Method for establishing Bluetooth connection, mobile terminal, Bluetooth device, and system

• US 9,185,734 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2013
• Issued: 11/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wang, Chan, Wu, Huangwei, Huang, Jiejing
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Duc M
• Application Number:
  US14/145,506
• Publication Number:
  US 20140141723A1
• Time in Patent Office: 679 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/569.1, 455/569.2, 455418-420
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A method for establishing a Bluetooth® connection, where the method includes: establishing data connections with at least two Bluetooth® devices; obtaining a voice connection instruction, where the voice connection instruction includes identification information of a target Bluetooth® device selected by a user from the Bluetooth® devices; and establishing a voice connection between the mobile terminal and the target Bluetooth® device according to the voice connection instruction; and a mobile terminal, a Bluetooth® device, and a system. A voice connection is established with a Bluetooth® device selected by a user, so as to improve an extent to which a Bluetooth® connection is established intelligently and a capability of interacting with the user. Therefore, the user can, according to needs, freely select a Bluetooth® device with which a connection is established, thereby improving convenience of the user in using the Bluetooth® device.

Claims

1. A method for establishing a Bluetooth®

connection, comprising;

establishing, by a mobile terminal, at least two data connections with at least two Bluetooth®

devices;

upon receiving a communication event, sending, by the mobile terminal, a prompt instruction to all Bluetooth®

devices with which the data connections have been established;

obtaining, by the mobile terminal, a voice connection instruction sent by a target Bluetooth®

device selected by a user from the Bluetooth®

devices receiving the prompt instruction; and

establishing the voice connection between the mobile terminal and the target Bluetooth®

device according to the voice connection instruction.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the establishing, by the mobile terminal, at least two data connections with at least two Bluetooth®

devices comprises establishing, by the mobile terminal, at least two data connections with the at least two Bluetooth®

devices according to a pre-stored rule.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

establishing, by the mobile terminal, at least two Asynchronous Connection-Less (ACL) connections with the at least two Bluetooth®

devices;

upon receiving the communication event, sending, by the mobile terminal, the prompt instruction to all the Bluetooth®

devices with which the ACL connections have been established;

obtaining, by the mobile terminal, a Synchronous Connection Oriented (SCO) connection instruction sent by the target Bluetooth®

device selected by the user from the Bluetooth®

devices receiving the prompt instruction; and

establishing, by the mobile terminal, the SCO connection between the mobile terminal and the target Bluetooth®

device according to the SCO connection instruction.

4. A method for establishing a Bluetooth®

connection, comprising;

establishing, by a mobile terminal, at least two data connections with at least two Bluetooth®

devices;

upon receiving a communication event, choosing, by the mobile terminal, a plurality of the Bluetooth®

devices with which the data connections have been established according to a pre-stored rule to send a prompt instruction;

obtaining, by the mobile terminal, a voice connection instruction sent by a target Bluetooth®

device selected by a user from the Bluetooth®

devices receiving the prompt instruction; and

establishing the voice connection between the mobile terminal and the target Bluetooth®

device according to the voice connection instruction.

5. The method according to claim 4, particularly comprising:

establishing, by the mobile terminal, at least two Asynchronous Connection-Less (ACL) connections with the at least two Bluetooth®

devices;

upon receiving the communication event, choosing, by the mobile terminal, the prompt instruction to the plurality of Bluetooth®

devices from the at least two Bluetooth®

devices with which the ACL connections have been established according to the pre-stored rule to send the prompt instruction;

obtaining, by the mobile terminal, a Synchronous Connection Oriented (SCO) connection instruction sent by the target Bluetooth®

device selected by the user from the Bluetooth®

devices receiving the prompt instruction; and

establishing the SCO connection between the mobile terminal and the target Bluetooth®

device according to the SCO connection instruction.

6. A Bluetooth®

connection system, comprising;

a mobile terminal; and

at least two Bluetooth®

devices,

wherein the mobile terminal is configured to;

establish at least two data connections with a plurality of Bluetooth®

devices from the at least two Bluetooth®

devices;

send a prompt instruction to all the Bluetooth®

devices with which the data connections have been established upon receiving a communication event;

obtain a voice connection instruction sent by a target Bluetooth®

device selected by a user from the Bluetooth®

devices receiving the prompt instruction; and

establish a voice connection between the mobile terminal and the target Bluetooth®

device according to the voice connection instruction,

wherein one of the Bluetooth®

devices is configured to;

establish a data connection with the mobile terminal;

send the voice connection instruction according to a user input after receiving the prompt instruction from the mobile terminal; and

establish the voice connection with the mobile terminal corresponding to the voice connection instruction.

7. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a data connection unit configured to establish at least two data connections with at least two Bluetooth®

devices;

a receiving unit configured to receive a communication event;

a sending unit configured to send a prompt instruction to all the Bluetooth®

devices with which the data connections has been established, wherein the prompt instruction is used to instruct the Bluetooth®

devices to prompt a user that the communication event is received;

an obtaining unit configured to obtain a voice connection instruction from a target Bluetooth®

device selected by a user from the Bluetooth®

devices received the prompt instruction; and

a voice connection unit configured to establish a voice connection between the mobile terminal and the target Bluetooth®

device according to the voice connection instruction.

8. The mobile terminal according to claim 7, wherein the obtaining unit further comprises a storage unit configured to pre-store a rule, wherein the rule comprises at least one of a contact group rule, a time rule, and a priority rule, and wherein the data connection unit is configured to establish data connections with at least two Bluetooth®

devices according to the rule pre-stored by the storage unit.