Method for Establishing Bluetooth Connection, Mobile Terminal, Bluetooth Device, and System

• US 20140141723A1
• Filed: 12/31/2013
• Published: 05/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wu, Huangwei, Wang, Chan, Huang, Jiejing
• Granted Patent: US 9,185,734 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A method for establishing a Bluetooth® connection, where the method includes: establishing data connections with at least two Bluetooth® devices; obtaining a voice connection instruction, where the voice connection instruction includes identification information of a target Bluetooth® device selected by a user from the Bluetooth® devices; and establishing a voice connection between the mobile terminal and the target Bluetooth® device according to the voice connection instruction; and a mobile terminal, a Bluetooth® device, and a system. A voice connection is established with a Bluetooth® device selected by a user, so as to improve an extent to which a Bluetooth® connection is established intelligently and a capability of interacting with the user. Therefore, the user can, according to needs, freely select a Bluetooth® device with which a connection is established, thereby improving convenience of the user in using the Bluetooth® device.

Claims

1. A method for establishing a Bluetooth®

connection, comprising;

establishing, by a mobile terminal, at least two data connections with at least two Bluetooth®

devices;

obtaining, by the mobile terminal, a voice connection instruction, wherein the voice connection instruction comprises an identification information of a target Bluetooth®

device selected by a user from the at least two Bluetooth®

devices; and

establishing, by the mobile terminal, a voice connection between the mobile terminal and the target Bluetooth®

device according to the voice connection instruction.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the establishing, by the mobile terminal, data connections with the at least two Bluetooth®

devices and before the obtaining, by the mobile terminal, the voice connection instruction, the method further comprises;

receiving a communication event, wherein the communication event comprises at least one of the following;

a call, a short message, and an email; and

sending a prompt instruction to one of the at least two Bluetooth®

devices with which the data connection has been established according to the communication event, wherein the prompt instruction is used to instruct the one of the at least two Bluetooth®

devices to prompt the user that the communication event is received.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the obtaining, by the mobile terminal, a voice connection instruction comprises obtaining the voice connection instruction sent by the one of the at least two Bluetooth®

devices of the prompted user, and wherein the voice connection instruction is a voice connection instruction obtained by the one of the at least two Bluetooth®

devices according to a user input.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining, by the mobile terminal, the voice connection instruction comprises:

obtaining the voice connection instruction according to a user input.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises pre-storing a rule, wherein the rule comprises at least one of the following:

a contact group rule, a time rule, and a priority rule, and wherein the establishing, by the mobile terminal, data connections with the at least two Bluetooth®

devices comprises choosing, by the mobile terminal, according to the rule to establish data connections with the at least two Bluetooth®

devices.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises pre-storing a rule, wherein the rule comprises at least one of the following:

a contact group rule, a time rule, and a priority rule, wherein the establishing, by the mobile terminal, data connections with the at least two Bluetooth®

devices comprises sending the prompt instruction to the one of the at least two Bluetooth®

devices with which the data connection has been established according to the communication event, wherein sending the prompt instruction to the one of the at least two Bluetooth®

devices with which the data connection has been established according to the communication event comprises choosing to send the prompt instruction to the Bluetooth®

device with which the data connection has been established according to the communication event and the rule.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein before the establishing, by the mobile terminal, data connections with the at least two Bluetooth®

devices, the method further comprises performing a pairing operation with the at least two Bluetooth®

devices.

8. A method for establishing a Bluetooth®

connection, comprising;

establishing, by a mobile terminal, one or more Asynchronous Connection-Less (ACL) connections with at least two Bluetooth®

devices;

upon receiving a call event, sending, by the mobile terminal, a ringing instruction to the at least two Bluetooth®

devices with which the ACL connections have been established;

obtaining, by the mobile terminal, a Synchronous Connection Oriented (SCO) connection instruction input by a user; and

establishing the SCO connection between the mobile terminal and the Bluetooth®

device according to the SCO connection instruction.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising obtaining, by the mobile terminal, the SCO connection instruction sent by a Bluetooth®

device that has rung, wherein the SCO connection instruction sent by the Bluetooth®

device is the SCO connection instruction obtained by the Bluetooth®

device according to the user input.

10. A method for establishing a Bluetooth®

connection, comprising;

establishing, by a mobile terminal, one or more Asynchronous Connection-Less (ACL) connections with at least two Bluetooth®

devices;

upon receiving a call event, choosing, by the mobile terminal, according to a pre-stored rule to send a ringing instruction to the Bluetooth®

devices with which the ACL connections have been established;

obtaining, by the mobile terminal, a Synchronous Connection Oriented (SCO) connection instruction sent by a Bluetooth®

device that has rung, wherein the SCO connection instruction sent by the Bluetooth®

device is an SCO connection instruction obtained by the Bluetooth®

device according to a user input; and

establishing the SCO connection between the mobile terminal and the Bluetooth®

device according to the SCO connection instruction.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising obtaining, by the mobile terminal, the SCO connection instruction input by a user.

12. A Bluetooth®

connection system, comprising;

a mobile terminal; and

a Bluetooth®

device,

wherein the mobile terminal is configured to;

establish one or more data connections with at least two Bluetooth®

devices;

obtain a voice connection instruction; and

establish a voice connection between the mobile terminal and a Bluetooth®

device according to the voice connection instruction,

wherein the Bluetooth®

device is configured to;

establish a data connection with the mobile terminal;

send the voice connection instruction according to a user input; and

establish the voice connection with the mobile terminal corresponding to the voice connection instruction.