending by the hub device to the first peripheral device a hub response, and subsequent to the receiving of the hub response by the first peripheral device, sending by the first peripheral device to the hub device a second peripheral response including the first peripheral device identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A hub device within a personal area network comprising:
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a processor, and a transceiver in communication with the processor, the transceiver configured to i) broadcast a message to indicate the availability of the hub device for peripheral device attachment, ii) receive, from a 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 including the first peripheral device identifier, 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. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A peripheral device within a personal area network comprising:
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a processor, and a transceiver in communication with the processor, the transceiver configured to i) receive a broadcast message from a hub device to indicate the availability of the hub device for peripheral device 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, a signal including a peripheral device identifier, iv) send a response to the hub device including the peripheral device identifier, v) receive from the hub device a hub response, and vi) send to the hub device a second peripheral response including the peripheral device identifier. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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