Bluetooth association based on docking connection

A method comprising:

• docking a wireless peripheral device to a docking port in a computer;
• turning on the wireless peripheral device through the use of switching means, in the docking port, which are coupled to a power switch in the wireless peripheral device, thus enabling the docked wireless peripheral device to transmit a docked device identification signal from the docked wireless peripheral device;
• receiving, at the computer, identification signals from all peripheral devices within range of the computer;
• generating a first list of all of the peripheral devices based on the received identification signals;
• turning off the docked wireless peripheral device through the use of the switching means in the docking port, thus causing the docked wireless device to cease transmitting the docked wireless device's identification signal;
• receiving, at the computer, identification signals from remaining peripheral devices that do not include the docked peripheral device;
• generating a second list of the remaining peripheral devices;
• deducing that the identifier for the docked wireless peripheral device is an identifier found in the first list but missing in the second list;
• and
• subsequently establishing an exclusive wireless connection with the docked wireless peripheral device whose identity was deduced in the deducing step.

A computer program product, residing on a computer usable medium, comprising:

• program code for docking a wireless peripheral device to a docking port in a computer;
• program code for turning on the wireless peripheral device through the use of switching means, in the docking port, which are coupled to a power switch in the wireless peripheral device, thus enabling the docked wireless peripheral device to transmit a docked device identification signal from the docked wireless peripheral device;
• program code for receiving, at the computer, identification signals from all peripheral devices within range of the computer;
• program code for generating a first list of all of the peripheral devices based on the received identification signals;
• program code for turning off the docked wireless peripheral device through the use of the switching means in the docking port, thus causing the docked wireless device to cease transmitting the docked wireless device's identification signal;
• program code for receiving, at the computer, identification signals from remaining peripheral devices that do not include the docked peripheral device;
• program code for generating a second list of the remaining peripheral devices;
• program code for deducing that the identifier for the docked wireless peripheral device is an identifier found in the first list but missing in the second list;
• and
• program code for subsequently establishing an exclusive wireless connection with the docked wireless peripheral device whose identity was deduced in the deducing step.