Patent ID: 8274913

Claim:
A system for configuring wireless communication of a survey device and a survey device controller, said system comprising: a survey device controller configured to receive a first wireless communication comprising a sequence indicating that a survey device is configured to participate in an automatic configuration process with said survey device controller; and said survey device which is configured to generate a second wireless communication conveying that a first button disposed on said survey device indicating the reception of a selection event to communicatively couple said survey device with said survey device controller has been pressed and wherein said survey device controller is further configured to automatically initiate a wireless communication connection between said survey device controller and said survey device in response to receiving said second wireless communication contemporaneous with receiving a signal generated by said survey device controller which indicates that a second button disposed on said survey device controller has been pressed to communicatively couple said survey device controller with said survey device and wherein said survey device controller is further configured to automatically generate a third wireless communication to initiate discovery of said survey device in response to said signal and wherein said survey device is configured to automatically generate said first wireless communication in response to receiving said third wireless communication.