System, device and method for data transfer

• US 20060039348A1
• Filed: 08/20/2004
• Published: 02/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Wikman, Johan, Racz, Ferenc Dosa
• Application Number:
  US10/922,421
• Publication Number:
  US 20060039348A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/351
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A device, system and method for data transfer. Embodiments of the present invention may include receiving a Bluetooth Device Address; receiving an identifier token corresponding to the Bluetooth Device Address; and initiating a data transfer using the identifier token. The identifier token may be an IP address. The data transfer may be an IP-based data transfer. The data transfer may also be a wireless data transfer or a wired data transfer. The data transfer may also be a peer-to-peer data transfer. The method may further comprise initiating a Bluetooth inquiry.

Claims

1. A method for data transfer comprising:

performing a Bluetooth inquiry;

receiving an identifier token corresponding to a Bluetooth Device Address in response to the inquiry; and

initiating a data transfer using the identifier token.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier token is an IP address.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the data transfer is an IP-based data transfer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the data transfer is a wireless data transfer.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the data transfer is a wired data transfer.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the data transfer is a peer-to-peer data transfer.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier token is a URL.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the Bluetooth inquiry is performed by a server.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the Bluetooth inquiry is performed by a client.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the Bluetooth inquiry is performed by a mobile device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the data transfer is initiated by a server.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the data transfer is initiated by a client.

13. The method of claim 3, wherein the IP-based transfer is an HTTP transfer.

14. A device for transferring data comprising:

a storage unit for storing data; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the storage unit, the processor configured to;

perform a Bluetooth inquiry;

receive an identifier token corresponding to a Bluetooth Device Address in response to the inquiry; and

initiate a data transfer using the identifier token.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the identifier token is an IP address.

16. The device of claim 14, wherein the data transfer is an IP-based data transfer.

17. The device of claim 14, wherein the data transfer is a wireless data transfer.

18. The device of claim 14, wherein the data transfer is a wired data transfer.

19. The device of claim 14, wherein the data transfer is a peer-to-peer data transfer.

20. The device of claim 14, wherein the identifier token is a URL.

21. The device of claim 14, wherein the storage unit and the processor are disposed on a mobile device.

22. The device of claim 14, wherein the storage unit and the processor are disposed on a server.

23. The device of claim 22, wherein the server is a web server.

24. A system for data transfer comprising:

a client device for initiating a Bluetooth inquiry;

a first server for providing networking services, the first server configured to map a Bluetooth Device Address to an identifier token; and

a second server communicatively coupled to the client device and the first server, the second server configured to respond to a Bluetooth inquiry,

wherein the client device is configured to search for devices using Bluetooth and to transfer data to the devices using a networking protocol.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the identifier token is an IP address.

26. The system of claim 24, wherein the networking protocol is an Internet protocol.

27. The system of claim 24, wherein the client device transfers data via a wireless connection.

28. The system of claim 24, wherein the client device transfers data via a wired connection.

29. The system of claim 24, wherein the client device transfers data via a peer-to-peer connection.

30. The system of claim 24, wherein the identifier token is a URL.

31. The system of claim 24, wherein the client device is a mobile device.

32. The system of claim 24, wherein the client device is a third server.

33. The system of claim 24, wherein the second server is a mobile device.

34. The system of claim 24, wherein the first server is a web server.

35. The system of claim 34, wherein the web server is the client device.

36. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for enabling a processor to transfer data, the computer program logic comprising:

a performing procedure enabling the processor to perform a Bluetooth inquiry;

a receiving procedure enabling the processor to receive an identifier token corresponding to a Bluetooth Device Address in response to the inquiry; and

an initiating procedure enabling the processor to initiate a data transfer using the identifier token.

37. The computer program product of claim 36, wherein the identifier token is an IP address.

38. The computer program product of claim 36, wherein the data transfer is an IP-based data transfer.

39. The computer program product of claim 36, wherein the data transfer is a wireless data transfer.

40. A device for data transfer comprising:

means for performing a Bluetooth inquiry;

means for receiving an identifier token corresponding to a Bluetooth Device Address in response to the inquiry; and

means for initiating a data transfer using the identifier token.

41. A method for data transfer comprising:

receiving an identifier token from a first device;

receiving a Bluetooth Device Address for the first device;

mapping the Bluetooth Device Address to the identifier token; and

transferring the identifier token to a second device subsequent to a Bluetooth inquiry by the second device.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein the identifier token is an IP address.

43. The method of claim 41, wherein the data transfer is an IP-based data transfer.

44. The method of claim 41, wherein the data transfer is a wireless data transfer.

45. The method of claim 41, wherein the data transfer is a wired data transfer.

46. The method of claim 41, wherein the data transfer is a peer-to-peer data transfer.

47. The method of claim 41, wherein the identifier token is a URL.

48. The method of claim 41, wherein the Bluetooth inquiry is performed by a server.

49. The method of claim 41, wherein the Bluetooth inquiry is performed by a client.

50. The method of claim 41, wherein the Bluetooth inquiry is performed by a mobile device.

51. The method of claim 41, wherein the data transfer is initiated by a server.

52. The method of claim 41, wherein the data transfer is initiated by a client.

53. The method of claim 43, wherein the IP-based transfer is an HTTP transfer.

54. The method of claim 41, further comprising initiating a data transfer using the identifier token.

55. The method of claim 54, wherein the data transfer is initiated by the second device.

56. A device for transferring data comprising:

a storage unit for storing data; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the storage unit, the processor configured to;

receive an identifier token from a first device;

receive a Bluetooth Device Address for the first device;

map the Bluetooth Device Address to the identifier token; and

transfer the identifier token to a second device subsequent to a Bluetooth inquiry by the second device.

57. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for enabling a processor to transfer data, the computer program logic comprising:

a first receiving procedure enabling the processor to receive an identifier token from a first device

a second receiving procedure enabling the processor to receive a Bluetooth Device Address for the first device;

a mapping procedure enabling the processor to map the Bluetooth Device Address to the identifier token; and

a transferring procedure enabling the processor to transfer the identifier token to a second device subsequent to a Bluetooth inquiry by the second device.