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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2016
At&t Intellectual Property I, Lp, Atlanta, GA (US);
Lusheng Ji, Randolph, NJ (US);
Robert Raymond Miller, II, Convent Station, NJ (US);
Jia Wang, Randolph, NJ (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a coordinator device having a memory, and a controller. The memory can have computer instructions, which when executed by the controller, causes the controller to facilitate establishing a first virtual personal area network with a first sensor by executing computer instructions associated with a first application profile, and facilitate establishing a second virtual personal area network with a second sensor by executing computer instructions associated a second application profile. The first application profile can be defined by a first protocol specification, while the second application profile can be defined by a second protocol specification. The first protocol specification can also be operationally distinct from the second protocol specification. Other embodiments are disclosed.