INTELLIGENT PAIRING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES
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1. A method, comprising:
- sharing information between a first device and a second device during an initial pairing operation;
wirelessly linking the first and the second devices using at least some of the shared information; and
after the wireless link has been severed, re-establishing the wireless link between only the first and the second devices using at least some of the shared information at a subsequent pairing operation.
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Abstract
An intelligent pairing between a first device and a target second device is described. The intelligent pairing can use information provided by a plurality of second devices responding to a connection request by the first device where only one of the plurality of responding second devices is the target second device. The information can include a motion signature, a first device identifier, and a second device identifier.
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26 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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sharing information between a first device and a second device during an initial pairing operation; wirelessly linking the first and the second devices using at least some of the shared information; and after the wireless link has been severed, re-establishing the wireless link between only the first and the second devices using at least some of the shared information at a subsequent pairing operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A portable media device, comprising:
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a processor, wherein the processor causes the portable media device to pair with a target remote device by causing the portable media device to, receive connection packets from each of a plurality of remote devices only one of which is the target remote device, wherein each of the connection packets includes information associated with the corresponding remote device, analyze the received information; identify the target remote device based on the analysis; and pair only with the target remote device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21)
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18. Non-transitory computer readable medium for storing computer code executed by a processor in a portable device for pairing with a target remote device, comprising:
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computer code for sharing information between a first device and a second device during an initial pairing operation; computer code for wirelessly linking the first and the second devices using at least some of the shared information; and computer code for after the wireless link has been severed, re-establishing the wireless link between only the first and the second devices using at least some of the shared information at a subsequent pairing operation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 22, 24, 26)
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23. A method performed by a personal media device (PMD) to intelligently pair with only a target remote device, comprising:
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listening for connection packets from a plurality of remote devices only one of which is the target remote device, wherein each of the connection packets includes information; analyzing the information to identify the target remote device; and pairing only with the target remote device.
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25. A physical activity monitoring system, comprising:
a portable media device, the portable media device arranged to wirelessly communicate with a first remote physical activity device over an initial wireless link in response to an initial pairing operation, wherein subsequent to the initial pairing and after the initial wireless link has been severed, the portable media device re-establishes a subsequent wireless link only with the first remote physical activity device by broadcasting a request for information, operating on information received in response to the broadcasted information request, the information being received from a plurality of remote physical activity devices only one of which is the initial remote physical activity device, and using the operated on information to broadcast a connection acceptance command that only the first remote physical activity device responds with a connection acknowledgment.
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