3665 results about "Bluetooth communication" patented technology

Methods and apparatus for providing synchronous playback of the same piece of time-based media on multiple devices connected over heterogenous channels consisting of varying degrees of delay. The preferred embodiment of the invention is a handheld music player that uses a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth communications link to enable users to share music with similar nearby players and to synchronously play back the same music different players simultaneously. Users of all players tuned into one source hear the same thing at the same time, enabling the feeling of a shared music experience. Users can also use their players to exchange profile information and text messages.

The invention provides a transceiver for Zigbee and Bluetooth communications integrating a Zigbee transceiver and a Bluetooth transceiver. The transceiver includes an RF processor 110, a variable bandpass filter 120, an FSK modulator / demodulator 130, a memory 140, a baseband processor 150, a main controller 160, and a channel selection / frequency hopping controller 170. The invention integrates the Zigbee transceiver and the Bluetooth transceiver so as to partially make common use of a higher layer application and a physical layer of the Zigbee transceiver and the Bluetooth transceiver. As a result, the invention has the advantage of functioning as a transceiver for Zigbee and Bluetooth communications, without causing a significant increase in size and unit price.

Certain embodiments of the invention may be found in a method and system for antenna and radio front-end topologies for a system-on-a-chip (SOC) device that combines Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11 b / g WLAN technologies. A single chip radio device that supports WLAN and Bluetooth technologies receives a WLAN signal in a WLAN processing circuitry of the radio front-end and in a Bluetooth processing circuitry of the radio front-end. Signals generated by the WLAN processing circuitry and the Bluetooth processing circuitry from the received WLAN signal may be combined in a diversity combiner that utilizes selection diversity gain combining or maximal ratio combining (MRC). When a generated signal is below a threshold value, the signal may be dropped from the combining operation. A single antenna usage model may be utilized with the single chip radio device front-end topology to support WLAN and Bluetooth communications.

A wireless access control system for an electronic device comprises a personal locking device and an access control software module. The electronic device and personal locking device are Bluetooth-enabled and use Bluetooth to communicate with each other. The access control software is used to establish a Bluetooth link between these devices, based on the unique Bluetooth identifiers of the personal locking device and the electronic device. The personal locking device is preferably portable and is carried by the user at all times. Examples of preferred personal locking devices are cellular telephones, personal digital assistants, and pocket PCs. The Bluetooth radio chip and the Bluetooth communications protocol monitor the quality of service of the Bluetooth link between the devices. When the quality of service falls below a predetermined threshold, the access control software may switch the electronic device from an unlocked state to a locked state. When the quality of service rises above a predetermined threshold from below the threshold, the software may switch the electronic device from a locked state to an unlocked state.

Disclosed are a method and a system for Bluetooth communication. In the Bluetooth system, a Bluetooth device includes: a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader for reading out RFID information from the RFID Tag within an effective transmission and receiving range and outputting the RFID information; a control unit for activating the RFID reader when a request for Bluetooth connection using the RFID is inputted by a user in a Bluetooth communication mode, extracting the bonding information from the RFID information inputted from the RFID reader, and outputting the bonding information; and a Bluetooth module for receiving the bonding information outputted from the control unit, pairing the first Bluetooth device using the bonding information, and performing Bluetooth communication.

Detection of placement of dental aligners in patient mouth on teeth for indication of wearing compliance. Described herein are apparatuses and methods for detecting wearing, including compliance, and for reliably transferring data, by wired or wireless direct or indirect communication of electronic compliance information to a smartphone. Also described herein are dental appliances that can detect physiological parameters related to respiration and sleep. Also described herein are aligner cases that enable NFC communication with electronic compliance indicator (ECI) devices and Bluetooth communication with smartphones.

A technique is provided for providing information to a customer within a store. A mobile phone is provided that is adapted to communicate with Near Field Communication (NFC) devices and wireless Internet Protocol (IP) based network, or Internet system, as well as operate as a cellular phone. The mobile phone is configured to bridge information between the various protocols used to enable the mobile phone to communicate with an NFC device, a wireless Internet system, and a cellular phone system. For example, information obtained by the mobile phone from a NFC device may be transferred to the portion of the mobile phone that is used to connect the mobile phone to a wireless Internet system to enable the mobile phone to provide the proper authentication to access the wireless Internet system. In addition, the mobile phone may be adapted to communicate using a Bluetooth communication system. Similarly, information from the Bluetooth portion of the mobile phone is shared with the other portions of the phone that communicate using other data protocols.

