Smart bluetooth interface gateway to mate a non-bluetooth wireless device with a bluetooth headset
First Claim
1. A device to enable BLUETOOTH communications between a wireless BLUETOOTH headset and a non-BLUETOOTH enabled device, comprising:
- a BLUETOOTH front end;
a connection to be applied between an audio path from said non-BLUETOOTH enabled device and said BLUETOOTH front end; and
an activity detector to sense audio activity output by said non-BLUETOOTH enabled device.
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Abstract
A smart BLUETOOTH interface gateway device that allows a BLUETOOTH headset to establish an audio connection and communicate with a conventional wireless phone (e.g., a wireless phone that does not have BLUETOOTH installed). In accordance with the principles of the present invention, the connection is controlled merely by monitoring the presence of sound and tones in the audio stream from an analog audio jack of a conventional wireless phone. The smart BLUETOOTH interface gateway device preferably attaches to the wireless phone just as a wired headset would. Use of the wireless phone is the same as if a wired headset were plugged in.
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22 Claims
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1. A device to enable BLUETOOTH communications between a wireless BLUETOOTH headset and a non-BLUETOOTH enabled device, comprising:
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a BLUETOOTH front end;
a connection to be applied between an audio path from said non-BLUETOOTH enabled device and said BLUETOOTH front end; and
an activity detector to sense audio activity output by said non-BLUETOOTH enabled device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of terminating a call between a BLUETOOTH headset and a wireless phone, said method comprising:
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detecting an end of a call by detecting a termination of audio activity on an audio path from a wireless phone; and
transmitting a signal relating to the termination of the call to a BLUETOOTH headset. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method of initiating establishment of a BLUETOOTH audio channel between a BLUETOOTH headset and a non-BLUETOOTH enabled device, comprising:
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monitoring an audio channel from said non-BLUETOOTH enabled device for audible activity; and
initiating an establishment of said audio channel based on the detection of audible activity. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Apparatus for terminating a call between a BLUETOOTH headset and a wireless phone, comprising:
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means for detecting an end of a call by detecting a termination of audio activity on an audio path from a wireless phone; and
means for transmitting a signal relating to said detected termination of said call to a BLUETOOTH headset.
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22. Apparatus for initiating establishment of a BLUETOOTH audio channel between a BLUETOOTH headset and a non-BLUETOOTH enabled device, comprising:
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means for monitoring an audio channel from said non-BLUETOOTH enabled device for audible activity; and
means for initiating establishment of said audio channel based on a detection of audible activity.
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Specification
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Current AssigneeAvago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
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Original AssigneeAgere Systems Incorporated (Broadcom, Inc.)
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InventorsRao, Sangeetha, Mooney, Philip D.
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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Field of Search
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US Class Current455/41.1
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CPC Class CodesH04M 1/6066 including a wireless connec...H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth inter...H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
