Insuring proper communication with chosen implant among multiple implants in proximity to one another

A system comprising:

• a control device including control device processing circuitry and control device communication circuitry;
• a targeted device in communication with the control device via messages transmitted by a wireless communication interface, the targeted device including targeted device processing circuitry and targeted device communication circuitry;
• a memory associated with each of the control device and the targeted device for storage of a unique identification assigned to that targeted device;
• wherein the control device processing circuitry and the targeted device processing circuitry each includes additional circuitry to insure proper communication between the control device and the targeted device;
• for each message transmitted between the two devices subsequent to a response signal transmitted from the targeted device to the control device following an initial interrogation signal from the control device to initiate communication between the two devices, the additional circuitry performing the following functions;
• (i) when the unique identification of the targeted device has a length that is longer than a length of the message, increasing the length of the message so as to be at least equal to the length of the unique identification;
• and (ii) mixing the lengthened message with the unique identification.

A method for insuring communication of messages between a control device and a targeted device programmable by the control device via a wireless communication interface, comprising the steps of:

• (a) compressing a unique identification associated with the targeted device to a length less than or equal to a length of each of the messages;
• (b) initiating communication between the two devices by transmitting an interrogation command from the control device to the targeted device;
• (c) in response to receiving the interrogation command at the targeted device, transmitting a response signal thereto that includes the compressed unique identification associated with the targeted device;
• (d) extracting the compressed unique identification from the response signal received by the control device;
• and
• (e) mixing the compressed unique identification with each subsequent message transmitted between the two devices to insure proper communication between the control device and the targeted device.

A method for insuring communication of messages between a control device and a targeted device programmable by the control device via a wireless communication interface, comprising the steps of:

• (a) initiating communication between the two devices by transmitting an interrogation command from the control device to the targeted device;
• (b) in response to receiving the interrogation command at the targeted device, transmitting a response signal thereto that includes a unique identification associated with the targeted device;
• (c) extracting the unique identification from the response signal received by the control device;
• (d) for each subsequent message transmitted between the two devices to insure proper communication between the control device and the targeted device;
• (i) when the unique identification has a length that is longer than a length of the message, increasing the length of the message so as to be at least equal to the length of the unique identification;
• and (ii) mixing the lengthened message with the unique identification.