Multi-member bluetooth device capable of dynamically switching operation mode
US11570081B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multi-member Bluetooth device for communicating data with a remote Bluetooth device is disclosed including: a main Bluetooth circuit and an auxiliary Bluetooth circuit. In the period during which the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit operates at a sniffing mode, the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit sniffs packets transmitted from the remote Bluetooth device while the main Bluetooth circuit receives packets issued from the remote Bluetooth device, and the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit switches from the sniffing mode to a relay mode if the throughput of packets sniffed by the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit is lower than a predetermined threshold. In the period during which the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit operates at the relay mode, the main Bluetooth circuit receives packets transmitted from the remote Bluetooth device and forwards the received packets to the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit, and the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit does not sniff packets issued from the remote Bluetooth device.
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