Method and apparatus for utilizing advertisements to provide information regarding connection setup
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- generating, by an apparatus, an advertisement in accordance with Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) communication protocol including an indication of a capability to perform a Bluetooth Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate (BR/EDR) connection setup for initiating wireless communication;
causing transmission of the Bluetooth LE advertisement;
receiving a response to the Bluetooth LE advertisement from another device including one or more parameters relating to the Bluetooth BR/EDR connection setup; and
conducting the Bluetooth BR/EDR connection setup for initiating wireless communication with the another device in accordance with the one or more parameters.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for reducing the time required for connection setup including, but not limited to, the time required for connection setup for devices discovered utilizing a low energy technology. In the context of a method performed by a slave device to be discovered, an advertisement may be generated including an indication of a capability to perform a predefined type of connection setup for initiating wireless communications. The method also causes the advertisement to be transmitted and receives a response to the advertisement from another device including one or more parameters relating to the predefined type of connection setup. The method also supports the connection setup with the another device in accordance with the one or more parameters. Corresponding apparatus and computer program products as employed by both master and slave devices are also provided.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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generating, by an apparatus, an advertisement in accordance with Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) communication protocol including an indication of a capability to perform a Bluetooth Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate (BR/EDR) connection setup for initiating wireless communication; causing transmission of the Bluetooth LE advertisement; receiving a response to the Bluetooth LE advertisement from another device including one or more parameters relating to the Bluetooth BR/EDR connection setup; and conducting the Bluetooth BR/EDR connection setup for initiating wireless communication with the another device in accordance with the one or more parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory device including computer program code, the at least one memory device and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; generate an advertisement in accordance with Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) communication protocol including an indication of a capability to perform a Bluetooth Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate (BR/EDR) connection setup for initiating wireless communication; cause transmission of the Bluetooth LE advertisement; receive a response to the Bluetooth LE advertisement from another device including one or more parameters relating to the Bluetooth BR/EDR connection setup; and conduct the Bluetooth BR/EDR connection setup for initiating wireless communication with the another device in accordance with the one or more parameters. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:
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code for generating an advertisement in accordance with Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) communication protocol including an indication of a capability to perform a Bluetooth Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate (BR/EDR) connection setup for initiating wireless communication; code for causing transmission of the Bluetooth LE advertisement; code for receiving a response to the Bluetooth LE advertisement from another device including one or more parameters relating to the Bluetooth BR/EDR connection setup; and code for conducting the Bluetooth BR/EDR connection setup for initiating wireless communication with the another device in accordance with the one or more parameters.
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving a Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) advertisement from another device including an indication of a capability to perform Bluetooth Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate (BR/EDR) connection setup for initiating wireless communication; generating, by an apparatus, a response to the Bluetooth LE advertisement including one or more parameters relating to the Bluetooth BR/EDR connection setup; causing transmission of the response to the Bluetooth LE advertisement; and conducting the Bluetooth BR/EDR connection setup for initiating wireless communication with the another device in accordance with the one or more parameters. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory device including computer program code, the at least one memory device and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; receive a Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) advertisement from another device including an indication of a capability to perform Bluetooth Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate (BR/EDR) connection setup for initiating wireless communication; generate a response to the Bluetooth LE advertisement including one or more parameters relating to the Bluetooth BR/EDR connection setup; cause transmission of the response to the Bluetooth LE advertisement; and conduct the Bluetooth BR/EDR connection setup for initiating wireless communication with the another device in accordance with the one or more parameters. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:
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code for receiving a Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) advertisement from another device including an indication of a capability to perform Bluetooth Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate (BR/EDR) connection setup for initiating wireless communication; code for generating a response to the Bluetooth LE advertisement including one or more parameters relating to the Bluetooth BR/EDR connection setup; code for causing transmission of the response to the Bluetooth LE advertisement; and code for conducting the Bluetooth BR/EDR connection setup for initiating wireless communication with the another device in accordance with the one or more parameters.
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