Method and system for synchronizing attributes among multiple electronic devices

• US 20100106859A1
• Filed: 10/26/2009
• Published: 04/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Naniyat, Arun, Goya, Giriraj, Won, Eun-Tae
• Application Number:
  US12/589,624
• Publication Number:
  US 20100106859A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/248
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/28 Timers or timing mechanisms used in protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A device is operable to perform a method for synchronizing attributes among multiple electronic devices is provided. The device is configured to scan a low energy Bluetooth® network for one or more attributes of a second electronic device. The device also is configured to establish a low energy Bluetooth® connection with the second electronic device. Further, the device is configured to synchronize the one or more attributes of the second electronic device and one or more attributes of the first electronic device. A system includes a first electronic device in electronic communication with a second electronic device over a low energy Bluetooth® network.

Claims

1. A method for enabling synchronization of attributes among multiple electronic devices over a low energy Bluetooth®

network, the method comprising;

scanning the low energy Bluetooth®

network for one or more attributes of a second electronic device by a first electronic device;

establishing a low energy Bluetooth®

connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device; and

synchronizing the one or more attributes of the second electronic device and one or more attributes of the first electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein synchronizing comprises one of:

reading the one or more attributes of the second electronic device; and

writing the one or more attributes of the first electronic device to the second electronic device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein writing the one or more attributes comprises:

writing one or more attribute values to the second electronic device using one or more attribute commands.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein synchronizing further comprises:

reading the one or more attributes of the second electronic device; and

writing the one or more attributes of the second electronic device to the first electronic device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein writing the one or more attributes comprises:

writing one or more attribute values to the first electronic device using one or more attribute commands.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more attributes comprise at least one of:

a time, a date, a day, a year and a calendar.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic devices utilizes one at least one of:

an ultra low power Bluetooth®

, and a dual mode Bluetooth®

.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

defining a synchronization profile for the ultra low power Bluetooth®

.

9. A system for enabling synchronization of attributes among multiple electronic devices over a low energy Bluetooth®

network, the system comprising;

a first electronic device configured to communicate with a second electronic device over the low energy Bluetooth®

network, the first electronic device comprising;

a processor operable to

scan the low energy Bluetooth®

network for one or more attributes of a second electronic device by a first electronic device; and

establish a low energy Bluetooth®

connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device;

synchronize the one or more attributes of the second electronic device and one or more attributes of the first electronic device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the first electronic device further comprises:

a display;

an input device;

a cursor control; and

a memory.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is operable to one of:

read the one or more attributes of the second electronic device; and

write the one or more attributes of the first electronic device to a memory in the second electronic device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein when writing the one or more attributes, the processor is operable to:

write one or more attribute values to the second electronic device using one or more attribute commands.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein when the processor synchronizes the one or more attributes, the processor is operable to:

read the one or more attributes of the second electronic device; and

write the one or more attributes of the second electronic device to a memory in the first electronic device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein when the processor writes the one or more attributes, the processor is operable to:

write one or more attribute values to the first electronic device in response to one or more attribute commands.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more attributes comprise at least one of:

a time, a date, a day, a year and a calendar.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the first electronic device establishes the communication with the second electronic device utilizing one at least one of:

an ultra low power Bluetooth®

, and a dual mode Bluetooth®

.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is operable to:

define a synchronization profile for the ultra low power Bluetooth®

.

18. An electronic device, the electronic device comprising:

a communication interface configured to establish a communication with a second electronic device over a low energy Bluetooth®

network; and

a processor configured to synchronize at least one attribute of the electronic device with a second electronic device.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, further comprising:

a display;

an input device;

a cursor control; and

a memory.

20. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the processor is operable to one of:

read at least one attribute of the second electronic device; and

write at least one attribute of the first electronic device to a memory in the second electronic device.