Simultaneously Maintaining Bluetooth and 802.11 Connections to Increase Data Throughput
First Claim
1. A method for communication between mobile communication devices on a wireless network, the method comprising:
- establishing a Bluetooth connection (BT connection);
establishing an IEEE 802.11 connection;
simultaneously maintaining both the BT connection and the IEEE 802.11 connection; and
transmitting Bluetooth data packets (BT data packets) over the IEEE 802.11 connection.
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Abstract
A device for wirelessly communicating between one or more mobile communication devices over a wireless network. A primary mobile communication device is configured to establish one or more connections to one or more secondary mobile communication devices. The primary mobile communication device is further configured to establish a first connection and a second connection to at least one of the secondary mobile communication devices. The first connection is a Bluetooth (BT) connection and the second connection is a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) connection. The primary mobile device is also configured to establish a third connection to another secondary mobile communication device wherein the third connection is a WiFi connection. Additionally, the primary mobile communication device is configured to simultaneously maintain the BT connection and the WiFi connections during the bi-directional transmission of data between the primary mobile communication device and the secondary mobile communication devices.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for communication between mobile communication devices on a wireless network, the method comprising:
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establishing a Bluetooth connection (BT connection); establishing an IEEE 802.11 connection; simultaneously maintaining both the BT connection and the IEEE 802.11 connection; and transmitting Bluetooth data packets (BT data packets) over the IEEE 802.11 connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for simultaneous communication on a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
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a primary mobile communication device to establish one or more connections to one or more secondary mobile communication devices; the primary mobile communication device to establish a first connection and a second connection to at least one of the secondary mobile communication devices wherein the first connection is a Bluetooth connection (BT connection) and the second connection is an IEEE 802.11 connection; the primary mobile device to establish a third connection to another secondary mobile communication device wherein the third connection is an IEEE 802.11 connection; and the primary mobile communication device to simultaneously maintain both the BT connection and the IEEE 802.11 connections while the primary mobile communication device simultaneously transmits data to the another secondary mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for simultaneous communication on a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
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a primary mobile communication device to establish one or more connections to a secondary mobile communication device and an Access Point (AP); the primary mobile communication device to establish a first connection and a second connection to the secondary mobile communication device wherein the first connection is a Bluetooth connection (BT connection) and the second connection is an IEEE 802.11 connection; the primary mobile device to establish a third connection to the AP wherein the third connection is a WiFi or IEEE 802.11 connection; and the primary mobile communication device to simultaneously maintain both the BT connection and the IEEE 802.11 connections while the primary mobile communication device simultaneously transmits data to both the secondary mobile communication device and the AP. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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