Patent ID: 6072468
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
A docking system for establishing wireless connection between a first device and a second device, the first device comprising a portable device, said second device comprising one intelligent device of a plurality of intelligent devices to be disposed within a wireless communication range of said first device, wherein said first device is capable of wireless communication with any of said plurality of intelligent devices, said docking system comprising:first wireless communication means comprising part of the first device and second wireless communication means comprising part of the second device, said first and second wireless communication means for providing wireless communication between said first device and said second device; andproximity docking means for automatically establishing secure wireless connection between the first device and the second device when the first device is brought within a predefined docking area of the second device so that said first device exclusively communicates with said second device of said plurality of intelligent devices, said predefined docking area being a limited area associated with said second device, said proximity docking means comprising means for automatically exchanging an address identifier between the first device and the second device when the first device is brought within the predefined docking area of the second device, wherein said secure wireless connection is maintained using said exchanged address identifier notwithstanding removal of the first device from the predefined docking area of the second device and notwithstanding use of the first device within communication range of said plurality of intelligent devices.