SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE AND AN AUXILIARY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of controlling short-range wireless communication using a short-range transceiver between a wireless device and a second device, the method comprising:
- providing at least one proximate device indicator near the second device;
configuring the at least one proximate device indicator to have an at least one proximate device indicator configuration;
determining the configuration of the proximate device indicator when the proximate device indicator is in close proximity to the wireless device; and
selecting an associated communication profile for the wireless device based on the proximate device indictor configuration.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for facilitating short-range wireless communications between a mobile wireless device and an auxiliary device. The wireless device includes a short-range transceiver for communicating with an auxiliary device; a signal module for providing a mode control signal; and, a control module for controllably shifting a short-range transceiver between a power saver mode and a search mode based on the mode control signal received from the signal module. When in the search mode, the short-range transceiver is operable to search for the auxiliary device to communicate therewith. When in a power saver mode, the short-range transceiver is not operable to search for the auxiliary device.
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1. A method of controlling short-range wireless communication using a short-range transceiver between a wireless device and a second device, the method comprising:
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providing at least one proximate device indicator near the second device; configuring the at least one proximate device indicator to have an at least one proximate device indicator configuration; determining the configuration of the proximate device indicator when the proximate device indicator is in close proximity to the wireless device; and selecting an associated communication profile for the wireless device based on the proximate device indictor configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless system comprising:
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a short-range transceiver in a wireless device for communicating with a second device; at least one proximate device indicator near the second device, the at least one proximate device indicator having an at least one proximate device indicator configuration; a detector in the wireless device for determining the configuration of the at least one proximate device indicator when the at least one proximate device indicator is in close proximity to the wireless device; and a control module operable to select a communication profile for the wireless device based on the proximate device indicator configuration. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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