Patent ID: 8554140
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: G08C,H04N,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method of pairing a first device with a second device, the first and second devices being adapted for wirelessly communicating with each other, the pairing of devices aiming at ensuring communication only between trusted devices, the method comprising: in the first device providing an algorithm comprising at least the following states providing that when the first device is NOT in the STANDBY or CONNECTED states, the first device is automatically, repeatedly brought in the pairing search state; initiating a pairing search by the first device; receiving by the first device MAC-addresses from a number of replying devices responding to the initiated pairing search; creating a first list of the replying devices, the first list including said MAC-addresses; creating a second list of previously rejected devices (PRD) comprising MAC-addresses of devices which have previously been within a range of pairing of the first device, but which were judged to be a device that is not trusted to be paired with the first device; creating a third list of previously connected devices (PCD) comprising MAC-addresses of devices which were previously judged to be a trusted device; storing said first, second, and third list in a memory of the first device; and sequentially requesting further identification including a class-ID and/or a device name from devices on said list, wherein a trusted device is defined by its class-ID and/or its name.