Apparatus and method for wireless/wired communications interface
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- detecting a communications interface type of a device as one of a wireless communications interface and a wireless/wired communications interface;
when a wireless/wired communications interface is detected as the device communications interface type, detecting a communications mode of the device as one of a wireless communications mode and a wired communications mode;
when a wired/wireless communications interface type is detected, determining a data transmission error rate of the device during operation of the device in the wireless communications mode; and
switching the device from the wireless communications mode to a wired communication mode when the data transmission error rate of the device exceeds a pre-determined threshold.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for wireless/wired Bluetooth™ communications interface are described. The method includes detection of a communications configuration of a device as one of a wireless communications interface and a wireless/wired communications interface. Once detected, it is determined whether a wired/wireless communications interface is the communications interface of the device. When such is the case, a data transmission error rate of the device is determined during operation of the device in a wireless communications mode. Next, the device is switched from the wireless communications mode to a wired communications mode when the data transmission error rate caused by wireless radio interference of the device exceeds a pre-determined threshold. As such, the present invention allows Bluetooth™ wireless communications devices to utilize a wired communications mode when transmission error rate exceeds a pre-determined threshold.
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26 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting a communications interface type of a device as one of a wireless communications interface and a wireless/wired communications interface;
when a wireless/wired communications interface is detected as the device communications interface type, detecting a communications mode of the device as one of a wireless communications mode and a wired communications mode;
when a wired/wireless communications interface type is detected, determining a data transmission error rate of the device during operation of the device in the wireless communications mode; and
switching the device from the wireless communications mode to a wired communication mode when the data transmission error rate of the device exceeds a pre-determined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable storage medium including program instructions that direct a computer to function in a specified manner when executed by a processor, the program instructions comprising:
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detecting a communications interface type of a device as one of a wireless communications interface and a wireless/wired communications interface;
when a wireless/wired communications interface is detected as the device communications interface type, detecting a communications mode of the device as one of a wireless communications mode and a wired communications mode;
when a wired/wireless communications interface type is detected, determining a data transmission error rate of the device during operation of the device in the wireless communications mode; and
switching the device from the wireless communications mode to a wired communication mode when the data transmission error rate of the device exceeds a pre-determined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor having circuitry to execute instructions;
a communications interface coupled to the processor, the communications interface to transmit data to a host device, and to receive data from the host device;
a connection port coupled to the processor to enable coupling of the apparatus to the host device via a wire link;
a wired/wireless detection unit to detect whether the apparatus is coupled to the host device via the wired link; and
a storage device coupled to the processor, having sequences of instructions stored therein, which when executed by the processor cause the processor to;
determine a data transmission error rate of the apparatus during operation of the apparatus in a wireless communications mode, and switch the apparatus from the wireless communications mode to a wired communication mode when the data transmission error rate of the apparatus exceeds a pre-determined threshold error rate. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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a host device;
a wireless/wired communication device including;
a communications interface, the communications interface to transmit data to the host device, and to receive data from the host device via a wire link during a wired communications mode and a wireless link during a wireless communications mode, a connection port coupled to the communications interface to enable coupling of the communication device to the host device via the wire link, and a wired/wireless detection device coupled to the communications interface to detect whether the communication device is coupled to the host device via the wire link, such that the communication device switches from the wireless communications mode to the wired communication mode when the data transmission error rate of the communication device exceeds a pre-determined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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