Patent ID: 8589599

Claim:
A device, comprising: circuitry; and a transceiver in communication with the circuitry, the device configured to cause the transceiver to: periodically send a broadcast message to indicate the availability of the device for attachment to another device, the broadcast message including a unique device address of the device; receive, from the another device, a first pre-attachment message that is sent utilizing first information sent by the device, the first pre-attachment message including a first one of a plurality of addresses for unique identification in association with the another device; send, to the another device, a first response that is sent in response to the first pre-attachment message and includes second information, the first response including the first one of the addresses for unique identification in association with the another device; receive, from the another device, a second pre-attachment message that is sent utilizing the second information, the second pre-attachment message including the first one of the addresses for unique identification in association with the another device; send, to the another device, a second response that is sent in response to the second pre-attachment message, the second response including the first one of the addresses for unique identification in association with the another device; and communicate, with the another device, a data signal utilizing a second one of the addresses for identification in association with the another device, for data transfer in connection with a group controlled by the device and including at least the device and the another device, that is the subject of the attachment as result of the first pre-attachment message and the second pre-attachment message.