Patent ID: 10812957

Abstract:
A method for establishing a wireless connection between a primary electronic device and a user-selectable one of a set of secondary electronic devices via a wireless communication channel; the primary electronic device comprising a display and a wireless communications interface, each of the set of secondary electronic devices comprising a user-activatable input and a wireless communications interface; wherein the method comprises: detecting at least a subset of said set of secondary electronic devices within a communication range of the primary electronic device; displaying, on the display of the primary electronic device, a list of the detected subset of secondary electronic devices; responsive to a user activation of a user-activatable input of a user-selected one of the subset of secondary electronic devices, sending an identification signal by the user-selected secondary electronic device, the identification signal identifying the user-selected secondary electronic device; responsive to receiving said identification signal by the primary electronic device, highlighting an entry on the displayed list associated with the user-selected secondary electronic device identified by the identification signal; receiving a user input at the primary electronic device, the user input being indicative of a user-selected entry of the displayed list; and initiating establishment of a wireless connection between the primary electronic device and an secondary electronic device identified by the user-selected entry.