Methods, systems and devices for assisted discovery in bluetooth enabled devices
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1. A method for assisting discovery of a Bluetooth device by a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
- receiving by the mobile communication device, information relating to the Bluetooth device through a Bluetooth communications link; and
receiving by the mobile communication device, validation of the Bluetooth device through an ancillary communications link.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods, systems and devices for assisted discovery in Bluetooth enabled devices. The method described herein can include initiating a discovery procedure in a Bluetooth device (202), initiating a service discovery protocol in another Bluetooth device (204), such as a mobile communication device, sending a search request from the mobile communication device (204) to the Bluetooth device (202) via a Bluetooth link, and generating a pattern for transmission by the Bluetooth device (202) to the mobile communication device (204) via an ancillary communication link (214, 226).
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1. A method for assisting discovery of a Bluetooth device by a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving by the mobile communication device, information relating to the Bluetooth device through a Bluetooth communications link; and
receiving by the mobile communication device, validation of the Bluetooth device through an ancillary communications link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for assisting discovery of a Bluetooth device by a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
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initiating a discovery procedure in the Bluetooth device;
initiating a service discovery protocol in the mobile communication device;
sending a search request from the mobile communication device to the Bluetooth device via a Bluetooth link;
generating a pattern for transmission by the Bluetooth device to the mobile communication device via an ancillary communication link;
transmitting the pattern to the mobile communication device;
recognizing the pattern by the mobile communication device;
sending from the Bluetooth device to the mobile communication device, a response to the search request; and
identifying the Bluetooth device in the mobile communications device to complete the discovery procedure. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A Bluetooth device comprising:
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a processor configured to control the operations of the Bluetooth device;
a Bluetooth transceiver coupled to the processor;
an ancillary communication output coupled to the processor;
an initiation module for initiating a discovery procedure in the Bluetooth device via the Bluetooth transceiver;
a pattern generator module for generating a Bluetooth discovery validation pattern for output via the ancillary communication output; and
a server module for outputting a response to a search request. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a processor configured to control the operations of the mobile communication device;
a Bluetooth transceiver module coupled to the processor;
an ancillary communications link module coupled to the processor;
an initiation module for initiating a service discovery protocol in the mobile communication device via the Bluetooth transceiver;
a client module for sending the search request via the Bluetooth transceiver;
a pattern recognition module for recognizing a pattern via the ancillary communication link, the pattern related to the search request; and
an identification module for identifying a Bluetooth device based on the pattern. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for assisting discovery of a Bluetooth device by a mobile communication device, the Bluetooth device comprising a first application having a first user interface, and the mobile communication device comprising a second application having a second user interface, the system comprising:
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in the Bluetooth device;
a first initiation module for initiating a discovery procedure in the Bluetooth device with the first user interface;
a pattern generator module for generating a pattern for transmission to the mobile communication device;
a transmission module for transmitting the pattern to the mobile communication device; and
a server module for sending, from the Bluetooth device to the mobile communication device, a response to a search request; and
in the mobile communication device;
a second initiation module for initiating a service discovery protocol in the mobile communication device with the second user interface;
a client module for sending the search request from the mobile communication device to the Bluetooth device;
a pattern recognition module for recognizing the pattern; and
an identification module for identifying the Bluetooth device to complete the discovery procedure. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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