METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR BROADCASTING IN SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- creating, at an apparatus, operating parameters for a data channel broadcast connection;
transmitting, by the apparatus, one or more non-connectable undirected advertising channel messages indicating the data channel broadcast connection and the operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection; and
transmitting, by the apparatus, information on the data channel broadcast connection according to the operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection.
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Abstract
Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments establish a broadcast operating mode on a Bluetooth Low Energy data channel by creating operating parameters for a data channel broadcast connection. Then data channel broadcast connection parameters are transmitted to other devices indicating the data channel broadcast connection and the operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection are transmitted on a Bluetooth Low Energy advertising channel. Then information on the Bluetooth Low Energy data channel broadcast connection to the other devices, according to the operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection. The bit rate of the Bluetooth Low Energy data channel used for broadcasting is not constrained by the required limits placed on the bit rate in the Bluetooth Low Energy advertising channels.
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22 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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creating, at an apparatus, operating parameters for a data channel broadcast connection; transmitting, by the apparatus, one or more non-connectable undirected advertising channel messages indicating the data channel broadcast connection and the operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection; and transmitting, by the apparatus, information on the data channel broadcast connection according to the operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by an apparatus, one or more non-connectable undirected advertising channel messages; determining, at the apparatus, whether the one or more non-connectable undirected advertising channel messages include an indication of a data channel broadcast connection and operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection; adopting the operating parameters from the one or more received advertising messages when the one or more non-connectable undirected advertising channel messages include an indication of a data channel broadcast connection and operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection; and receiving information on the data channel broadcast connection according to the operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; create, at an apparatus, operating parameters for a data channel broadcast connection; transmit, by the apparatus, one or more non-connectable undirected advertising channel messages indicating the data channel broadcast connection and the operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection; and transmit, by the apparatus, information on the data channel broadcast connection according to the operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; receive, by an apparatus, one or more non-connectable undirected advertising channel messages; determine, at the apparatus, whether the one or more non-connectable undirected advertising channel messages include an indication of a data channel broadcast connection and operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection; adopt the operating parameters from the one or more received advertising messages when the one or more non-connectable undirected advertising channel messages include an indication of a data channel broadcast connection and operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection; and receive information on the data channel broadcast connection according to the operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:
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code for creating, at an apparatus, operating parameters for a data channel broadcast connection; code for transmitting, by the apparatus, one or more non-connectable undirected advertising channel messages indicating the data channel broadcast connection and the operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection; and code for transmitting, by the apparatus, information on the data channel broadcast connection according to the operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection.
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22. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:
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code for receiving, by an apparatus, one or more non-connectable undirected advertising channel messages; code for determining, at the apparatus, whether the one or more non-connectable undirected advertising channel messages include an indication of a data channel broadcast connection and operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection; code for adopting the operating parameters from the one or more received advertising messages when the one or more non-connectable undirected advertising channel messages include an indication of a data channel broadcast connection and operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection; and
code for receiving information on the data channel broadcast connection according to the operating parameters associated with the data channel broadcast connection.
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