Bypassing bluetooth discovery for devices in a special list
First Claim
1. A method of establishing a Bluetooth wireless connection between hand-held computers comprising:
- a) storing a Bluetooth device identification of a first hand-held computer system on a memory resident list of a second hand-held computer system;
b) in response to a request from said first hand-held computer system to establish communication between said first and second hand-held computer systems, accessing said device identification of said first hand-held computer system on said second hand-held computer system; and
c) establishing a Bluetooth connection between said first and second hand-held computer systems by sending a Bluetooth page message from said second hand-held computer system to said first handheld computer system without need of a Bluetooth inquiry message, wherein said establishing in c) bypasses standard Bluetooth discovery processes.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for bypassing Bluetooth discovery for devices in a special list. A first Bluetooth device identification (ID) may be stored on a second device. A friendly name may be associated with the stored device ID. The first Bluetooth device ID may be accessed on the second device. An associated friendly name may be displayed as a representation of the first Bluetooth device id. A user of the second device may select to initiate Bluetooth communications with the first device. If so chosen, a Bluetooth communication session may be established between the two devices in a manner that bypasses the Bluetooth discovery process for these devices. In this novel manner, Bluetooth communication sessions may be established with trusted devices. Further, the time and power required for a Bluetooth discovery process may be conserved. In addition, the user interface may be improved over a user interface requiring Bluetooth discovery.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of establishing a Bluetooth wireless connection between hand-held computers comprising:
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a) storing a Bluetooth device identification of a first hand-held computer system on a memory resident list of a second hand-held computer system; b) in response to a request from said first hand-held computer system to establish communication between said first and second hand-held computer systems, accessing said device identification of said first hand-held computer system on said second hand-held computer system; and c) establishing a Bluetooth connection between said first and second hand-held computer systems by sending a Bluetooth page message from said second hand-held computer system to said first handheld computer system without need of a Bluetooth inquiry message, wherein said establishing in c) bypasses standard Bluetooth discovery processes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A hand-held computer system comprising:
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a bus; a Bluetooth radio coupled to said bus; a processor coupled to said bus; and a memory coupled to said bus, wherein said memory comprises instructions that when executed implement a method of establishing a Bluetooth wireless connection between hand-held computers, said method comprising; a) storing a Bluetooth device identification of a first hand-held computer system on a memory resident list of a second hand-held computer system; b) in response to a request from said first hand-held computer system to establish communication between said first and second hand-held computer systems, accessing said device identification of said first hand-held computer system on said second hand-held computer system; and c) establishing a Bluetooth connection between said first and second hand-held computer systems by sending a Bluetooth page message from said second hand-held computer system to said first handheld hand-held computer system without need of a Bluetooth inquiry message, wherein said establishing in c) bypasses standard Bluetooth discovery processes. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of establishing a Bluetooth wireless connection between hand-held computers comprising:
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a) storing a plurality of Bluetooth device identifications corresponding to a plurality of hand-held computer systems on a memory resident list of a specific hand-held computer system; b) in response to a request from said first hand-held computer system to establish communication among said plurality of hand-held computer systems accessing said plurality of Bluetooth device identifications on said specific hand-held computer system; and c) establishing a Bluetooth connection among said plurality of hand-held computer systems by sending a page message from said specific hand-held computer system to said plurality of hand-held computer systems without need of a Bluetooth inquiry message, wherein said establishing in c) bypasses standard Bluetooth discovery processes. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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