Patent ID: 7042866
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of configuring an IP network containing a plurality of computing devices each connectable to a backbone network, each device having a first interface for establishing a Bluetooth connection, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting to each device, through its first interface, a first Bluetooth message suitable for discovering at least one network-relevant characteristic of the device; recording first indicia respectively indicative of the discovered characteristic for each device; generating, for each device, a second Bluetooth message representing a selectable value of at least one IP parameter with which the device may be configured, the second Bluetooth message being in a form suitable for commanding the associated device to correspondingly set the associated IP parameter; selecting the value of the IP parameter for each device consistent with the recorded first indicia for such device; and transmitting each second Bluetooth message to the associated device through its first interface.