Bluetooth transparent bridge
First Claim
1. A method for simplifying software requirements in a computer system comprising:
- receiving a message from a device that is attached to the computer system via a Bluetooth wireless communications link;
making the received message appear to have originated from an existing communications bus in the computer system; and
providing the translated message to the computer system via the existing communications bus.
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Abstract
System and method for transparently attaching wireless peripherals to a computer using a Bluetooth wireless network. A preferred embodiment comprises an interface (for example, interface 630), a communications bus (for example, a USB 620), and a Bluetooth wireless network adapter (for example, a master unit 610). The interface translates messages from either the communications bus or the Bluetooth wireless network adapter so that a software stack is not needed to perform the translation at a later time. This helps to maintain the computer'"'"'s reliability and performance. The system and method also affords wireless connectivity without the presence of a computer system.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for simplifying software requirements in a computer system comprising:
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receiving a message from a device that is attached to the computer system via a Bluetooth wireless communications link;
making the received message appear to have originated from an existing communications bus in the computer system; and
providing the translated message to the computer system via the existing communications bus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An interface coupled to a Bluetooth wireless device and an existing communications bus, the interface comprising:
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a first translator coupled to the existing communications bus and the Bluetooth wireless device, the first translator containing circuitry to translate messages in a format compatible with the existing communications bus into a format compatible with the Bluetooth wireless device;
a first data path coupling the existing communications bus to first translator and first translator to the Bluetooth wireless device, the first data path to carry messages from the existing communications bus to the Bluetooth wireless device;
a second translator coupled to the Bluetooth wireless device and the existing communications bus, the second translator containing circuitry to translate messages in a format compatible with the Bluetooth wireless device into a format compatible with the existing communications bus; and
a second data path coupling the Bluetooth wireless device to the second translator and the second translator to the existing communications bus, the second data path to carry messages from the Bluetooth wireless device to the existing communications bus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer system with a transparent Bluetooth bridge comprising:
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a processor;
a communications bus coupled to the processor, the communications bus to permit the processor to communicate to devices attached to the communications bus;
an interface attached to the communications bus, the interface to translate messages passed between the communications bus and devices attached to the interface;
a Bluetooth wireless network device attached to the interface, the Bluetooth wireless network device to allow other Bluetooth network devices to connect to the computer system;
wherein the interface comprises;
a first translator coupled to the communications bus and the Bluetooth wireless device, the first translator containing circuitry to translate messages in a format compatible with the communications bus into a format compatible with the Bluetooth wireless device;
a first data path coupling the communications bus to first translator and first translator to the Bluetooth wireless device, the first data path to carry messages from the communications bus to the Bluetooth wireless device;
a second translator coupled to the Bluetooth wireless device and the communications bus, the second translator containing circuitry to translate messages in a format compatible with the Bluetooth wireless device into a format compatible with the communications bus; and
a second data path coupling the Bluetooth wireless device to the second translator and the second translator to the communications bus, the second data path to carry messages from the Bluetooth wireless device to the communications bus. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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