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Method and apparatus for bluetooth connection

US9813845B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 6, 2014
Grant dateNov 7, 2017
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Expiry dateNov 6, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/18
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to Bluetooth connection methods and apparatuses. An embodiment of the present invention provides a Bluetooth connection method, including transmitting, by a Bluetooth LE module, a packet to request device information, receiving a packet related to the device information from at least one connectable Bluetooth LE module, and discovering the at least one connectable Bluetooth LE module; transmitting, by the Bluetooth LE module, a packet indicative of connection with the discovered at least one connectable Bluetooth LE module and connecting the discovered at least one connectable Bluetooth LE module; and transmitting data to the discovered at least one connectable Bluetooth LE module or at least one Bluetooth BR/EDR module corresponding to the discovered at least one connectable Bluetooth LE module.

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