SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPORT COMMUNICATION DISTRIBUTION

• US 20090061775A1
• Filed: 06/25/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Agere Systems Incorporated (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Agere Systems Incorporated (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Warren, Robert W., Haddad, Stephen N., Bahram, Nikolai K., Al-Refaee, Fadi Afa
• Application Number:
  US12/280,782
• Publication Number:
  US 20090061775A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/00 Reducing energy consumption in communication networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Various systems and methods for distributing multiple Bluetooth data streams are discussed herein. As one example, a method for communicably coupling a single point Bluetooth device to multiple Bluetooth devices is taught. The method includes providing a multiport Bluetooth distributor that includes two or more Bluetooth protocol interfaces and a multiport processor. The multiport processor is operable to communicably couple one of the Bluetooth protocol interfaces to another Bluetooth protocol interface. The method further includes identifying at least two Bluetooth devices within range of the multiport Bluetooth distributor, and assembling a service offering based on the identified Bluetooth devices. The service offering includes a plurality of service types including at least a first service type and a second service type.

Claims

1. A storage device, wherein the storage device comprises:

a first Bluetooth protocol interface;

a second Bluetooth protocol interface;

a third Bluetooth protocol interface;

a multiport processor, wherein the multiport processor is operable to communicably couple the first Bluetooth protocol interface to one or more of the second Bluetooth protocol interface and the third Bluetooth protocol interface.

2. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the second Bluetooth protocol interface is electrically coupled to a first FIFO memory, and wherein the third Bluetooth protocol interface is electrically coupled to a second FIFO memory.

3. The storage device of claim 1, wherein communicably coupling the first Bluetooth protocol interface to one or more of the second Bluetooth protocol interface and the third Bluetooth protocol interface is done based at least in part on a data type received via the first Bluetooth interface and a first service type offered by a first Bluetooth device communicably coupled to the second Bluetooth protocol interface and a second service type offered by a second Bluetooth device communicably coupled to the second Bluetooth protocol interface.

4. The storage device of claim 3, wherein:

the first service type is selected from a group consisting of;

an audio player, a video player, a graphics display, a data storage element, an audio receiver, and a video receiver; and

the second service type is selected from a group consisting of;

an audio player, a video player, a graphics display, a data storage element, an audio receiver, and a video receiver.

5. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the storage device further comprises:

a storage medium.

21. The device of claim 1, wherein the first Bluetooth protocol interface includes a first antenna;

wherein the second Bluetooth protocol interface includes a second antenna; and

wherein the third Bluetooth protocol interface includes a third antenna.

6. A method for communicably coupling a single point Bluetooth device to multiple Bluetooth devices, the method comprising:

providing a multiport Bluetooth distributor, wherein the multiport Bluetooth distributor includes;

a first Bluetooth protocol interface;

a second Bluetooth protocol interface; and

a multiport processor, wherein the multiport processor is operable to communicably couple the first Bluetooth protocol interface to the second Bluetooth protocol interface;

identifying at least two Bluetooth devices within range of the multiport Bluetooth distributor, wherein each of the identified Bluetooth devices supports a service type;

assembling a service offering based on the identified Bluetooth devices, wherein the service offering includes a plurality of service types including at least a first service type and a second service type; and

associating one or more of the Bluetooth devices to respective ones of the first Bluetooth protocol interface and the second Bluetooth protocol interface.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a transmission from one of the Bluetooth devices, wherein the transmission includes a data set;

identifying the type of communication received from the one of the Bluetooth devices; and

identifying a recipient device, wherein the recipient device is one of the identified Bluetooth devices that is capable of receiving and utilizing the type of communication; and

transmitting the data set to the recipient device.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein a first of the at least two Bluetooth devices is a wireless headset, and wherein a second of the at least two Bluetooth devices is a personal digital assistant.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein a first device of the at least two Bluetooth devices supports the first service type, wherein a second device of the at least two Bluetooth devices supports the first service type, and wherein only one of the first device and the second device is included in the service offering.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein:

the first service type is selected from a group consisting of;

an audio player, a video player, a graphics display, a data storage device, an audio receiver, and a video receiver; and

the second service type is selected from a group consisting of;

an audio player, a video player, a graphics display, a data storage element, an audio receiver, and a video receiver.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein at least one of the identified Bluetooth devices supports two or more service types.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one of the identified Bluetooth devices is a cellular telephone, and wherein the cellular telephone supports the following service types:

an audio player and an audio receiver.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the audio player is a speaker integrated with the cellular telephone, wherein the audio receiver is a microphone integrated with the cellular telephone.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one of the identified Bluetooth devices is a car stereo, and wherein the car stereo supports the following service types:

an audio player and a graphics display.

22. The method of claim 6, wherein the first Bluetooth protocol interface includes a first antenna;

and wherein the second Bluetooth protocol interface includes a second antenna.

15. A multiple device Bluetooth communication system, the system comprising:

a multiport Bluetooth distributor, wherein the multiport Bluetooth distributor includes;

a first Bluetooth protocol interface;

a second Bluetooth protocol interface;

a third Bluetooth protocol interface; and

a multiport processor, wherein the multiport processor is operable to communicably couple the first Bluetooth protocol interface to at least one of the second Bluetooth protocol interface and the third Bluetooth protocol interface

a single port Bluetooth device, wherein the single port Bluetooth device is wirelessly coupled to the first Bluetooth protocol interface;

a first Bluetooth device, wherein the first Bluetooth device is wirelessly coupled to the second Bluetooth protocol interface; and

a second Bluetooth device, wherein the second Bluetooth device is wirelessly coupled to the third Bluetooth protocol interface.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the single port Bluetooth device is a cellular telephone.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the first Bluetooth device is a car stereo, and wherein the second Bluetooth device is a microphone.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the car stereo includes a graphical display, wherein the graphical display is operable to display caller identification associated with an incoming call, and wherein the caller identification is provided to the car stereo from the cellular telephone via a combination of the first Bluetooth protocol interface and the second Bluetooth protocol interface.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the first Bluetooth device is a wireless headset, and wherein the second Bluetooth device is a personal digital assistant.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the personal digital assistant is operable to provide outgoing call information to the cellular telephone via a combination of the first Bluetooth protocol interface and the second Bluetooth protocol interface.

23. The device of claim 15, wherein the first Bluetooth protocol interface includes a first antenna;

wherein the second Bluetooth protocol interface includes a second antenna; and

wherein the third Bluetooth protocol interface includes a third antenna