Simultaneously Maintaining Bluetooth and 802.11 Connections to Increase Data Throughput
First Claim
1. A method for communication between communication devices, the method comprising:
- establishing, with a first communication device, a Bluetooth connection between the first communication device and a second communication device;
after establishing the Bluetooth connection, using, with the first communication device, the Bluetooth connection to establish a wireless local area network (WLAN) connection between the first communication device and the second communication device;
establishing a logical connection over the WLAN connection; and
transmitting and receiving i) Bluetooth data packets and ii) WLAN data packets over the WLAN connection.
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Abstract
A device for wirelessly communicating between one or more mobile communication devices over a wireless network. A primary mobile communication device is configured to establish one or more connections to one or more secondary mobile communication devices. The primary mobile communication device is further configured to establish a first connection and a second connection to at least one of the secondary mobile communication devices. The first connection is a Bluetooth (BT) connection and the second connection is a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) connection. The primary mobile device is also configured to establish a third connection to another secondary mobile communication device wherein the third connection is a WiFi connection. Additionally, the primary mobile communication device is configured to simultaneously maintain the BT connection and the WiFi connections during the bi-directional transmission of data between the primary mobile communication device and the secondary mobile communication devices.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for communication between communication devices, the method comprising:
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establishing, with a first communication device, a Bluetooth connection between the first communication device and a second communication device; after establishing the Bluetooth connection, using, with the first communication device, the Bluetooth connection to establish a wireless local area network (WLAN) connection between the first communication device and the second communication device; establishing a logical connection over the WLAN connection; and transmitting and receiving i) Bluetooth data packets and ii) WLAN data packets over the WLAN connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A first communication device, comprising:
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a Bluetooth radio device; a wireless local area network (WLAN) radio device; and a logic device configured to establish a Bluetooth connection between the first communication device and a second communication device, after establishing the Bluetooth connection, use the Bluetooth connection to establish a WLAN connection between the first communication device and the second communication device, establish a logical connection over the WLAN connection, and cause the first communication device to transmit and receive i) Bluetooth data packets and ii) WLAN data packets over the WLAN connection. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium storing machine readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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establish a Bluetooth connection between a first communication device and a second communication device; after establishing the Bluetooth connection, use the Bluetooth connection to establish a wireless local area network (WLAN) connection between the first communication device and the second communication device, establish a logical connection over the WLAN connection; and cause the first communication device to transmit and receive i) Bluetooth data packets and ii) WLAN data packets over the WLAN connection. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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