System and method for establishing wireless connection
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAlain Benayoun, Patrick Michel, Gilles Toubol
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Abstract
A system for establishing wireless connection between a peripheral device and an intelligent device in a multi-computer environment having a plurality of intelligent devices is disclosed. The system is in part included within the peripheral device which is preferably a mouse device and also is included within the intelligent device which is preferably a computer system. Specific routines of the system allow a user to work with any of the intelligent devices using only the one mouse device.
Claims20
A computer system capable of coupling to a wireless peripheral device, the computer system comprising:
- a first actuation means on a wireless peripheral device, the first actuation means enabling a transmission of an identifier signal that identifies a request for a wireless communication initialization between the wireless peripheral device and a computer;
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- a second actuation means on the computer, the second actuation means enabling a transmission of an acknowledgment signal, the acknowledgment signal acknowledging an initialization of a wireless coupling between the wireless peripheral device and the computer in response to the identifier signal, wherein the initialization of the wireless coupling is effected only when the first and second actuation means are simultaneously engaged by one or more users.
A wireless peripheral device capable of coupling to a computer system, the wireless peripheral device comprising:
- a first actuation means, the first actuation means enabling a transmission of an identifier signal that identifies a request for a wireless communication initialization between the wireless peripheral device and a computer, and
- a synchronization signal receiving means, the synchronization signal receiving means being capable of receiving an acknowledgment signal from the computer, the acknowledgment signal acknowledging a synchronization of a wireless coupling between the wireless peripheral device and the computer in response to the identifier signal when the first actuation means on the wireless peripheral device and a second actuation means on the computer are simultaneously engaged by one or more users.
A method for coupling a wireless peripheral device to a computer, the method comprising:
- transmitting from a wireless peripheral device an identifier signal that identifies a request for a wireless communication initialization between the wireless peripheral device and a computer;
- transmitting of an acknowledgment signal from the computer, the acknowledgment signal acknowledging an initialization of a wireless coupling between the wireless peripheral device and the computer in response to the identifier signal;
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- detecting if a first actuation means on the wireless peripheral device for transmitting the identifier signal and a second actuation means on the computer for transmitting the acknowledgment signal are simultaneously engaged, wherein the initialization of the wireless coupling is effected only when a first and second actuation means are simultaneously engaged by one or more users.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.