METHOD OF CONNECTING MULTIPLE BLUETOOTH PROFILES AND BLUETOOTH APPARATUS USING THE SAME

• US 20090298428A1
• Filed: 01/06/2009
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Shin, Hyun-coog
• Application Number:
  US12/348,949
• Publication Number:
  US 20090298428A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A method of connecting multiple Bluetooth profiles and a Bluetooth apparatus using the same. The method of connecting Bluetooth profiles includes connecting at least one of multiple Bluetooth profiles, and then connecting the remaining ones(s) of the multiple Bluetooth profiles. Accordingly, an application as desired by a user can be performed more conveniently and more simply.

Claims

1. A method of connecting Bluetooth profiles, the method comprising:

determining whether a connecting command for at least one of multiple Bluetooth profiles is input, and if a connecting command for at least one of multiple Bluetooth profiles is input, then connecting a peripheral having the at least one Bluetooth profile and the at least one Bluetooth profile to each other; and

connecting the remaining one(s) of the multiple Bluetooth profiles based on information about the connected peripheral.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information about the peripheral includes at least one of a name of the peripheral, an address of the peripheral, and service information of the peripheral.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in the connecting of the remaining one(s) of the multiple Bluetooth profiles operation, the Bluetooth profile is connected automatically without being manipulated by a user.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the multiple Bluetooth profiles are driven simultaneously.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the multiple Bluetooth profiles are Bluetooth profiles to execute an application selected from a plurality of applications by a user.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising:

determining whether the peripheral has all Bluetooth profiles required to execute the application,

wherein, if the peripheral has all of the required Bluetooth profiles, the connecting of the remaining one(s) of the multiple Bluetooth profiles connects the remaining Bluetooth profile(s).

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the peripheral is able to drive the multiple Bluetooth profiles simultaneously,

wherein, if it is determined that the peripheral is able to drive the multiple Bluetooth profiles simultaneously, the connecting of the remaining one(s) of the multiple Bluetooth profiles connects the remaining Bluetooth profile(s).

8. A method of connecting Bluetooth profiles, the method comprising:

receiving a command to select one of a plurality of applications;

connecting at least one of Bluetooth profiles required to execute the selected application to a peripheral; and

if the at least one Bluetooth profile is connected, additionally connecting a Bluetooth profile related to the connected Bluetooth profile to the peripheral.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the related Bluetooth profile is a Bluetooth profile required to execute the selected application.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

determining whether the peripheral has all Bluetooth profiles required to execute the selected application,

wherein, if it is determined that the peripheral has all of the Bluetooth profiles required to execute the selected application, the additional connecting operation connects the remaining Bluetooth profile(s).

11. A method of connecting Bluetooth profiles, the method comprising:

receiving a first connecting command to connect a first Bluetooth profile to a peripheral; and

if the first connecting command is received, connecting the first Bluetooth profile to the peripheral and generating a second connecting command to connect a second Bluetooth profile, which is simultaneously used along with the first Bluetooth profile, to the peripheral and transmitting the second connecting command.

12. A Bluetooth apparatus comprising:

a UI unit which receives a connecting command for at least one of multiple Bluetooth profiles; and

a controller which, if the connecting command is received, connects a peripheral having the at least one Bluetooth profile and the at least one Bluetooth profile, and connects the remaining one(s) of the multiple Bluetooth profiles based on information about the connected peripheral.

13. The Bluetooth apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the information about the peripheral includes at least one of a name of the peripheral, an address of the peripheral, and service information of the peripheral.

14. The Bluetooth apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the controller controls such that the remaining Bluetooth profile(s) is automatically connected even if there is no connecting command for the remaining Bluetooth profile(s).

15. The Bluetooth apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the multiple Bluetooth profiles are driven simultaneously.

16. The Bluetooth apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the multiple Bluetooth profiles are Bluetooth profiles to execute an application selected from a plurality of applications by a user.

17. The Bluetooth apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein, if it is determined that the peripheral has all Bluetooth profiles required to execute the application, the controller controls such that the remaining Bluetooth profile(s) is connected.

18. The Bluetooth apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein, if it is determined that the peripheral is able to drive the multiple Bluetooth profiles simultaneously, the controller controls such that the remaining Bluetooth profile(s) is connected.

19. A Bluetooth apparatus comprising:

a UI unit which receives a command to select one of a plurality of applications; and

a controller which connects at least one of Bluetooth profiles required to execute the selected application to a peripheral, and if the at least one Bluetooth profile is connected, additionally connects a Bluetooth profile related to the connected Bluetooth profile to the peripheral.

20. The Bluetooth apparatus as claimed in claim 19, wherein the related Bluetooth profile is a Bluetooth profile required to execute the selected application.

21. The Bluetooth apparatus as claimed in claim 19, wherein, if it is determined that the peripheral has all of the Bluetooth profiles required to execute the selected application, the controller controls such that the remaining Bluetooth profile is connected.

22. A Bluetooth apparatus, comprising:

a receiver which receives a first connecting command to connect a first Bluetooth profile to a peripheral; and

a controller which, if the first connecting command is received, controls such that the first Bluetooth profile is connected to the peripheral, and generates a second connecting command to connect a second Bluetooth profile, which is used simultaneously along with the first Bluetooth profile, to the peripheral and transmit the second connecting command to the receiver.