Method and system for providing wireless multimedia services using bluetooth
First Claim
1. A system for providing wireless multimedia services using Bluetooth, comprising:
- at least one Bluetooth terminal unit having an embedded Bluetooth chip able to transfer data;
a converter unit establishing a Bluetooth network with the Bluetooth terminal unit, the converter unit being connected with a wired network, and serving to convert data used in the Bluetooth network and the wired network; and
a gateway unit linked to the converter unit and adapted to perform a conversion between the data converted by the converter unit and an Internet packet, wherein the converter unit comprises;
wireless interface means for wirelessly transmitting and receiving data to and from the Bluetooth terminal unit;
wired interface means for transmitting and receiving data to and from the gateway unit via a wired network; and
converter means for converting the data transmitted and received via the wireless interface means, and the data transmitted and received via the wired interface means.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a system for and a method of providing wireless multimedia services using Bluetooth. The system includes at least one Bluetooth terminal having an embedded Bluetooth chip able to transfer data, a converter establishing a Bluetooth network with the Bluetooth terminal, the converter being connected with a wired network, and serving to convert data used in the Bluetooth network and the wired network, and a gateway linked to the converter and adapted to perform a conversion between the data converted by the converter and an Internet packet. In accordance with the present invention, it is possible to not only inexpensively provide domestic multimedia mobile communication services between Bluetooth terminals, but also inexpensively use international multimedia services conventionally incurring a considerable charge.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for providing wireless multimedia services using Bluetooth, comprising:
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at least one Bluetooth terminal unit having an embedded Bluetooth chip able to transfer data;
a converter unit establishing a Bluetooth network with the Bluetooth terminal unit, the converter unit being connected with a wired network, and serving to convert data used in the Bluetooth network and the wired network; and
a gateway unit linked to the converter unit and adapted to perform a conversion between the data converted by the converter unit and an Internet packet, wherein the converter unit comprises;
wireless interface means for wirelessly transmitting and receiving data to and from the Bluetooth terminal unit;
wired interface means for transmitting and receiving data to and from the gateway unit via a wired network; and
converter means for converting the data transmitted and received via the wireless interface means, and the data transmitted and received via the wired interface means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 22)
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4. A Bluetooth converter device for establishing a Bluetooth network with at least one Bluetooth terminal, and transmitting and receiving data to and from the Bluetooth terminal, comprising:
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wireless interface means able to transmit and receive data to and from the Bluetooth terminal;
wired interface means able to transmit and receive data to and from a wired network linked to the Bluetooth converter device; and
converting means for performing a conversion for signals exchanged via the wireless interface means, and data exchanged via the wired interface means. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing wireless multimedia services using Bluetooth, comprising the steps of:
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establishing a Bluetooth network between at least one Bluetooth terminal and a Bluetooth converter;
receiving data from the Bluetooth terminal by the Bluetooth converter, and generating data converted from the received data by the Bluetooth converter;
transferring the converted data to a wired network by the Bluetooth converter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for providing wireless multimedia services using Bluetooth, comprising:
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at least one Bluetooth terminal unit having an embedded Bluetooth chip able to transfer data; and
a converter unit establishing a Bluetooth network with the Bluetooth terminal unit, the converter unit being connected with a wired network, and serving to convert data used in the Bluetooth network and the wired network, wherein the wired network is the Internet, the converter unit comprises a unit for converting a packet used in the Bluetooth network into an Internet packet, and transferring the Internet packet over the Internet.
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19. A system for providing wireless multimedia services using Bluetooth, comprising:
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at least one Bluetooth terminal unit having an embedded Bluetooth chip;
a Bluetooth converter unit establishing a Bluetooth network with the Bluetooth terminal unit, the Bluetooth converter unit serving to convert multimedia data included in a Bluetooth packet; and
a gateway unit receiving the converted data from the converter unit, the gateway unit serving to convert the converted data into an Internet packet, wherein the Bluetooth terminal unit operates as a slave, the Bluetooth converter unit operates as a master of the Bluetooth network, and the Bluetooth network established by the Bluetooth terminal unit and the Bluetooth converter has a maximum service radius. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 23, 24)
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