APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING WITH BLUETOOTH DEVICES IN PORTABLE TERMINAL
First Claim
1. An apparatus for connecting with a plurality of Bluetooth devices in a portable terminal, comprising:
- a position determining unit that searches for a second Bluetooth device by using a movement direction of the terminal, the movement direction being used when performing a call by the second Bluetooth device while maintaining a call; and
a Bluetooth connecting unit for processing the performance of another call using a first Bluetooth device and the second Bluetooth device,wherein, when searching the second Bluetooth device, the second Bluetooth connecting unit releases the connection of the first Bluetooth device while maintaining the call and performs a connection with the second Bluetooth device.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for connecting with a plurality of Bluetooth devices is provided in a portable terminal. The apparatus includes a position determining unit and a Bluetooth connecting unit. The position determining unit searches for a second Bluetooth device by using a movement direction of the terminal, when performing a call by the second Bluetooth device while maintaining a call. The Bluetooth connecting unit processes the performance of a call using a first Bluetooth device and the second Bluetooth device. When searching the second Bluetooth device, the Bluetooth connecting unit releases the connection of the first Bluetooth device while maintaining the call and performs a connection with the second Bluetooth device.
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1. An apparatus for connecting with a plurality of Bluetooth devices in a portable terminal, comprising:
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a position determining unit that searches for a second Bluetooth device by using a movement direction of the terminal, the movement direction being used when performing a call by the second Bluetooth device while maintaining a call; and a Bluetooth connecting unit for processing the performance of another call using a first Bluetooth device and the second Bluetooth device, wherein, when searching the second Bluetooth device, the second Bluetooth connecting unit releases the connection of the first Bluetooth device while maintaining the call and performs a connection with the second Bluetooth device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for connecting with a plurality of Bluetooth devices in a portable terminal, comprising:
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performing a call by a first Bluetooth device; searching a second Bluetooth device according to a detected movement direction of the terminal, when performing a call by the second Bluetooth device while maintaining the call with the first Bluetooth device; releasing the connection of the first Bluetooth device while maintaining the call when searching for the second Bluetooth device; and performing a connection with the second Bluetooth device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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