System and method for connecting bluetooth-enabled devices to a personal computer
First Claim
1. One or more circuits that provide wireless communication between a device and an electronic system, the one or more circuits comprising:
- a device communicator that wirelessly communicates with the device in accordance with a wireless communication protocol;
a system communicator that communicates with the electronic system using a Universal Serial Bus (USB) protocol, the system communicator comprising a USB protocol stack and USB multiplexing/demultiplexing circuitry, the USB multiplexing/demultiplexing circuitry being operatively coupled to the USB protocol stack, the USB multiplexing/demultiplexing circuitry being disposed communicatively between the USB protocol stack and a translator; and
the translator that translates information received from the device in accordance with the wireless protocol into translated information for use with the electronic system in accordance with the USB protocol, the translator being operatively coupled to the device communicator, the translator being operatively coupled to the USB multiplexing/demultiplexing circuitry.
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Abstract
An interface which effects communication between first and second systems and includes a first arrangement for communicating with the first system using a first protocol and a second arrangement for communicating with the second system using a second protocol. At least one of the arrangements includes a mechanism for effecting wireless communication. In accordance with the invention, a third arrangement is included for translating data received from the first system in accordance with the first protocol into data adapted for the second system in accordance with the second protocol. In the illustrative embodiment, the inventive interface further includes an arrangement for translating data received from the second system in accordance with the second protocol into data adapted for the first system in accordance with the first protocol. In the illustrative embodiment, the second system is a Personal Computer, the first system is a peripheral adapted to be connected to the computer, the first protocol is a Bluetooth protocol and the second protocol is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) protocol. In the illustrative embodiment, the inventive interface leverages Universal Serial Bus technology, particularly “plug and play” capability, to simplify the installation and use of Bluetooth-enabled peripherals.
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19 Claims
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1. One or more circuits that provide wireless communication between a device and an electronic system, the one or more circuits comprising:
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a device communicator that wirelessly communicates with the device in accordance with a wireless communication protocol; a system communicator that communicates with the electronic system using a Universal Serial Bus (USB) protocol, the system communicator comprising a USB protocol stack and USB multiplexing/demultiplexing circuitry, the USB multiplexing/demultiplexing circuitry being operatively coupled to the USB protocol stack, the USB multiplexing/demultiplexing circuitry being disposed communicatively between the USB protocol stack and a translator; and the translator that translates information received from the device in accordance with the wireless protocol into translated information for use with the electronic system in accordance with the USB protocol, the translator being operatively coupled to the device communicator, the translator being operatively coupled to the USB multiplexing/demultiplexing circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communication system, comprising:
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a computer comprising an interface that is compliant with a Universal Serial Bus (USB) protocol; and interface circuitry that is in communication with the computer via the interface of the computer, the interface circuitry comprising; a device communicator that transmits information to, and receives information from, a device in accordance with a wireless communication protocol; a system communicator that communicates with the computer using the USB protocol the system communicator comprising USB multiplexing/demultiplexing circuitry, the USB multiplexing/demultiplexing circuitry being operatively coupled to the translator, the USB multiplexing/demultiplexing circuitry being operatively coupled to a USB protocol stack, the USB multiplexing/demultiplexing circuitry being disposed communicatively between the USB protocol stack and a translator; and the translator that translates the information received from the device in accordance with the wireless communication protocol into translated information for use with the computer in accordance with the USB protocol, wherein the interface circuitry emulates a USB connection, from the perspective of the computer, as if the device was a USB device directly connected to the interface of the computer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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