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METHODS OF CONFIGURING A GENERIC BLUETOOTH CONTROLLER OF A FLASH DRIVE TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH MULTIPLE BLUETOOTH PERIPHERAL DEVICES

  • US 20080081667A1
  • Filed: 09/28/2006
  • Published: 04/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing Bluetooth communications to a host computing device, the method comprising:

  • providing a portable flash drive comprising a flash memory array and a Bluetooth controller having core layers of a Bluetooth stack;

    storing in the flash memory array of the flash drive, one or more upper layers of the Bluetooth stack; and

    causing, upon connection of the flash drive to the host, a program to be automatically transferred from the flash memory array to an executable memory of the host, and thereafter executed by the host,said program causing the upper layers of the Bluetooth stack to be loaded into the executable memory of the host, thereby forming the complete Bluetooth stack.

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