A method and system for sharing a single antenna on platforms with collocated Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11 b / g devices are provided. A single antenna may be utilized for communication of Bluetooth HV3 frame traffic and wireless local area network (WLAN) communication based on a time multiplexing approach. At least one antenna switch may be utilized to configure an antenna system to enable Bluetooth and WLAN coexistence via the single antenna. Configuration signals may be generated by a Bluetooth radio device and / or by a WLAN radio device to configure the antenna system. A default configuration for the antenna system may provide WLAN communication between a station and a WLAN access point until Bluetooth communication becomes a priority.

A method, terminal, and computer program are disclosed to reduce radio interference in a wireless communications device having a combination of a wireless telephone unit, such as a GSM cellular phone, and a short range wireless communications unit, such as a WLAN communications unit or a Bluetooth communications unit. An interference avoidance subsystem in the wireless communications device is connected between the GSM frequency hopping logic and the Bluetooth frequency hopping logic. Bluetooth frequency hopping information and time domain operation information are input from the Bluetooth frequency hopping logic to the interference avoidance subsystem. GSM frequency hopping information and time domain operation information are input from the GSM frequency hopping logic to the interference avoidance subsystem. The interference avoidance subsystem then uses this input data to calculate the interference probability between co-existing Bluetooth received signals and GSM transmitted signals. The interference avoidance subsystem then compares the calculated interference probability with the required Bluetooth packet error rate limit for the current application. If the interference probability exceeds the required Bluetooth packet error rate limit, the interference avoidance subsystem sends a signal to the Bluetooth frequency hopping logic to change the Bluetooth frequencies.

A system and method are provided for receiving navigational data via a wireless messaging service on a navigation system. The system and method provides a way to send requests for destination information via the wireless messaging service and capture navigational data from the responsive message received, such as addresses, telephone numbers, or email addresses, and then utilize that data for navigational routing, generation of telephone calls, emailing and the like, from the vehicle's navigation system. A wireless device can be paired with the navigation system over a Bluetooth communication link, wherein the navigation system periodically polls the wireless device for newly received messages. In one embodiment, the NAVI displays icons on a map that correspond to the extracted addresses from the messages received in relation to the vehicle's current location. The icons can be shown in a plurality of visual formats to distinguish previously viewed locations from newly received ones.

The invention discloses a bluetooth earphone integrated with navigation function, comprising a control module, a navigation module, an audio frequency processing module, a voice module for broadcasting navigation path, an input module, a power supply module, and a Bluetooth communication module. The navigation module, the audio frequency processing module, the voice module, the input module, the power supply module, and the Bluetooth communication module are all connected to the control module. The control module, the navigation module, the audio frequency processing module, the voice module, the input module and the Bluetooth communication module are all connected to the power supply module. The bluetooth earphone integrated with navigation function is advantageous in that wireless charging technology is adopted, and the charging problem caused by the contact failure between a power line and a supply socket can be resolved; navigation for users can be conducted through voice, and navigation path can be broadcasted to users through the voice module, which is convenient for users to use.

The present invention provides a Bluetooth controllable electrical appliance, comprising: a circuit substrate; a Bluetooth communication chip disposed on the circuit substrate, wherein the Bluetooth communication chip is compatible with a Bluetooth 4.0 or later protocol; a microcontroller disposed on the circuit substrate and electrically connected to the Bluetooth communication chip, for receiving a command from the external remote controller; an AC to DC circuit disposed on the circuit substrate; and one or more actuators selected from the group consisting of a motor, a heating coil, resistor or transistor, and a combination thereof.

A short-range communication system, such as a Bluetooth communication system, is provided that provides for a source communication device to multiplex data packets that are intended for different sink communication devices of multiple sink communication devices into a single stream that is broadcast to all of the multiple sink communication devices, and for each of the multiple sink communication devices to decode only the data packets intended for that sink communication device. Further, the communication system provides for a first sink communication device of the multiple sink communication devices to negotiate connection parameters associated the broadcast and to convey the negotiated connection parameters to a second sink communication device of the multiple sink communication devices, as opposed to each sink communication device setting up its own connection with the source communication device.

