Wirelessly connecting mobile devices and wearable devices

• US 9,504,077 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2015
• Issued: 11/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Newham, Adam Edward, Jain, Nikhil, Sauhta, Rohit, Yaramada, Praveen Kumar, Chitireddy, Karthik
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, THANH C
• Application Number:
  US14/809,349
• Publication Number:
  US 20150334657A1
• Time in Patent Office: 484 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• 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 52/0251 using monitoring of local events, e.g. events related to user activity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The various aspects provide for wirelessly connecting mobile devices and wearable devices, which may enhance battery life and user experience. The embodiments may include a wearable device that may receive from a mobile device a request to wirelessly connect to the wearable device. The wearable device may establish with the mobile device a first wireless connection. The wearable device may recognize termination of the first wireless connection by the mobile device and send to the mobile device a second request to establish a second wireless connection. The wearable device may establish the second wireless connection between the mobile device and the wearable device.

Claims

1. A wearable device configured to wirelessly connect, disconnect, and communicate with a mobile device, comprising a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:

receiving from the mobile device in the wearable device a request to wirelessly connect to the wearable device;

establishing with the mobile device a first wireless connection between the mobile device and the wearable device;

recognizing by the wearable device termination of the first wireless connection by the mobile device;

sending from the wearable device to the mobile device a second request to establish a second wireless connection; and

establishing by the wearable device the second wireless connection between the mobile device and the wearable device.

2. The wearable device of claim 1, further comprising a first port and a second port configured for wireless communication, wherein the processor is configure with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that:

receiving from the mobile device in the wearable device a request to wirelessly connect to the wearable device comprises receiving from the mobile device in the first port the request to wirelessly connect to the wearable device; and

sending from the wearable device to the mobile device the second request to establish the second wireless connection comprises sending from the second port to the mobile device the second request to establish the second wireless connection.

3. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configure with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that recognizing by the wearable device termination of the first wireless connection by the mobile device comprises recognizing by the wearable device the termination of the first wireless connection by the mobile device after an elapsed time.

4. A method for a wearable device to wirelessly connect, disconnect, and communicate with a mobile device, comprising:

receiving from the mobile device in the wearable device a request to wirelessly connect to the wearable device;

establishing with the mobile device a first wireless connection between the mobile device and the wearable device;

recognizing by the wearable device termination of the first wireless connection by the mobile device;

sending from the wearable device to the mobile device a second request to establish a second wireless connection; and

establishing by the wearable device the second wireless connection between the mobile device and the wearable device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein:

receiving from the mobile device in the wearable device a request to wirelessly connect to the wearable device comprises receiving from the mobile device in a first port the request to wirelessly connect to the wearable device; and

sending from the wearable device to the mobile device the second request to establish the second wireless connection comprises sending from a second port to the mobile device the second request to establish the second wireless connection.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein recognizing by the wearable device termination of the first wireless connection by the mobile device comprises recognizing by the wearable device the termination of the first wireless connection by the mobile device after an elapsed time.

7. A non-transitory processor-readable medium of a wearable device having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving from a mobile device in the wearable device a request to wirelessly connect to the wearable device;

establishing with the mobile device a first wireless connection between the mobile device and the wearable device;

recognizing by the wearable device termination of the first wireless connection by the mobile device;

sending from the wearable device to the mobile device a second request to establish a second wireless connection; and

establishing by the wearable device the second wireless connection between the mobile device and the wearable device.

8. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that:

receiving from the mobile device in the wearable device a request to wirelessly connect to the wearable device comprises receiving from the mobile device in a first port the request to wirelessly connect to the wearable device; and

sending from the wearable device to the mobile device the second request to establish the second wireless connection comprises sending from a second port to the mobile device the second request to establish the second wireless connection.

9. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that recognizing by the wearable device termination of the first wireless connection by the mobile device comprises recognizing by the wearable device the termination of the first wireless connection by the mobile device after an elapsed time.