Method And System For A Bluetooth Headset With A Clock

• US 20090305631A1
• Filed: 06/05/2008
• Published: 12/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Walley, John
• Granted Patent: US 8,036,599 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.200
• CPC Class Codes: G04R 20/26 the radio signal being a near-field communication signal
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/14 Time supervision arrangements, e.g. real time clock
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

Aspects of a method and system for a Bluetooth headset with a clock are provided. A Bluetooth headset may have an access to real-time clock information such as a real-time clock value at a specific time instant and generate corresponding audio and/or visual representations to a user via Bluetooth communication. The real-time clock information to the Bluetooth headset may be originated within or external to the Bluetooth headset. The timing of the real-time clock of the Bluetooth headset may be maintained by a Bluetooth clock of the BT headset. The Bluetooth headset may provide respective real-time updates by pressing a button on the Bluetooth headset or from timing events such as calendar entries or personal alarms downloaded into the BT headset from a Bluetooth device, and/or from timed Bluetooth messages communicated to the Bluetooth headset from the peer device.

Claims

1. A method providing time, the method comprising:

accessing real-time clock information via a Bluetooth device; and

generating via said Bluetooth device, an audio and/or visual representation of a real-time clock value that corresponds to at a specific time instant based on said accessed real-time clock information.

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising generating said real-time clock information within said Bluetooth device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said real-time clock information is generated external to said Bluetooth device.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said real-time clock information is generated via a Bluetooth clock of said Bluetooth device.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said real-time clock information is generated based on a timing event within and/or external to said Bluetooth device.

6. A system for wireless communication, the system comprising:

one or more circuits that accesses real-time clock information via a Bluetooth device; and

said one or more circuits generates via said Bluetooth device, an audio and/or visual representation of a real-time clock value that corresponds to at a specific time instant based on said accessed real-time clock information.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein said one or more circuits generates said real-time clock information within said Bluetooth device.

8. The system according to claim 6, wherein said one or more circuits generates said real-time clock information external to said Bluetooth device.

9. The system according to claim 6, wherein said real-time clock information is generated via a Bluetooth clock of said Bluetooth device.

10. The system according to claim 6, wherein said real-time clock information is generated based on a timing event within and/or external to said Bluetooth device.

11. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for providing time, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:

accessing real-time clock information via a Bluetooth device; and

generating via said Bluetooth device, an audio and/or visual representation of a real-time clock value that corresponds to at a specific time instant based on said accessed real-time clock information.

12. The machine-readable storage according to claim 11, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for generating said real-time clock information within said Bluetooth device.

13. The machine-readable storage according to claim 11, wherein said real-time clock information is generated external to said Bluetooth device.

14. The machine-readable storage according to claim 11, wherein said real-time clock information is generated via a Bluetooth clock of said Bluetooth device.

15. The machine-readable storage according to claim 11, wherein said real-time clock information is generated based on a timing event within and/or external to said Bluetooth device.