Patent ID: 9699640
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A pairing apparatus, comprising: first and second wireless devices, each of which has a docking mechanism for physically docking the first and second wireless devices with each other; wherein each of the first and second wireless devices includes: a processor; and a memory configured to store a program, wherein the processor is configured to execute the program to perform functions of: a pairing request detecting unit configured to detect a request for pairing, the request for pairing including pressing of a pairing button and releasing of the pairing button; a docking detecting unit configured to detect docking of the first and second wireless devices; and a pairing setting unit configured to perform a pairing setting process for pairing the first and second wireless devices, in response to the request for pairing, wherein a first check as to whether the first and second wireless devices are in a docked state is made in response to the pressing of the pairing button, and a second check as to whether the first and second wireless devices are in a docked state is made in response to the releasing of the pairing button, the second check being separate and distinct from the first check, and the request for pairing is made from one of the first and second wireless devices to the other one of the first and second wireless devices upon both of the first check and the second check indicating that the first and second wireless devices are in the docked state.