Method for Establishing Bluetooth Connection and Mobile Terminal

• US 20170094453A1
• Filed: 12/08/2016
• Published: 03/30/2017
• 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: Wang, Chan, Wu, Huangwei, Huang, Jiejing
• Granted Patent: US 9,756,457 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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, a mobile terminal, a Bluetooth® device, and a system, 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. A voice connection is established with a Bluetooth® device selected by a user in order 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®

audio devices;

sending, by the mobile terminal, a prompt instruction to a plurality of Bluetooth®

audio devices, which the data connections have been established, via the established at least two data connections upon receiving a call;

obtaining, by the mobile terminal, a voice connection instruction according to a user input on the mobile terminal, wherein the voice connection instruction comprises an identification information of a target Bluetooth®

audio device selected by the user from the plurality of Bluetooth®

audio devices that received the prompt instruction; and

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

audio device according to the voice connection instruction.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the prompt instruction comprises ringing.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the prompt instruction comprises vibrating.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the prompt instruction comprises light flashing.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the prompt instruction comprises emitting a smell.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the data connections are Asynchronous Connection-Less (ACL) connections, and wherein the voice connection instruction is a Synchronous Connection Oriented (SCO) connection instruction.

7. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a processor configured to establish at least two data connections with at least two Bluetooth®

audio devices;

a receiver coupled to the processor and configured to receive a call;

a transmitter coupled to the processor and the receiver and configured to send a prompt instruction to the at least two Bluetooth®

audio devices via the established at least two data connections, wherein the prompt instruction is used to instruct the at least two Bluetooth®

audio devices to prompt a user that the communication event is received, and

wherein the processor is further configured to;

obtain a voice connection instruction according to a user input on the mobile terminal, wherein the voice connection instruction comprises an identification information of a target Bluetooth®

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

audio devices that received the prompt instruction; and

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

audio device according to the voice connection instruction.

8. The mobile terminal according to claim 7, wherein the prompt instruction comprises ringing.

9. The mobile terminal according to claim 7, wherein the prompt instruction comprises vibrating.

10. The mobile terminal according to claim 7, wherein the prompt instruction comprises light flashing.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 7, wherein the prompt instruction comprises emitting a smell.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 7, wherein the data connections are Asynchronous Connection-Less (ACL) connections, and wherein the voice connection instruction is a Synchronous Connection Oriented (SCO) connection instruction.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising processor executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

establish at least two data connections with at least two Bluetooth®

audio devices;

send a prompt instruction to a plurality of Bluetooth®

audio devices, which the data connections have been established, via the established at least two data connections, upon receiving a call;

obtain a voice connection instruction according to a user input, wherein the voice connection instruction comprises an identification information of a target Bluetooth®

audio device selected by the user from the plurality of Bluetooth®

audio devices that received the prompt instruction; and

establish a voice connection according to the voice connection instruction.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the prompt instruction comprises ringing.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the prompt instruction comprises vibrating.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the prompt instruction comprises light flashing.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the prompt instruction comprises emitting a smell.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the data connections are Asynchronous Connection-Less (ACL) connections, and wherein the voice connection instruction is a Synchronous Connection Oriented (SCO) connection instruction.