Bluetooth Pairing Request Interception for Seamless Mobile Connection
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Solution Overview
Problem
The lack of a unified standard for connecting Bluetooth devices to mobile devices results in varied pairing experiences, often requiring users to manually input PIN codes, which is time-consuming and inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that monitor Bluetooth pairing requests, intercept the system's pairing process, and either prompt the user for a PIN code or use a built-in PIN code for seamless pairing, depending on its availability, to streamline the pairing process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If different mobile devices use varied pairing methods for Bluetooth connection, then each device can implement its own pairing mechanism, but user experience deteriorates due to inconsistent and time-consuming manual PIN code input requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal pairing solution by intercepting Bluetooth pairing requests at the system level and providing a unified PIN code input interface across different mobile devices. The system program acts as a mediator that standardizes the pairing process, allowing any Bluetooth device to be paired consistently regardless of the underlying mobile device manufacturer or model, thus resolving the contradiction between adaptability and ease of operation.
2Reliability
If users manually input PIN codes for each Bluetooth pairing, then authentication security is maintained, but time consumption increases and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring a default PIN code in the system program before the pairing process begins. When a Bluetooth pairing request is intercepted, the system checks whether a default PIN code is available and uses it automatically, eliminating the need for manual input in most cases. This maintains security through authentication while dramatically improving pairing speed, as the PIN code is already prepared in advance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system program performs self-service by automatically handling the PIN code retrieval and input process. Instead of requiring the user to manually enter the PIN code, the system intercepts the pairing request, obtains the appropriate PIN code from its own storage, and completes the pairing process automatically. This self-service mechanism maintains authentication security while eliminating time-consuming manual operations, thereby improving productivity.
3Ease of operation
If constant PIN codes are used for Bluetooth devices, then pairing simplicity is maintained, but user time and energy are wasted due to repeated manual input requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the PIN code input operation from the user's manual actions and relocates it to the system program's automated handling. By intercepting the pairing request at the system level, the program extracts the PIN code retrieval and input functions from user interaction and performs them automatically. This maintains pairing simplicity while eliminating the time loss associated with repeated manual PIN code entry across different pairing scenarios.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a method for paring a Bluetooth device with a mobile device and an apparatus thereof, by monitoring a Bluetooth pairing request broadcasted by a system program via a filter registered in operating system, intercepting the Bluetooth pairing request broadcasted by the the system program, popping up a preset PIN code pairing inputting box at an interface of the operating system and receiving an PIN code input by a user, pairing the mobile device with a target Bluetooth device according to the PIN code input by the user, and obtaining a pairing result of pairing the mobile device with target Bluetooth device, determining whether the target Bluetooth device and the target Bluetooth device are paired successfully according to the pairing result of pairing the mobile device with target Bluetooth device, if yes, a paring is successful; otherwise, the pairing is unsuccessful.