The invention discloses a Bluetooth technology-based intelligent lock system which comprises an intelligent lock and a user terminal, wherein the user terminal comprises one or more Bluetooth intelligent mobile terminals provided with preset application software, the intelligent lock is internally provided with an intelligent lock circuit and a Bluetooth module connected with the intelligent lock circuit, and the Bluetooth intelligent mobile terminal is in Bluetooth connection with the intelligent lock through the Bluetooth module and sends a communication command to the intelligent lock for controlling the intelligent lock. According to the Bluetooth technology-based intelligent lock system, because a Bluetooth communication function is set in the intelligent lock, the wireless communication with the conventional Bluetooth intelligent mobile terminal of a consumer can be realized, the daily general Bluetooth intelligent mobile terminal can realize control on the intelligent lock through preset software configuration, thus great convenience is brought to the consumer. Meanwhile, the invention also discloses a control method of the intelligent lock system.

A public key infrastructure (PKI)-based Bluetooth smart-key system and operating method thereof. The system includes a locking device and a mobile communication terminal. The locking device enables Bluetooth communication and enables PKI-based data transmission. The mobile communication terminal embedded with a Bluetooth module performs a remote unlocking or keyless entry function through Bluetooth communication with the locking device.

Method and apparatus for locating position of a mobile device in an assisted satellite positioning system is described. In one example, satellite measurement data is obtained from a plurality of satellites at a mobile device. Position of the mobile device is computed using the satellite measurement data. The position is sent to a cellular device via a wireless ad hoc network. In one example, the wireless ad hoc network comprises a BLUETOOTH communication link. In one example, the mobile device is configured to receive assistance data from a position server through the wireless ad hoc network. For example, the mobile device may comprise a housing configured to plug into a cigarette lighter connector of an automobile and the cellular device may comprise a cellular telephone without location-determination capabilities (i.e., the cellular telephone does not include an integrated GPS receiver).

The invention discloses a Bluetooth remote control parking space lock-based parking reservation fee collection system and a method thereof. The parking reservation fee collection system includes Bluetooth remote control parking space locks installed on parking spaces, an application module (APP) applied to a mobile communication terminal, and a cloud service platform applied to the server. The Bluetooth remote control parking locks can send keys through mobile phone Bluetooth communication to achieve lock lifting and lock descending functions. In the application module (APP), the specific locations of reservable parking spaces can be displayed through a map or a drawing of the interior of a parking lot; unoccupied parking spaces can be reserved online through the APP; unlocking keys sent by the cloud services platform can be received through the APP, so that lifting and descending operation can be performed on the parking space locks; and the payment of parking fees can be completed through mobile phone mobile payment. In the cloud service platform, user registration and login services are provided according to the APP; parking space information reservation services are provided for the APP; parking space states in a database are updated; the equipment numbers and unlocking keys of parking space locks of parking spaces which are successfully reserved are transmitted to the APP; parking duration and cost are calculated; and the parking space states are updated. The invention also discloses a parking reservation fee collection method of the parking reservation fee collection system.

A system for communicating information facilitates wireless communication between electronic devices. The system includes a transceiver provided in a vehicle. The transceiver communicates with an electronic device located external to the transceiver using a Bluetooth communications standard.

A system is provided that enables communications between a driver of a vehicle and a person outside the vehicle, between a rider of a motorcycle and a fellow rider of the same vehicle, or between a driver of a vehicle and another driver of another vehicle. A Bluetooth communication system comprises a Bluetooth communication device mountable to a helmet, and an indicator unit having an indicator disposed in a viewing range of a driver of such a vehicle as a car or a boat. It further comprises a transmitting module disposed in the Bluetooth communication device for transmitting an indication signal to the indicator in response to reception of a calling signal and a receiving module disposed in the indicator unit for driving the indicator in response to reception of the indication signal. The indicator indicates when a call arrives at a Bluetooth communication device mounted on a helmet.

