User’s Guide
49
devices, such as a portable PC and a cellular phone, connect. A
piconet can support up to eight devices. When a piconet is
formed, one device acts as the master while the others act as
slaves for the duration of the piconet connection.
PIM
Personal Information Manager—an application, such as
Microsoft Outlook, that is used to manage contacts, keep track
of phone numbers, etc.
PIN
Personal Identification Number, also referred to as a “pass-
key” or “password.”
Scatternet
A group of independent and non-synchronized piconets that
share at least one common Bluetooth device. Bluetooth devices
must have point-to-multipoint capability to engage in scatternet
communication. There may be a maximum of 10 fully loaded
piconets in a scatternet.
Service Discovery
The process of determining the services that a Bluetooth server
provides.
SysTray
The Windows system tray-usually located in the lower-right
corner of the screen.
