Methods, devices and systems for supporting wireless communication

• US 10,225,098 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2017
• Issued: 03/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cassia Networks Inc.
• Original Assignee: Cassia Networks Inc.
• Inventors: Gu, Daguang, Zhao, Fuyong, Zhang, Kunpeng
• Primary Examiner(s): Trandai, Cindy
• Application Number:
  US15/615,391
• Publication Number:
  US 20170272270A1
• Time in Patent Office: 637 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/005 Intermediate parts for distributing signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/318 Received signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15507 Relay station based processing for cell extension or control of coverage area, network planning with network coordinated processing with regard to cell extension H04W16/26; network topologies using dedicated repeater stations H04W84/047; terminal devices adapted for relaying to or from an other terminal H04W88/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2838 Distribution of signals within a home automation network, e.g. involving splitting/multiplexing signals to/from different paths adaptations of television systems for transmission by electric cable for domestic distribution H04N7/106; hybrid transport H04L12/6418; home network arrangements specially adapted for distribution of digital video signals H04N7/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4625 Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/622 Layer-2 addresses, e.g. medium access control [MAC] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/20 Master-slave selection or change arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/10 adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points

Abstract

A device for supporting wireless communication is provided. The device may comprise a first Bluetooth chip for communicating with a Bluetooth device and a second Bluetooth chip for communicating with a client device. The second Bluetooth chip may be configured to receive advertising data of the Bluetooth device from the first Bluetooth chip and broadcast advertising data including the received advertising data of the Bluetooth device. The first Bluetooth chip and the second Bluetooth chip may be configured to establish communication links between the client device and the second Bluetooth chip, between the second Bluetooth chip and the first Bluetooth chip, and between the first Bluetooth chip and the Bluetooth device.

Claims

1. A device for supporting wireless communication, comprising:

a first Bluetooth chip for communicating with a first Bluetooth device and a second Bluetooth device;

a second Bluetooth chip for communicating with a client device; and

a third Bluetooth chip for communicating with the client device, wherein;

the second Bluetooth chip is configured to receive advertising data of the first Bluetooth device from the first Bluetooth chip and broadcast advertising data including the received advertising data of the first Bluetooth device, and

the first Bluetooth chip and the second Bluetooth chip are configured to establish communication links between the client device and the second Bluetooth chip, between the second Bluetooth chip and the first Bluetooth chip, and between the first Bluetooth chip and the first Bluetooth device, and

wherein the third Bluetooth chip is configured to receive advertising data of the second Bluetooth device from the first Bluetooth chip and broadcast advertising data including the received advertising data of the second Bluetooth device, and

the first Bluetooth chip and the third Bluetooth chip are configured to establish communication links between the client device and the third Bluetooth chip, between the third Bluetooth chip and the first Bluetooth chip, and between the first Bluetooth chip and the second Bluetooth device.

2. The device for supporting wireless communication of claim 1, wherein:

the communication links between the client device and the second Bluetooth chip, between the second Bluetooth chip and the first Bluetooth chip, and between the first Bluetooth chip and the first Bluetooth device are Attribute Protocol data links.

3. The device for supporting wireless communication of claim 1, wherein the communication links between the client device and the third Bluetooth chip, between the third Bluetooth chip and the first Bluetooth chip, and between the first Bluetooth chip and the second Bluetooth device are Attribute Protocol data links.

4. The device for supporting wireless communication of claim 1, wherein:

the second Bluetooth chip is configured to receive advertising data of multiple Bluetooth devices from the first Bluetooth chip and alternately broadcast advertising data including the received advertising data of each of the Bluetooth devices.

5. The device for supporting wireless communication of claim 1, wherein:

the first and second Bluetooth devices and the client device are unable to directly communicate with each other via Bluetooth; and

the first Bluetooth chip, the second Bluetooth chip and the third Bluetooth chip are configured to relay communications between the first and second Bluetooth devices and the client device.

6. The device for supporting wireless communication of claim 1, wherein:

the second Bluetooth chip is configured as a virtual device of the first Bluetooth device.

7. The device for supporting wireless communication of claim 1, wherein:

to broadcast the advertising data including the received advertising data of the first Bluetooth device, the second Bluetooth chip is configured to add a suffix to the received advertising data for broadcast.

