US 11,690,114 B2
Wireless link pairing authentication
Gavin M. Monson, Oxford, OH (US); Douglas A. Seim, Okeana, OH (US); Bryan Weidman, Columbus, IN (US); Eric Benz, Sunman, IN (US); Todd P. O'Neal, Fairfield, OH (US); Joseph T. Canter, Harrison, OH (US); Gregory J. Shannon, Indianapolis, IN (US); Jason M. Williams, Cary, NC (US); and Scott M. Corbin, Sunman, IN (US)
Assigned to LIKO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AB, Luleå (SE)
Filed by LIKO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AB, Luleå (SE)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/538,337.
Application 17/538,337 is a continuation of application No. 16/889,259, filed on Jun. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,240,857.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/856,930, filed on Jun. 4, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0095399 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 72/04 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 76/14 (2018.02) [H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 72/04 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for automatically pairing a medical device with control devices, the method comprising:
receiving, via a first communication channel, a first identifier associated with a first control device within a line-of-sight of the medical device;
receiving, via a second communication channel different from the first communication channel, at least one identifier associated with at least one control device;
determining that the identifier received over the first communication channel matches an identifier of the at least one identifier received over the second communication channel;
automatically pairing with the first control device associated with the matching identifier over the second communication channel
receiving, via the first communication channel, a second identifier associated with a second control device within the line-of-sight of the medical device;
determining whether the first identifier is detectable over the first communication channel; and
remaining paired with the first control device if the first identifier is detected over the first communication channel; or
automatically disassociating from the first control device if the first identifier is not detected over the first communication channel.