Methods and apparatus for providing security to Bluetooth-enabled handheld or portable devices are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a handheld security system includes a control unit and a device. The control unit is Bluetooth-enabled, and has an associated communications range. The device, which is also Bluetooth-enabled, is registered with the control unit such that the device cooperates with the control unit using Bluetooth communications to determine when the device is within the range of communications of the control unit. When it is determined that the device is within the range of communications of the control unit, the device is allowed to remain functional. Alternatively, when it is determined that the device is not within the range of communications of the control unit, the device is rendered to be substantially non-functional.

A system for managing a plurality of vending machines from a main vending machine using a management network, without the need to periodically visit and check all the machines, and effectively managing a plurality of vending machines even from a remote place using a wire or wireless Internet system. The main vending machine includes a controller for controlling a vending machine mechanism and processing data transmitted from each sub-vending machine to store it in a memory: a Bluetooth communication module for transmitting various data from each sub-vending machine to the controller; a display for displaying sales and management information of each sub-vending machine, s a moving picture outputted by a graphic controller according to a signal outputted from the controller; and a keypad for controlling the controller and the display and selecting items.

Disclosed is an apparatus for preventing the loss of a portable telephone using a bluetooth communication and the control method thereof capable of preventing the loss of the portable telephone. According to the control method, the portable telephone periodically measures a power level of a radio frequency received from an earphone when a loss prevention mode is determined, and detects a calling state between the portable telephone and the earphone. The portable telephone transmits a warning signal data to the earphone if the power level of the radio frequency received from the earphone is below a predetermined level in a state that the calling state between the portable telephone and the earphone is detected. The earphone generates a warning sound if the warning sound signal is received from the portable telephone during a bluetooth radio communication with the portable telephone.

Method and apparatus for locating position of a mobile device in an assisted satellite positioning system is described. In one example, satellite measurement data is obtained from a plurality of satellites at a mobile device. Position of the mobile device is computed using the satellite measurement data. The position is sent to a cellular device via a wireless ad hoc network. In one example, the wireless ad hoc network comprises a BLUETOOTH communication link. In one example, the mobile device is configured to receive assistance data from a position server through the wireless ad hoc network. For example, the mobile device may comprise a housing configured to plug into a cigarette lighter connector of an automobile and the cellular device may comprise a cellular telephone without location-determination capabilities (i.e., the cellular telephone does not include an integrated GPS receiver).

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for establishing a Wi-Fi Direct connection through Bluetooth low energy (LE) technology. According to the present invention, provided are a method including: receiving an advertising message including information associated with Wi-Fi Direct from a second device; transmitting a request message for requesting detailed information of the Wi-Fi Direct to the second device based on the advertising message; receiving a response message including the detailed information in response to the request message; and establishing the Wi-Fi Direct connection with the second device, wherein the advertising message is transmitted through a specific channel for a Bluetooth low energy (LE) connection and the information includes at least one of ID information indicating the Wi-Fi Direct, location information of the detailed information, or available information of an alternative communication means, and an apparatus thereof

The present invention provides an electronic information system and a method thereof, and constructs two sets of subsystems of field data collecting and indoor data processing. The field data collecting system is based on a Mobile GIS platform and is combined with GPS positioning, GPRS network, bluetooth communication, etc. The field data collecting system realizes high-precision positioning of earth monitoring, uses different methods for executing difference positioning, digital information collecting, eraser list constructing, photograph taking / camera shooting evidence obtaining and terrain hyperlinking for realizing electronic information of field land surveying at the state with / without VRS network. The indoor data processing system is based on SuperMap GIS developing platform and Browser / Server structure, and is combined with XML data interchange, spatial geographical coordinate projection switching, overlapping analyzing, etc. The indoor data processing system realizes multiple functions of indoor multi-source map data expression and operation, combined inquiry, report generation, land monitoring database updating, property formwork customizing, etc., and realizes electronic information of indoor land monitoring operation.

