BYPASSING BLUETOOTH DISCOVERY FOR DEVICES IN A SPECIAL LIST

• US 20120164947A1
• Filed: 02/29/2012
• Published: 06/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Klein, Eric, Davis, Mart T., KAMMER, David
• Granted Patent: US 9,560,184 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1483 service impersonation, e.g. phishing, pharming or web spoofing detection of rogue wireless access points H04W12/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/122 Counter-measures against attacks; Protection against rogue devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/18 between terminal devices

Abstract

A method of rejecting a Bluetooth communications request is disclosed. A portable device receives a Bluetooth communications request from a computing device. The communications request includes a device identification of the computing device. A list of trusted device identifications stored in a memory resource of the portable device is automatically accessed. The Bluetooth communications request is rejected in response to determining that the device identification is not in the list of trusted device identifications.

Claims

1. A method of rejecting a Bluetooth communications request, the method being performed by a portable device and comprising:

receiving a Bluetooth communications request from a computing device, wherein the communications request includes a device identification of the computing device;

automatically accessing a list of trusted device identifications stored in a memory resource of the portable device; and

rejecting the Bluetooth communications request in response to determining that the device identification is not in the list of trusted device identifications.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a representation of the device identification on a display of the portable device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the representation of the device identification is a Bluetooth friendly name.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the Bluetooth communications request is a page message.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the Bluetooth communications request is an inquiry message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein an entry in the list of trusted device identifications is automatically determined in a two-way communication between the portable device and another Bluetooth enabled device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein an entry in the list of trusted device identifications can be added to the list of trusted device identifications in response to user input.

8. A portable device comprising:

method of rejecting a Bluetooth communications request, the method being performed by a portable device and comprising;

a memory resource;

a Bluetooth transceiver for receiving a Bluetooth communications request from a computing device, wherein the communications request includes a device identification of the computing device; and

a processor coupled to the memory resource and the Bluetooth transceiver for (i) automatically accessing a list of trusted device identifications stored in the memory resource, and (ii) rejecting the Bluetooth communications request in response to determining that the device identification is not in the list of trusted device identifications.

9. The portable device of claim 8, further comprising a display, and wherein the processor causes a representation of the device identification to be presented on the display.

10. The portable device of claim 9, wherein the representation of the device identification is a Bluetooth friendly name.

11. The portable device of claim 8, wherein the Bluetooth communications request is a page message.

12. The portable device of claim 8, wherein the Bluetooth communications request is an inquiry message.

13. The portable device of claim 8, wherein an entry in the list of trusted device identifications is automatically determined in a two-way communication between the portable device and another Bluetooth enabled device.

14. The portable device of claim 8, wherein an entry in the list of trusted device identifications can be added to the list of trusted device identifications in response to user input.

15. The portable device of claim 8, wherein the portable device comprises a cellular device.