Method of information sharing between cellular and local wireless communication systems

• US 7,242,905 B2
• Filed: 11/05/2001
• Issued: 07/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Sung-Jin
• Primary Examiner(s): Anderson; Matthew
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pham; Tuan
• Application Number:
  US09/992,934
• Publication Number:
  US 20020065045A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,073 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2, 455/445, 455/412.1, 455/425, 370/329, 370/328, 370/338, 370/348
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/18 between terminal devices

Abstract

There is provided an information sharing method by Bluetooth™ wireless communication. To share information with a slave by Bluetooth™ wireless communication protocol, a portable cellular phone equipped with a Bluetooth™ module acting as a master in a piconet or scatternet receives data from a mobile communication system and stores the received data. The portable phone determines whether to transmit the data to the slave by Bluetooth™ wireless communication. If the data is to be transmitted to the slave, the portable phone converts the data to a data packet for Bluetooth™ communication and determines whether the portable phone is connected to the slave by an ACL (Asynchronous ConnectionLess) link or an SCO (Synchronous Connection-Oriented) link. If the ACL link is connected between the portable phone and the slave, another ACL link is established and the portable phone transmits the data packet to the slave on the established ACL link. If the SCO link is connected between the portable phone and the slave, an ACL link is established and the portable phone transmits the data packet to the slave on the established ACL link.

Claims

1. A method of sharing data with a slave using Bluetooth™

wireless communication by a portable phone equipped with a Bluetooth™

module, where the portable phone acts as a master, comprising the steps of;

receiving the data from a mobile communication system in a first format and storing the received data in the first format;

determining whether to transmit the data to the slave by Bluetooth™

wireless communication;

adding an access code and a header to the data in the first format and converting the data from the first format to data packets for Bluetooth™

communication when it is determined that the data is to be transmitted to the slave;

determining whether the master is connected to the slave by a first ACL (Asynchronous Connection Less) link or an SCO (Synchronous Connection-Oriented) link;

establishing a second ACL link and transmitting the data packets to the slave on the established ACL link if it is determined that the ACL link connects the master and the slave; and

establishing an ACL link and transmitting the data packets to the slave on the established ACL link if it is determined that the SCO link connects the master and the slave.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is an SMS (Short Message Service) message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is Internet data.

4. A method of sharing information with a slave in a first piconet in a portable phone equipped with a Bluetooth™

module that is a master in the first piconet and a slave in a second piconet, comprising the steps of;

receiving data from a mobile communication system in a first format and storing the received data in the first format;

determining whether to transmit the data to the slave of the first piconet by Bluetooth™

wireless communication;

adding an access code and a header to the data in the first format and converting the data from the first format to data packets for Bluetooth™

communication when it is determined that the data is to be transmitted to the slave of the first piconet;

determining whether the portable phone is connected to the slave of the first piconet by an ACL (Asynchronous Connection Less) link or an SCO (Synchronous Connection-Oriented) link;

establishing another ACL link and transmitting the data packets to the slave of the first piconet on the established ACL link if it is determined that the ACL link connects the portable phone and the slave of the first piconet; and

establishing an ACL link and transmitting the data packets to the slave of the first piconet on the established ACL link if it is determined that the SCO link connects the portable phone and the slave of the first piconet.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the data is an SMS (Short Message Service) message.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the data is Internet data.

7. A method of sharing information between a portable phone equipped with a Bluetooth™

module that is a slave in a first piconet and a master in a second piconet with a slave in the second piconet, comprising the steps of;

receiving data from a mobile communication system in a first format and storing the received data in the first format;

determining whether to transmit the data to the slave of the second piconet by Bluetooth™

wireless communication;

adding an access code and a header to the data in the first format and converting the data from the first format to data packets for Bluetooth™

communication when it is determined that the data is to be transmitted to the slave of the second piconet;

determining whether the portable phone is connected to the slave of the second piconet by an ACL (Asynchronous Connection Less) link or an SCO (Synchronous Connection-Oriented) link;

establishing another ACL link and transmitting the data packets to the slave of the second piconet on the established ACL link if it is determined that the ACL link connects the portable phone and the slave of the second piconet; and

establishing an ACL link and transmitting the data packets to the slave of the second piconet on the established ACL link if it is determined that the SCO link connects the portable phone and the slave of the second piconet.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the data is an SMS (Short Message Service) message.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the data is Internet data.