Patent ID: 8839398

Claim:
A method implemented at a first device capable of wireless communication, the method comprising: entering into a wireless pairing with a communication device; entering an inactivated state while still wirelessly paired with the communication device; the first device reactivating in response to user input received at the first device, and after reactivating, receiving from the communication device an identification of any other devices that entered into a pairing with the communication device while the first device was in the inactivated state; and the first device providing, based on the received identification, a notification that the any other devices entered into a pairing with the communication device while the first device was in the inactivated state; wherein the first device transmits an indication to the communication device that the first device is ready to receive data upon said reactivating, and the first device receives said identification in response to said indication that the first device is ready to receive data.