Wireless communication protocol having a predetermined report rate

A method for wirelessly transferring data between a host computing device and one or more connected peripheral devices, the method comprising:

• transferring the data with a data construct comprising a packet structure arranged in a repetitive communication cycle that includes:
• a transmit time window within which the host transmits data to the one or more connected peripheral devices;
• a receive time window within which the host receives data from the one or more connected peripheral devices, wherein a duration of the receive time window is set based on a predetermined communication report rate between the host computing device and the one or more connected peripheral devices;
• and
• adding a new peripheral device as a connected peripheral device when the new peripheral device transmits a request to the host to be added as a connected peripheral device and the receive time window has time available to add the new peripheral device.

A method for wirelessly transferring data between a transceiver of a host device and a peripheral device over a communications path, the method comprising:

• wirelessly transmitting from the peripheral device to the transceiver of the host device, a request to connect with the host computing device;
• configuring a receiver circuit in the peripheral device to receive data wirelessly transmitted from the transceiver of the host to a connected peripheral device when the request to connect with the host computing device is not accepted;
• receiving data wirelessly transmitted from the transceiver of the host to the connected peripheral device using the receiver circuit in the peripheral device;
• analyzing the data with a processor of the peripheral device and identifying an available transmit period that can be used to transmit data from the peripheral device to the transceiver of the host device;
• and
• transmitting peripheral device data to the transceiver of the host device during the available transmit period.