Wireless interface for access connections

摘要

A process of pairing a wireless PAN (personal area network) device with a system can be facilitated first by assuming default PIN codes that are traditionally used with wireless PAN devices and then by attempting such presumed default codes before querying the user for input. Accordingly, a cumbersome task conventionally required of the user is most often removed. Also, the devices that are paired and connected are preferably graphically conveyed on a display or graphical user interface (GUI) in a manner that solidly implies that each PAN device is connected only to its system, and not (directly) to other PAN devices.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and a display device operatively connected to said one or more processors, said display device having a visual user interface; said visual user interface comprising a first region and a second region displayed together on said display device; said first region acting to graphically convey a personal area network device within wireless range of a personal area network of said apparatus and connectable to said apparatus; said second region acting to graphically convey a ring graphic of a personal area network comprising said apparatus depicted towards a center of said ring graphic and personal area network devices connected directly with said apparatus via the personal area network depicted about the periphery of said ring graphic; said one or more processors initiating a connection between the personal area network device within said first region and said apparatus in response to user input moving an icon of the personal area network device from said first region to the periphery of said ring graphic of said second region; wherein said initiating comprises automatically using a default code for establishing a connection between the personal area network device and said apparatus.