Bluetooth association with simple power connection

A method comprising:

• docking a wireless peripheral device to a computer;
• sending a first signal to 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;
• sending a second signal to 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 computer;
• program code for sending a first signal to 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 sending a second signal to 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.