Method and system for a wireless headset with a clock

• US 8,036,599 B2
• Filed: 06/05/2008
• Issued: 10/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Walley, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao; Minh D
• Application Number:
  US12/134,112
• Publication Number:
  US 20090305631A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,223 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2, 455/181.1, 455/171.1, 455/575.2, 455/231, 455/456, 455/575.1, 375/354, 375/356, 370/503, 705/3
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: G04R 20/26 the radio signal being a near-field communication signal
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/14 Time supervision arrangements, e.g. real time clock
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

Aspects of a method and system for a Bluetooth headset with a clock are provided. A Bluetooth headset may have an access to real-time clock information such as a real-time clock value at a specific time instant and generate corresponding audio and/or visual representations to a user via Bluetooth communication. The real-time clock information to the Bluetooth headset may be originated within or external to the Bluetooth headset. The timing of the real-time clock of the Bluetooth headset may be maintained by a Bluetooth clock of the BT headset. The Bluetooth headset may provide respective real-time updates by pressing a button on the Bluetooth headset or from timing events such as calendar entries or personal alarms downloaded into the BT headset from a Bluetooth device, and/or from timed Bluetooth messages communicated to the Bluetooth headset from the peer device.

Claims

1. A method providing time, the method comprising:

generating via a peer Bluetooth device of a Bluetooth device, an audio and/or visual representation of a real-time clock value that corresponds to a specific time instant based on real-time clock information accessed by said Bluetooth device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said real-time clock information is generated within said Bluetooth device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said real-time clock information is generated external to said Bluetooth device.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said real-time clock information is generated via a Bluetooth clock of said Bluetooth device.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said real-time clock information is generated based on a timing event within and/or external to said Bluetooth device.

6. A system for wireless communication, the system comprising:

one or more circuits that generates via a peer Bluetooth device of a Bluetooth device, an audio and/or visual representation of a real-time clock value that corresponds to a specific time instant based on real-time clock information accessed by said Bluetooth device.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein said real-time clock information is generated within said Bluetooth device.

8. The system according to claim 6, wherein said one or more circuits generates said real-time clock information external to said Bluetooth device.

9. The system according to claim 6, wherein said real-time clock information is generated via a Bluetooth clock of said Bluetooth device.

10. The system according to claim 6, wherein said real-time clock information is generated based on a timing event within and/or external to said Bluetooth device.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for providing time, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:

generating via a peer Bluetooth device of Bluetooth device, an audio and/or visual representation of a real-time clock value that corresponds to a specific time instant based on real-time clock information accessed by said Bluetooth device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11, wherein said real-time clock information is generated within said Bluetooth device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11, wherein said real-time clock information is generated external to said Bluetooth device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11, wherein said real-time clock information is generated via a Bluetooth clock of said Bluetooth device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11, wherein said real-time clock information is generated based on a timing event within and/or external to said Bluetooth device.