Patent ID: 6298047
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A data communication system for establishing and retaining a data link between an interface circuit and a communication device having a wireless port for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal, the system comprising:an interface circuit;a plurality of transceivers in communication with the interface circuit, each transceiver configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal within a transceiver space associated with the respective transceiver; anda control circuit in communication with the interface circuit and the plurality of transceivers, the control circuit configured to scan the plurality of transceivers in a scanning sequence to detect presence of a wireless signal within any one of the plurality of transceiver spaces;wherein, when the wireless port transmits a wireless signal within one of the plurality of transceiver spaces, the control circuit automatically locks onto the transceiver associated with the transceiver space in which the wireless signal was detected, thereby enabling the data link between the interface circuit and the communication device.