Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

Marvell International Limited

Marvellworld Trade Ltd.

Ray Asbury

David Gordon Wright

Ryan Winfield Woodings

DeVerl Stokes

Daniel Scofield

Brian Mahaffy

Steven Connelly

Methods, apparatus, and other embodiments associated with automatically configuring a secure wireless connection are described. According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a security logic in a first device. The security logic is configured to determine a security code for wirelessly connecting to a second device by sending a request to initiate communication to the second device. The security logic is further configured to receive a reply from the second device in response to the request. The apparatus also includes a communication logic configured to establish a secure wireless connection to the second device from the first device by automatically initiating a Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) based, at least in part, on the security code.

Method and apparatus for automatically configuring a secure wireless connection

The present disclosure describes techniques for pre-association discovery. In some aspects a frame having information useful to identify a service provided by a wireless device is received, the service provided by the wireless device is identified based on the information of the frame and known service identification information, and the identified service is associated with the wireless device effective to enable use of the identified service.

Pre-association discovery

Disclosed is a peripheral device, comprising a sensor to trip when in proximity to a host device, and a transmitter coupled to the sensor to transmit a bind request to a host device. Further described is a method of binding the peripheral device to a host device.

Method for pairing 1-way devices

An improved key matrix scanning technique conducts a first pre-scan on a first array of connections in a key matrix to identify any activated keys or buttons associated with the first array. A second sub-scan is conducted on a second array of connections in the key matrix but only for the connections in the first array that are detected as having activated keys.

Method and apparatus for scanning a key or button matrix

A method and system is provided for supplying power to a host via a USB port. The power is transmitted to the host using the standard VBUS and GND lines that are part of standard USB cables and connectors. The peripheral device includes a special USB descriptor block. During the standard enumeration process, the host reads this USB descriptor block and recognizes that the device can provide power to the host. A set feature command is used to start the power transmission to the host.

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Ray Asbury