Apparatus and method for linking bluetooth to wireless LAN
First Claim
1. A Bluetooth-to-wireless local area network (LAN) linking apparatus comprising:
- a Bluetooth signal-to-common layer data conversion unit which receives a Bluetooth signal and converts the Bluetooth signal to common layer data; and
a common layer data-to-wireless LAN signal conversion unit which converts the common layer data into a wireless LAN signal and transmits the wireless LAN signal.
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for linking a wireless LAN terminal and a Bluetooth terminal, for enabling communications between the terminals, and for enabling establishment of an ad-hoc network between the terminals are provided. A first linking apparatus includes a first data conversion unit which receives a Bluetooth signal and converts it to common layer data; and a first signal conversion unit which converts the common layer data into a wireless LAN signal and transmits it. A second linking apparatus includes a second data conversion unit which receives a wireless LAN signal and converts it into common layer data; and a second signal conversion unit which converts the common layer data into a Bluetooth signal and transmits it. Thus, by linking Bluetooth terminals and wireless LAN terminals, communications between the terminals, which use different technologies, are enabled, and an ad-hoc network can be established between the terminals.
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32 Claims
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1. A Bluetooth-to-wireless local area network (LAN) linking apparatus comprising:
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a Bluetooth signal-to-common layer data conversion unit which receives a Bluetooth signal and converts the Bluetooth signal to common layer data; and
a common layer data-to-wireless LAN signal conversion unit which converts the common layer data into a wireless LAN signal and transmits the wireless LAN signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A wireless LAN-to-Bluetooth linking apparatus comprising:
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a wireless LAN signal-to-common layer data conversion unit which receives a wireless LAN signal and converts the received wireless LAN signal to common layer data; and
a common layer data-to-Bluetooth signal conversion unit which converts the common layer data into a Bluetooth signal and transmits the Bluetooth signal. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for establishing an ad-hoc network of Bluetooth and wireless LAN comprising:
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a Bluetooth search IP address allocation unit which receives a search signal from an arbitrary Bluetooth terminal, accesses the Bluetooth terminal, and allocates an IP address to the accessed Bluetooth terminal;
a wireless LAN search IP address allocation unit which receives a search signal from an arbitrary wireless LAN terminal, accesses the wireless LAN terminal, and allocates an IP address to the accessed wireless LAN terminal;
a Bluetooth-to-wireless LAN linking unit which receives a Bluetooth signal from an arbitrary Bluetooth terminal, converts the received Bluetooth signal into common layer data, converts the common layer data into a wireless LAN signal, and transmits the wireless LAN signal to a wireless LAN terminal to which an IP address included in the wireless LAN signal is allocated; and
a wireless LAN-to-Bluetooth linking unit which receives a wireless LAN signal from an arbitrary wireless LAN terminal, converts the received wireless LAN signal into common layer data, converts the common layer data into a Bluetooth signal, and transmits the Bluetooth signal to a Bluetooth terminal to which an IP address included in the Bluetooth signal is allocated. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A Bluetooth-to-wireless LAN linking method comprising;
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(a) receiving a Bluetooth signal and converting the Bluetooth signal to common layer data; and
(b) converting the common layer data into a wireless LAN signal and transmitting the wireless LAN signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 32)
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19. A wireless LAN-to-Bluetooth linking method comprising;
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(a) receiving a wireless LAN signal and converting the received wireless LAN signal into common layer data; and
(b) converting the common layer data into a Bluetooth signal and transmitting the Bluetooth signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for establishing an ad-hoc network of Bluetooth and wireless LAN comprising:
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(a) receiving a search signal from an arbitrary Bluetooth terminal, accessing the Bluetooth terminal, and allocating an IP address to the accessed Bluetooth terminal;
(b) receiving a search signal from an arbitrary wireless LAN terminal, accessing the wireless LAN terminal, and allocating an IP address to the accessed wireless LAN terminal;
(c) receiving a Bluetooth signal from an arbitrary Bluetooth terminal, converting the received Bluetooth signal into common layer data, converting the common layer data into a wireless LAN signal, and transmitting the wireless LAN signal to a wireless LAN terminal to which an IP address included in the wireless LAN signal is allocated; and
(d) receiving a wireless LAN signal from an arbitrary wireless LAN terminal, converting the received wireless LAN signal into common layer data, converting the common layer data into a Bluetooth signal, and transmitting the Bluetooth signal to a Bluetooth terminal to which an IP address included in the Bluetooth signal is allocated. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A mixed protocol stack of Bluetooth and wireless LAN comprising:
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a plurality of upper layers formed with layers common to a Bluetooth stack protocol and a wireless LAN protocol stack; and
a plurality of lower layers formed with layers different in the two protocol stacks. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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