Automatic attachment and detachment for hub and peripheral devices
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-003/00
G06F-011/30
H04W-008/24
H04L-029/08
H04W-076/00
H04L-012/58
출원번호
US-0281128
(2014-05-19)
등록번호
US-9003074
(2015-04-07)
발명자
/ 주소
Donaghey, Robert J
출원인 / 주소
Tri-County Excelsior Foundation
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초록▼
A device comprises circuitry and a transceiver. In operation, the device is configured to cause the transceiver to: receive a first message from another device to support at least one aspect of attachment of the device and the another device, send, to the another device, a second message after the f
A device comprises circuitry and a transceiver. In operation, the device is configured to cause the transceiver to: receive a first message from another device to support at least one aspect of attachment of the device and the another device, send, to the another device, a second message after the first message and prior to attachment, receive, from the another device, a third message that is sent after the second message and prior to attachment, send, to the another device, a fourth message after the third message and prior to attachment, receive, from the another device, a fifth message that is sent after the fourth message and prior to attachment, and send, directly to the another device, data utilizing at least one channel for data transfer utilizing a second one of the addresses for identification in association with the device on the shared wireless communication medium.
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1. A device, comprising: circuitry; anda transceiver in communication with the circuitry, the device configured to cause the transceiver to: receive a first message from another device to support at least one aspect of attachment of the device and the another device;send, to the another device, a se
1. A device, comprising: circuitry; anda transceiver in communication with the circuitry, the device configured to cause the transceiver to: receive a first message from another device to support at least one aspect of attachment of the device and the another device;send, to the another device, a second message after the first message and prior to attachment, the second message including a first one of a plurality of addresses for unique identification in association with the device on a shared wireless communication medium;receive, from the another device, a third message that is sent after the second message and prior to attachment, the third message including the first one of the addresses for unique identification in association with the device on the shared wireless communication medium;send, to the another device, a fourth message after the third message and prior to attachment, the fourth message including the first one of the addresses for unique identification in association with the device on the shared wireless communication medium;receive, from the another device, a fifth message that is sent after the fourth message and prior to attachment, the fifth message including the first one of the addresses for unique identification in association with the device on the shared wireless communication medium; andsend, directly to the another device, data utilizing at least one channel for data transfer utilizing a second one of the addresses for identification in association with the device on the shared wireless communication medium, for data transfer after attachment in connection with a group that is controlled by the another device, the at least one channel for data transfer being separate from at least one other channel for attachment that is utilized for directly communicating at least one of the first message, the second message, the third message, the fourth message, or the fifth message. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is operable such that no message is communicated between the second message and the third message, and no message is communicated before the first message. 3. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is operable such that the at least one other channel for attachment is utilized for directly communicating the first message to the device from the another device. 4. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is operable such that the at least one other channel for attachment is utilized for directly communicating each of the first message, the second message, the third message, the fourth message, and the fifth message; where the first message, the second message, the third message, the fourth message, and the fifth message are for supporting at least one aspect of the attachment of the device and the another device which are both capable of being endpoints. 5. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is operable such that the first message supports the at least one aspect of attachment by indicating the availability of the another device for attachment. 6. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is operable such that the first message supports the at least one aspect of attachment by sharing information; and the at least one other channel for attachment is for an initial attachment and is utilized for directly communicating at least the first message before any subsequent detachment after the initial attachment. 7. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is operable such that at least one of the first message, the second message, the third message, the fourth message, or the fifth message includes scheduling information for use in scheduling communication of a subsequent message. 8. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is operable such that at least one of the first message, the second message, the third message, the fourth message, or the fifth message includes scheduling information communicated utilizing the at least one other channel for attachment for use in scheduling communication of a subsequent message utilizing the at least one channel for data transfer. 9. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is operable such that the shared wireless communication medium involves a personal area network. 10. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is operable such that direct endpoint-to-endpoint communication is carried out utilizing the at least one channel for data transfer and the at least one other channel for attachment, utilizing the same protocol. 11. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is operable such that communication is carried out utilizing the at least one channel for data transfer and the at least one other channel for attachment, utilizing the same scheduling protocol. 12. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is operable such that communication utilizing the at least one channel for data transfer and the at least one other channel for attachment, is managed by the same at least one software layer. 13. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is operable such that the at least one channel for data transfer and the at least one other channel for attachment are utilized by the same transceiver for allowing direct radio frequency (RF) communication between the device and the another device which are both endpoints. 14. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is operable such that the at least one channel for data transfer and the at least one other channel for attachment are different in terms of a capability thereof. 15. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is operable such that the at least one channel for data transfer and the at least one other channel for attachment are different in terms of a transfer capability thereof. 16. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is operable such that the at least one channel for data transfer and the at least one other channel for attachment are different in terms of a size of communications thereover. 17. