APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING BLUETOOTH DEVICE RANGE
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1. An apparatus for extending Bluetooth device range, comprising:
- a Bluetooth range extender device implementing at least two Bluetooth communication profiles such that the Bluetooth range extender device implements a first role to a first standard Bluetooth communication device and implements a second role to a second standard Bluetooth communication device.
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Abstract
An apparatus for extending Bluetooth device range includes a Bluetooth range extender device implementing at least two Bluetooth communication profiles such that the Bluetooth range extender device implements a first role to a first standard Bluetooth communication device and implements a second role to a second standard Bluetooth communication device.
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1. An apparatus for extending Bluetooth device range, comprising:
a Bluetooth range extender device implementing at least two Bluetooth communication profiles such that the Bluetooth range extender device implements a first role to a first standard Bluetooth communication device and implements a second role to a second standard Bluetooth communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for extending Bluetooth device range, comprising:
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establishing at least two independent Bluetooth connections to a range extender device, including one connection to a first Bluetooth device and another connection to a second Bluetooth device; establishing a first L2CAP layer connection between the range extender device and the first Bluetooth device and a separate second L2CAP layer connection between the range extender device and the second Bluetooth device; establishing a first profile level connection between the range extender device and the first Bluetooth device and a separate second profile level connection between the range extender device and the second Bluetooth device; and exchanging profile-level data between the separate first and second profile level connections within the range extender device, to allow communication between the first and second Bluetooth devices through the range extender device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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