Patent ID: 8364963

Claim:
A method for automatic pairing of a first electronic device and a second electronic device, comprising: bringing the first and second electronic devices in proximity to each other; and automatically executing a sequence comprising: a. transmitting an inquiry signal from the second electronic device wherein the inquiry signal comprises an output power restricted to a first power level, wherein the first power level is lower than a standard power level used in pairing according to the Bluetooth technology standard and corresponds to a maximum distance within which the inquiry signal is detectable, wherein the proximity, does not exceed the maximum distance; b. transmitting an inquiry response signal from the first electronic device to the second electronic device, upon detecting the inquiry signal; c. interrupting transmission of the inquiry signal upon receiving the inquiry response signal from the first electronic device at the second electronic device; d. establishing, in the second electronic device, a High Level Authentication connection with the first electronic device, based on the first electronic device being first to respond to the inquiry signal; e. creating a common unique passkey using the High Level Authentication connection; and f. initiating a pairing according to a Bluetooth technology standard, by the first electronic device, using the unique passkey.