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Bluetooth transparent bridge

  • US 7,164,886 B2
  • Filed: 10/08/2002
  • Issued: 01/16/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for simplifying software requirements in a computer system comprising:

  • receiving a message from a device that is attached to the computer system via a Bluetooth wireless communications link;

    translating the Bluetooth message into a format of an existing communications bus in the computer system so that the received message appears to have originated from a device utilizing the existing communications bus;

    providing the translated message to the computer system via the existing communications bus; and

    receiving a second message from the existing communications bus, the second message originating from the computer system;

    translating the second message from the format of the existing communications bus to the Bluetooth format so that the received second message appears to have originated from the Bluetooth wireless communications link; and

    providing the translated second message to the Bluetooth wireless device via the Bluetooth wireless communications link.

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