Patent ID: 9160501
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating communications between a time slot controller and a peripheral device via use of a wireless communications link system comprised of a plurality of communications time slots, comprising: receiving at the time slot controller from the peripheral device a registration request message, the registration request message including a registry number that was assigned to the peripheral device; causing the time slot controller to assign at least one of the plurality of communications time slots to the peripheral device to facilitate communications between the peripheral device and the time slot controller; using the registry number that was assigned to the peripheral device as received in the registration request from the peripheral device by the time slot controller to identify at least one of an application being executed by the time slot controller and an appliance coupled to the time slot controller; and causing the time slot controller to direct data received from the peripheral device in the assigned at least one of the plurality of communications time slots to the identified at least one of an application being executed by the time slot controller and an appliance coupled to the time slot controller.