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is operable such that the first one of the addresses and the second one of the addresses are device addresses of different classes which are included, in their entirety, in a header of respective communications. 18. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is operable such that at least the first one of the addresses includes a unique device address that existed during an initial communication between the device and the another device in connection with an initial attachment, and uniquely identifies the device on the shared wireless communication medium. 19. The device of claim 18, wherein the device is further operable such that the second one of the addresses is assigned by the device. 20. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is operable such that at least one of the first message, the second message, the third message, the fourth message, or the fifth message includes the second one of the addresses. 21. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is further operable such that at least the first one of the addresses includes a MAC address. 22. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is further operable such that the device is capable of including a peripheral device and the another device is capable of including a hub device. 23. A device, comprising: circuitry; anda transceiver in communication with the circuitry, the device configured to cause the transceiver to: send a first signal to another device for providing information for use during attachment;receive, from the another device, a second signal, the second signal including a first one of a plurality of addresses for unique identification in association with the another device communicating on a shared wireless communication medium;send, to the another device, a third signal after the second signal, the third signal including the first one of the addresses for unique identification in association with the another device communicating on the shared wireless communication medium;receive, from the another device, a fourth signal, the fourth signal including the first one of the addresses for unique identification in association with the another device communicating on the shared wireless communication medium;send, to the another device, a fifth signal after the fourth signal, the fifth signal including the first one of the addresses for unique identification in association with the another device communicating on the shared wireless communication medium; andcommunicate, directly with the another device, data utilizing at least one channel for data transfer utilizing a second one of the addresses for identification in association with the another device communicating on the shared wireless communication medium, for data transfer after attachment in connection with a group that is controlled by the device, the at least one channel for data transfer being separate from at least one other channel for attachment that is utilized for directly communicating at least one of the first signal, the second signal, the third signal, the fourth signal, or the fifth signal. 24. The device of claim 23, wherein the device is operable such that the information includes scheduling information. 25. The device of claim 23, wherein the device is operable such that the information includes address information. 26. The device of claim 23, wherein the device is operable such that the first signal, the second signal, the third signal, the fourth signal, and the fifth signal are attachment-related signals for supporting radio frequency (RF) attachment between the device and the another device which are both endpoints. 27. The device of claim 23, wherein the device is operable such that the first signal is capable of including a broadcast message. 28. The device of claim 23, wherein the device is operable such that the plurality of addresses is used by a software link layer embodied on a computer readable medium that resides between a physical layer and a network layer embodied on the computer readable medium. 29. A device, comprising: circuitry; anda transceiver in communication with the circuitry, the device configured to cause the transceiver to: receive a first message from another device for providing information for use in association with an initial attachment of the device and the another device;send, to the another device, a second message, the second message including a first one of a plurality of addresses for identification in association with the device during communication via a shared wireless communication medium;receive, from the another device, a third message, the third message including the first one of the addresses for identification in association with the device during communication via the shared wireless communication medium;send, to the another device, a fourth message, the fourth message including the first one of the addresses for identification in association with the device during communication via the shared wireless communication medium;receive, from the another device, a fifth message, the fifth message including the first one of the addresses for identification in association with the device during communication via the shared wireless communication medium; andsend, directly to the another device, data utilizing at least one logical channel utilizing a second one of the addresses included in a header for identification in association with the device during communication via the shared wireless communication medium, for data transfer in connection with a group resulting from the initial attachment where the group is controlled by the another device, the at least one logical channel being separate from at least one other logical channel that is utilized for directly communicating at least one of the first message, the second message, the third message, the fourth message, or the fifth message, in association with the initial attachment. 30. A device, comprising: circuitry; anda transceiver in communication with the circuitry, the device configured to cause the transceiver to: receive a first message from another device for providing information for use in association with an attachment of the device and the another device;send, to the another device, a second message that is attachment-related, the second message including a first one of a plurality of addresses for identification in association with the device during communication on a shared wireless communication medium;receive, from the another device, a third message that is attachment-related, the third message including the first one of the addresses for identification in association with the device during communication on the shared wireless communication medium;send, to the another device, a fourth message that is attachment-related, the fourth message including the first one of the addresses for identification in association with the device during communication on the shared wireless communication medium;receive, from the another device, a fifth message that is attachment-related, the fifth message including the first one of the addresses for identification in association with the device during communication on the shared wireless communication medium; andsend, directly to the another device after the fifth message, data utilizing at least one channel utilizing a second one of the addresses for identification in association with the device during communication on the shared wireless communication medium, for direct endpoint-to-endpoint data transfer in connection with a network that is formed based on the attachment and that is managed by the another device, the at least one channel having a different capability with respect to at least one other channel that is utilized for directly communicating at least one of the first message, the second message, the third message, the fourth message, or the fifth message, for initial attachment purposes.
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