Enabling Bluetooth Support Within a Secondary and/or Across Multiple Operating System Partitions

• US 20080280559A1
• Filed: 05/07/2007
• Published: 11/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Dandekar, Shree A., Mehta, Pratik M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,706,750 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4411 Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/18 between terminal devices

Abstract

A method for sharing Bluetooth pairs across multiple operating system partitions. The method includes the steps of pairing a first operating system partition with a Bluetooth enabled device; determining when a memory of an information handling system includes an additional operating system partition; and, pairing the additional operating system partition with the Bluetooth enabled device when the additional operating system partition is present.

Claims

1. A method for sharing Bluetooth pairs across multiple operating system partitions within an information handling system comprising:

pairing a first operating system partition with a Bluetooth enabled device

determining when a memory of an information handling system includes an additional operating system partition;

pairing the additional operating system partition with the Bluetooth enabled device when the additional operating system partition is present.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein

the information handling system includes a plurality of additional operating system partitions;

and

the pairing the additional operating system comprises pairing each of the plurality of additional operating system partitions.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the pairing the additional operating system comprises

computing an additional key for the additional operating system;

storing the additional key within a key manager; and

,

storing the additional keys within a slave memory of the Bluetooth enabled device.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the pairing the additional operating system comprises

computing an additional confirmation value for the additional operating system;

generating an additional operating system partition proxy key within the additional operating system partition based upon the additional confirmation value; and

,

generating a proxy key for the additional operating system within the Bluetooth enabled device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the pairing the additional operating system comprises

un-pairing the first operating system partition;

booting the information handling system into the additional operating system;

generating an additional operating system partition key within the additional operating system partition; and

,

generating an additional operating system partition key for the additional operating system within the Bluetooth enabled device;

pairing the additional operating system partition based upon an inquiry scan using the additional operating system partition key.

6. An apparatus for sharing Bluetooth pairs across multiple operating system partitions within an information handling system comprising:

means for pairing a first operating system partition with a Bluetooth enabled device

means for determining when a memory of an information handling system includes an additional operating system partition;

means for pairing the additional operating system partition with the Bluetooth enabled device when the additional operating system partition is present.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein

the information handling system includes a plurality of additional operating system partitions;

and

the pairing the additional operating system comprises pairing each of the plurality of additional operating system partitions.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the means for pairing the additional operating system comprises

means for computing an additional key for the additional operating system;

means for storing the additional key within a key manager; and

,

means for storing the additional keys within a slave memory of the Bluetooth enabled device.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the means for pairing the additional operating system comprises

means for computing an additional confirmation value for the additional operating system;

means for generating an additional operating system partition proxy key within the additional operating system partition based upon the additional confirmation value; and

,

means for generating a proxy key for the additional operating system within the Bluetooth enabled device.

10. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the means for pairing the additional operating system comprises

means for un-pairing the first operating system partition;

means for booting the information handling system into the additional operating system;

means for generating an additional operating system partition key within the additional operating system partition; and

,

means for generating an additional operating system partition key for the additional operating system within the Bluetooth enabled device;

pairing the additional operating system partition based upon an inquiry scan using the additional operating system partition key.

11. An information handling system within an information handling system comprising:

a processor;

memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising a plurality of operating system partitions, the memory storing a system for sharing Bluetooth pairs across multiple operating system partitions, the system comprising instructions executable by the processor for;

pairing a first operating system partition with a Bluetooth enabled device

determining when a memory of an information handling system includes an additional operating system partition;

pairing the additional operating system partition with the Bluetooth enabled device when the additional operating system partition is present.

12. The information handling system of claim 11 wherein

the memory comprises a plurality of additional operating system partitions;

and

the instructions for pairing the additional operating system comprises instructions for pairing each of the plurality of additional operating system partitions.

13. The information handling system of claim 11 wherein the instructions for pairing the additional operating system comprise instructions for:

computing an additional key for the additional operating system;

storing the additional key within a key manager; and

,

storing the additional keys within a slave memory of the Bluetooth enabled device.

14. The information handling system of claim 11 wherein the instructions for pairing the additional operating system comprise instructions for:

computing an additional confirmation value for the additional operating system;

generating an additional operating system partition proxy key within the additional operating system partition based upon the additional confirmation value; and

,

generating a proxy key for the additional operating system within the Bluetooth enabled device.

15. The information handling system of claim 11 wherein the instructions for pairing the additional operating system comprise instructions for:

un-pairing the first operating system partition;

booting the information handling system into the additional operating system;

generating an additional operating system partition key within the additional operating system partition; and

,

generating an additional operating system partition key for the additional operating system within the Bluetooth enabled device;

pairing the additional operating system partition based upon an inquiry scan using the additional operating system partition key.