Patent ID: 7218633

Claim:
A method of communicating between a first peripheral device and a hub device in a personal area network comprising, sending, by the hub device to the first peripheral device, a signal including an address for the first peripheral device, subsequent to the signal from the hub device, sending by the first peripheral device to the hub device, a response including the first peripheral device address, subsequent to the response from the first peripheral device, sending by the hub device to the first peripheral device, a hub responses, subsequent to the hub response, sending by the first peripheral device to the hub device, a second peripheral response including the first peripheral device address, and sending, by the hub device, one or more additional identifiers to the first peripheral device, wherein the one or more identifiers are used to further identify communications between the hub device and the first peripheral device, prior to sending, by the hub device to the first peripheral device, the signal including the first peripheral device address, broadcasting by the hub device, a message including a hub device identifier to indicate availability of the hub device for peripheral attachment, and in response to the message broadcast by the hub device, sending by the first peripheral device, a message to indicate availability of the first peripheral device for communication with the hub device.