Cloud-Based Proximity Pairing and Switching for Peer-to-Peer Devices

摘要

A first wireless communication device (UE device) associated with a certain user (or included in a specified set/group of UE devices) may establish a first communication link with an accessory device according to a short-range radio access technology, and transmit link (pairing) information associated with the first communication link to a server, such as a cloud-based server. The server may share this (first) link information with other UE devices associated with the same user (or belonging to the same specified group of UE devices as the first UE device). Link information associated with the other UE devices (i.e. second link information) may equally be shared with the accessory device, and the other UE devices and accessory device may use the first link information and second link information in establishing respective communication links between any of the other UE devices and the accessory device without having to undergo a pairing procedure.

主权项

1. A wireless communication device configured to communicate according to a short-range wireless communication technology (SRAT), the wireless communication device comprising:
one or more antennas; a first radio coupled to the one or more antennas for performing communication according to a first SRAT; and a processing element configured to interoperate with the first radio and the one or more antennas to cause the wireless communication device to:
create a first communication link with a first accessory device using the first SRAT, according to first link information;share the first link information with an external device that stores second link information associated with other devices comprised in a specified group of devices that also comprises the wireless communication device, wherein the external device shares the first link information with the other devices and shares the second link information with the wireless communication device; andshare the second link information with the first accessory device, wherein the first link information shared with the other devices and the second link information shared with the first accessory device enable any one of the other devices and the first accessory device to establish a second communication link with each other.