Patent ID: 7478188
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for connecting a wireless USB (WUSB) device to multiple WUSB hosts, comprising the steps of: a) connecting the wireless USB device to a first WUSB host; b) putting the connection with the first WUSB host into a pseudo sleep mode; c) scanning a radio frequency spectrum for a new WUSB host that is available for connection to the device; d) connecting the device to the new WUSB host; e) putting the connection with the new WUSB host into a pseudo sleep mode, wherein the pseudo sleep mode is a low rower mode adopted by the WUSB device when interconnected to the USB host and wherein during the pseudo sleep mode the WUSB device periodically searches for new USB hosts and when a new USB host is found, making a new connection to the found new USB host, putting the new connection into sleep mode, and going back into pseudo sleep mode.