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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Scott Douglas Rose, Waterloo, CA;
Santiago Carbonell Duque, Bogota, CO;
Vahid Moosavi, Kitchener, CA;
David Ryan Walker, Waterloo, CA;
Christopher Lyle Bender, Kitchener, CA;
Scott Douglas Rose, Waterloo, CA;
Santiago Carbonell Duque, Bogota, CO;
Vahid Moosavi, Kitchener, CA;
David Ryan Walker, Waterloo, CA;
Christopher Lyle Bender, Kitchener, CA;
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A wireless communications system may include first and second mobile wireless communications devices each comprising a respective input device, wireless transceiver, near-field communication (NFC) transceiver, and controller coupled to the input device, wireless transceiver and NFC transceiver. At least one of the controllers may be configured to establish an NFC communications link between the NFC transceivers when the first and second mobile wireless communications devices are in proximity, provide a temporary device identifier (ID) via the NFC communications link, request authorization to establish a wireless link between the wireless transceivers, provide a permanent device ID upon receiving the authorization and based upon the temporary device ID, and establish the wireless link between the wireless transceivers based upon the permanent device ID.