Electronic device and operating method using bluetooth
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1. A portable communication device comprising:
- an input device;
a wireless communication unit capable of supporting a wireless connection;
a switching unit to select a first external device or a second external device in response to a single input received via the switching unit; and
a processor adapted to;
establish, using the wireless communication unit, the wireless connection with the first external device if the single input corresponds to the first external device;
establish, using the wireless communication unit, the wireless connection with the second external device if the single input corresponds to the second external device; and
transmit, via the wireless connection, a signal corresponding to another input received via the input device to a corresponding external device of the first external device and the second external device as the other input is received via the input device.
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Abstract
A Bluetooth pairing method in an electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting a change of a switching state of a switch of the electronic device, selecting a Bluetooth Device (BD) address according to the changed switching state among a plurality of stored BD addresses, and applying the selected BD address to a Bluetooth pairing. The method can facilitate Bluetooth pairing to selectable types of host devices.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable communication device comprising:
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an input device; a wireless communication unit capable of supporting a wireless connection; a switching unit to select a first external device or a second external device in response to a single input received via the switching unit; and a processor adapted to; establish, using the wireless communication unit, the wireless connection with the first external device if the single input corresponds to the first external device; establish, using the wireless communication unit, the wireless connection with the second external device if the single input corresponds to the second external device; and transmit, via the wireless connection, a signal corresponding to another input received via the input device to a corresponding external device of the first external device and the second external device as the other input is received via the input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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one or more keys; an output unit; a wireless communication unit; a switching unit to receive a single input corresponding to a selection of a first external device or a second external device; and a processor adapted to; establish, using the wireless communication unit, a wireless connection with a corresponding external device of the first external device and the second external device in response to the selection; transmit a signal corresponding to an input obtained via the one or more keys to the corresponding external device via the wireless connection such that a character, a number, or a symbol corresponding to the one or more keys is displayed via the corresponding external device as the input is obtained via the one or more keys; and present, using the output unit, an indication indicative of the wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a key pad unit including one or more keys; a switching unit to receive a single input corresponding to a selection of a first external device or a second external device; a wireless communication unit; and a processor adapted to; establish, using the wireless communication unit, a wireless connection with a corresponding external device of the first external device and the second external device in response to the selection; obtain an input via at least one key of the one or more keys; and transmit a signal corresponding to the input to the corresponding external device via the wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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