The invention discloses a mobile terminal, which comprises a base band, an NFC (near field communication) module and a Bluetooth module, wherein the NFC module and the Bluetooth module are respectively connected with the base band; the NFC module is used for carrying out NFC with other mobile terminals, obtaining a Bluetooth MAC (media access control) address of the mobile terminal from the base band, receiving Bluetooth MAC addresses of other mobile terminals and sending the Bluetooth MAC addresses of other mobile terminals into the base band; the Bluetooth module is used for carrying out Bluetooth communication with other mobile terminals; the base band obtains the Bluetooth MAC address of the mobile terminal, and receives the Bluetooth MAC addresses of other mobile terminals, which are from the NFC module; according to the Bluetooth MAC address of the mobile terminal and the Bluetooth MAC addresses of other mobile terminals, UUID (universally unique identifier) is generated; and according to the UUID, the Bluetooth communication between the mobile terminal and other mobile terminals is established. The invention also discloses a method for realizing Bluetooth communication between mobile terminals. According to the mobile terminal disclosed by the invention, the opposite-side Bluetooth MAC address is obtained by the NFC to realize the direct pairing of the Bluetooth.

The invention relates to a virtual key based on Bluetooth communication as well as an anti-theft lock system and an application method thereof. The system comprises a lock node, a user node, a server and the virtual key, wherein the virtual key is generated on the server and is saved in the server, and a user can download the virtual key through a communication network; when the user wants to open a gate, unlocking requests are sent to a gate lock, a car lock and the like with Bluetooth modules, and the virtual key is downloaded; the lock node can verify the legality of the virtual key through inspecting the virtual key so as to unlock for the current user; an unlocking message can be generated during each-time unlocking, is transmitted back to the server through Bluetooth after being processed by a corresponding algorithm and is saved in the virtual key to generate a new virtual key. The virtual key provided by the invention can be used in intelligent buildings in modern wisdom cities, can also be used in bicycles, drawers and the like, has the biggest advantages that the keeping of the key is simplified, and the use efficiency of the key is improved, and has the characteristics of high in safety and convenient to use.

The invention discloses a WIFI (wireless fidelity) network access method, which is applied to a wireless access point, and comprises the steps that the wireless access point sends configuration information including a WIFI network access identifier and wireless access point information to a communication terminal through a bluetooth communication module, wherein the configuration information is used for indicating the communication terminal which receives the configuration information to select a wireless access point according to the identification information of the wireless access point, and accessing a WIFI network according to a WIFI network access password in the wireless access point information. In such a way, the communication terminal can automatically access the WIFI network without receiving input information of a user for multiple times or responding to a human-machine interaction request triggered by the user for multiple times, so that the process of accessing the WIFI network is simplified. The invention also discloses a WIFI network access device, electronic equipment and a communication system.

A software tool and method implementing an application program interface (API) for adding Bluetooth wireless functionality to a user interface module are provided. The A software development kit (SDK) provides a layered framework that defines a plurality of interacting software layers for communicating data and commands between a user interface module and a Bluetooth communications stack. The SDK includes a number of pre-coded API function modules for implementing various interface functions. A plurality of pre-coded Bluetooth function mapping instruction sets are provided for mapping function calls from the API function modules to the Bluetooth communications stack. The layered framework may include an API layer; a Bluetooth adaption layer, a PIM module or PIM adaption layer, and a voice recognition / text-to-speech module. The API function modules are identified and exposed in a Bluetooth API layer according to a simplified command syntax associated with the SDK.

The invention discloses an automatic access control system based on mobile phone Bluetooth communication and an implementation method thereof. The automatic access control system comprises an access controller mounted at an entrance, a mobile phone, an access control program, a remote management server and the like, wherein a Bluetooth communication module, a data processing unit and a relay control circuit are arranged in the access controller; after the mobile phone of a user is equipped with the access control program, the user can obtain authorization and key information provided by the management server according to the user identity; when the user is located near the Bluetooth access controller, the mobile phone and the access controller are communicated through a Bluetooth signal; the Bluetooth access controller judges whether the door can be opened according to communication content, if the door can be opened, the access controller controls a relay to open the door automatically, or a door opening switch is activated, and the relay can be controlled to open the door once the user presses the switch; and if the communication content is inconsistent with the setting of the Bluetooth access controller, no reaction is performed. Therefore, the door is opened without operation, and convenience is provided for the user.