8. A method for supporting wireless communication, implementable by a device comprising a first Bluetooth chip for communicating with a first Bluetooth device and a second Bluetooth device, a second Bluetooth chip for communicating with a client device, and a third Bluetooth chip also for communicating with the client device, the method comprising:

receiving, by the second Bluetooth chip, advertising data of the first Bluetooth device from the first Bluetooth chip;

broadcasting, by the second Bluetooth chip, advertising data including the received advertising data of the first Bluetooth device;

establishing, by the first Bluetooth chip and the second Bluetooth chip, communication links between the client device and the second Bluetooth chip, between the second Bluetooth chip and the first Bluetooth chip, and between the first Bluetooth chip and the first Bluetooth device;

receiving, by the third Bluetooth chip, advertising data of the second Bluetooth device from the first Bluetooth chip;

broadcasting, by the third Bluetooth chip, advertising data including the received advertising data of the second Bluetooth device; and

establishing, by the first Bluetooth chip and the third Bluetooth chip, communication links between the client device and the third Bluetooth chip, between the third Bluetooth chip and the first Bluetooth chip, and between the first Bluetooth chip and the second Bluetooth device.

9. The method for supporting wireless communication of claim 8, wherein:

the communication links between the client device and the second Bluetooth chip, between the second Bluetooth chip and the first Bluetooth chip, and between the first Bluetooth chip and the first Bluetooth device are Attribute Protocol data links.

10. The method for supporting wireless communication of claim 8,

wherein the communication links between the client device and the third Bluetooth chip, between the third Bluetooth chip and the first Bluetooth chip, and between the first Bluetooth chip and the second Bluetooth device are Attribute Protocol data links.

11. The method for supporting wireless communication of claim 8, wherein receiving, by the second Bluetooth chip, advertising data of the Bluetooth device from the first Bluetooth chip, and broadcasting, by the second Bluetooth chip, advertising data including the received advertising data of the Bluetooth device comprises:

receiving, by the second Bluetooth chip, advertising data of multiple Bluetooth devices from the first Bluetooth chip; and

comprises alternately broadcasting, by the second Bluetooth chip, advertising data including the received advertising data of each of the Bluetooth devices.

12. The method for supporting wireless communication of claim 8, wherein:

the first and second Bluetooth devices and the client device are unable to directly communicate with each other via Bluetooth; and

establishing, by the first Bluetooth chip and the second Bluetooth chip, the communication links between the client device and the second Bluetooth chip, between the second Bluetooth chip and the first Bluetooth chip, and between the first Bluetooth chip and the first Bluetooth device comprises relaying, by the first Bluetooth chip and the second Bluetooth chip, communications between the first Bluetooth device and the client device.

13. The method for supporting wireless communication of claim 8, wherein:

broadcasting, by the second Bluetooth chip, advertising data including the received advertising data of the Bluetooth device comprises configuring the second Bluetooth chip as a virtual device of the first Bluetooth device.

14. The method for supporting wireless communication of claim 8, wherein:

broadcasting, by the second Bluetooth chip, advertising data including the received advertising data of the first Bluetooth device comprises adding a suffix, by the second Bluetooth chip, to the received advertising data for broadcast.

15. A device for supporting wireless communication between a first and second original devices and a client device, wherein:

the device for supporting the wireless communication comprises a first chip, a second chip and a third chip;

the second chip is configured to;

acquire the broadcast data of the first original device and modify the broadcast data;

broadcast the modified broadcast data;

receive the client device'"'"'s connection request and establish a first communication link between the client device and second chip; and

communicate the connection request to the first chip; and

the first chip is configured to;

initiate another connection request to the first original device;

establish a second communication link between the first chip and the first original device; and

establish a third communication link between the first chip and the second chip; and

the third chip is configured to;

receive advertising data of a second original device from the first chip;

broadcast advertising data including the received advertising data of the second original device; and

establish communication links between the client device and the third chip, between the third chip and the first chip, and between the first chip and the second original device.

16. The device for supporting wireless communication of claim 15, wherein:

the first chip, the second chip and the third chip are Bluetooth chips;

the first original device, the second original device and the client device are Bluetooth devices;

the first, second, and third communication links are Attribute Protocol data links; and

to broadcast the broadcast data, the second chip is configured to broadcast the modified broadcast data through a protocol stack Generic Access Profile interface to create a virtual device of the first original device.

17. The device for supporting wireless communication of claim 15, wherein:

to acquire the broadcast data of the first original device, the second chip is configured to acquire the broadcast data of the first original device from the first chip, the broadcast data of the first original device acquired by the first chip from the first original device.

18. The device for supporting wireless communication of claim 15, wherein:

to modify the broadcast data, the second chip is configured to add a suffix to the acquired broadcast data.

19. The device for supporting wireless communication of claim 15, wherein the second original device is a Bluetooth device, and the communication links between the client device and the third chip, between the third chip and the first chip, and between the first chip and the second original device are Attribute Protocol data links.

20. The device for supporting wireless communication of claim 15, wherein:

the second chip is configured to receive advertising data of multiple devices from the first chip and alternately broadcast advertising data including the received advertising data of each of the multiple devices.