Wireless link pairing authentication

• Main Authors: O'Neal, Todd P, Canter, Joseph T, Monson, Gavin M, Weidman, Bryan, Shannon, Gregory J, Benz, Eric, Seim, Douglas A, Corbin, Scott M, Williams, Jason M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.02.2022
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

Systems and methods include a medical device that matches an identifier received over its optical channel and associated with a control device within a line-of-sight of the medical device with an identifier received over its wireless channel and that automatically pairs with the control device associated with the matching identifier over its wireless channel, as well as, a control device that matches an identifier received over its optical channel and associated with a medical device within a line-of-sight of the control device with an identifier received over its wireless channel and that automatically pairs with the medical device associated with the matching identifier over its wireless channel, as well as, a first device and a second device that automatically pair over a wireless channel based on a location identifier received over an optical channel from a transmitter within a line-of-sight of the first device and the second device.