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US 7,065,382 B2Granted
Wireless terminal having a scanner for issuing an alert when within the range of a target wireless terminal
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsSeppo Alanara, Jari Puputii, Hawk Yin Pang, Tatu Koljonen
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Abstract
A wireless terminal, method, and system for using the wireless terminal, for determining when the wireless terminal enters a coverage area of a target device within which communications are possible with the target device and alerting the user of the wireless terminal that such an area has been entered.
Claims14
A wireless terminal for communicating with other wireless terminals in a network using wireless signals, comprising:
- an input device for inputting commands and data;
- an output device for outputting information;
- a transmitter/receiver circuit for transmitting and receiving wireless signals;
- and
- a controller having a plurality of user selectable modes, the controller controlling said input device, said output device and said transmitter/receiver circuit;
- wherein one of said users selected modes is a scanner mode which causes said wireless terminal to scan received wireless signals to determine whether identifying wireless signals corresponding to a target device have been received and if said identifying wireless signals have been received, outputting via said output device an indication that said wireless terminal is within range of said target device where communications with said target device can be conducted;
- wherein
- said users selected modes further includes:
- a target mode which causes said wireless terminal to operate as a target device and transmit identifying wireless signals identifying the wireless terminal;
- and further wherein
- said controller is set to the scanner mode said wireless terminal scans received wireless signals to determine whether the identifying wireless signals indicates the target device as being associated with predefined information.
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A method in a wireless terminal for communicating with other wireless terminals in a network using wireless signals, comprising the steps of:
- inputting commands and data;
- outputting information
- transmitting and receiving wireless signals;
- and
- controlling the inputting of command and data, the outputting of information and the transmitting and receiving of wireless signals,
- wherein said controlling is settable by a user to one of a plurality of user selectable mode including:
- a scanner mode which causes scanning of received wireless signals to determine whether identifying wireless signals corresponding to a target device have been received and if said identifying wireless signals have been received, outputting via said outputting step and
- indication that said wireless terminal is within range of said target device where communication with said target device can be conducted;
- wherein
- said user selectable modes further includes:
- a target mode which causes said wireless terminal to operate as a target device and transmit identifying wireless signals identifying the wireless terminal;
- and further wherein
- said controlling is set to the scanner mode said wireless terminal scans received wireless signals to determine whether the identifying wireless signals indicates the target device as being associated with predefined information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.