Patent ID: 8336084
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: associating a plurality of identities with an apparatus; encoding each of the plurality of identities into different addresses, respectively, wherein the different addresses include an address portion common to each different address, wherein encoding each of the plurality of identities into different addresses comprises concatenating a random number with an encoded form of each of the plurality of identities, wherein the random number is identical for each different address, and wherein each encoded form of each of the plurality of identities is created by executing an encoding function using the random number and each of the plurality of identities as inputs to the encoding function; broadcasting each of the different addresses from the apparatus in a separate wireless message; and listening in the apparatus for a wireless response message that includes information related to one of the different addresses that was most recently broadcast by the apparatus.