Patent ID: 7778262
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. An interfacing apparatus comprising: a scanning module configured to scan a predetermined range of communication protocols associated with a plurality of devices; a send/receive module configured to sending and receive distinct communication protocols associated with the plurality of devices, each distinct communication protocol including a communication packets containing information; a decoding module configured to decode: (i) each received distinct communication protocol and (ii) the information contained in the communication packet associated with that received and decoded distinct communication protocol; and a conversion module configured to convert: (i) a each decoded distinct communication protocol, and (ii) the decoded information contained in the communication packet associated with that received and decoded distinct communication protocol, into at least one of another distinct communication protocol and a common interface language as required by a recipient device; a weighting module adapted and programmed to calculate and limit the amount of distinct communication protocols to be scanned for by the scanning module; wherein the weighting module limits the amount of communication protocols to be scanned for by the scanning module by weighting each distinct communication protocol based on at least one of: (i) the amount of time required for the scanning module to lock onto a signal on a distinct communication protocol, (ii) the number of times a signal on a distinct communication protocol is repeated, and (iii) the speed of a signal on a distinct communication protocol.