EXTENDED FEATURES FOR NETWORK COMMUNICATION

• US 20170126873A1
• Filed: 11/02/2015
• Published: 05/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hand Held Products Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hand Held Products Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Inventors: McGary, Dale, Karabin, George Joshue
• Granted Patent: US 10,397,388 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6058 involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• 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 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A network for communicating an exchange of data signals between multiple entities is described. The network has two or more channels. A first channel of the network is operable for exchanging a first portion of the data signals, based on a communication profile, between a first entity and one or more entities communicatively coupled with the first entity. At least a second channel of the network is operable for exchanging a second portion of the data signals, independent of the communication profile, between the first entity and at least one of the one or more entities.

Claims

1. A system for exchanging data signals between a plurality of entities over a network, the system comprising:

a first channel operable for exchanging a first portion of the data signals, based on a communication profile, between a first entity and one or more entities communicatively coupled with the first entity; and

at least a second channel operable for exchanging a second portion of the data signals, independent of the communication profile, between the first entity and at least one of the one or more entities.

2. The system as described in claim 1 wherein the network is operable for the communicating of the data signals over at least one radio frequency (RF) spectral band.

3. The system as described in claim 2 wherein the at least one RF spectral band comprises one or more of:

a Bluetooth RF band;

a frequency of between approximately 2.4 Gigahertz (GHz) and 2.485 GHz, inclusive;

or

a frequency corresponding to an instrumentation, scientific, and medical (ISM) RF band.

4. The system as described in claim 1 wherein the communication profile comprises a hands-free profile (HFP).

5. The system as described in claim 3 wherein the HFP comprises a Bluetooth related HFP.

6. The system as described in claim 1 wherein the second portion of the data signals comprises data related, specifically, to at least one application associated with the first entity.

7. The system as described in claim 6 wherein the second portion of the data signals relates to one or more of:

a status associated with a link related to one or more of the network, the first channel, or the second channel;

a capacity level associated with a power supply related to the first entity and the at least second entity;

a temperature reading;

a diagnostic message;

one or more of a pedometer or measuring wheel readout;

a location;

a characteristic related to motion;

one or more of a microphone disposition or microphone boom position;

or

an audio signal related to one or more voices.

8. The system as described in claim 6 wherein the at least one application is operable for performing at least one process function on at least one of the first entity or the at least second entity.

9. The system as described in claim 1 wherein the first entity comprises an audio gateway (AG) device.

10. The system as described in claim 1 wherein the at least second entity comprises one or more of a peripheral device, or an audio headset.

11. A method for communicating an exchange of data signals between a plurality of entities over a communication network, the method comprising the steps of:

exchanging a first portion of the data signals, based on a communication profile, between a first entity and one or more entities communicatively coupled with the first entity over a first channel of the communication network; and

exchanging a second portion of the data signals, independent of the communication profile, between the first entity and at least one of the one or more entities over an at least second channel of the communication network.

12. The method as described in claim 11 wherein the network is operable for the communicating of the data signals over at least one radio frequency (RF) spectral band.

13. The method as described in claim 12 wherein the at least one RF spectral band comprises one or more of:

a Bluetooth RF band;

a frequency of between approximately 2.4 Gigahertz (GHz) and 2.485 GHz, inclusive;

or

a frequency corresponding to an instrumentation, scientific, and medical (ISM) RF band.

14. The method as described in claim 11 wherein the first communication profile comprises a hands-free profile (HFP).

15. The method as described in claim 14 wherein the HFP comprises a Bluetooth related HFP.

16. The method as described in claim 11 wherein the second portion of the data signals comprises data related to at least one application associated with the first entity.

17. The method as described in claim 16 wherein the second portion of the data signals relates to one or more of:

a status associated with a link related to one or more of the network, the first channel, or the second channel;

a capacity level associated with a power supply related to the first entity and the at least second entity;

a temperature reading;

a diagnostic message;

one or more of a pedometer or measuring wheel readout;

a location;

a characteristic related to motion;

one or more of a microphone disposition or microphone boom position;

or

an audio signal related to one or more voices.

18. The method as described in claim 16 wherein the at least one application is operable for performing at least one process function on at least one of the first entity or the at least second entity.

19. The method as described in claim 11 wherein the step of exchanging a second portion of the data signals, independent of the communication profile, between the first entity and at least one of the one or more entities over an at least second channel of the communication network comprises exchanging the second portion of the data signals between an audio gateway (AG) device and at least one of a peripheral device, or an audio headset.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, which when executing on one or more computer processors, are operable for causing, configuring, controlling, or programming a performance of a method for communicating an exchange of data signals between a plurality of entities over a communication network, the method comprising the steps of:

exchanging a first portion of the data signals, based on a communication profile, between a first entity and one or more entities communicatively coupled with the first entity over a first channel of the communication network; and

exchanging a second portion of the data signals, independent of the communication profile, between the first entity and at least one of the one or more entities over an at least second channel of the communication network.