Patent ID: 9578669
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method for pairing a pairing apparatus comprising a first communicator and a second communicator, the method comprising: broadcasting, through the first communicator of the pairing apparatus, a search signal for pairing of the pairing apparatus and an external communication apparatus over a first communication method, and periodically activating the second communicator of the pairing apparatus while the pairing apparatus is turned on; and in response to the first communicator receiving, from the external communication apparatus, a first response signal regarding the search signal, and the second communicator receiving, from the external communication apparatus, a second response signal via a second communication method having a shorter transmission range than the first communication method, performing a pairing with the external communication apparatus, wherein an activation period of the second communicator is set adaptively according to a transmission period of the second response signal so that at least one time period when the second communicator is activated overlaps with a time period when the second response signal is transmitted.