Wearable Device Network Relay for Extended Bluetooth Range
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable devices, such as smart watches, often experience communication disruptions due to the limited range of Bluetooth signals, leading to disconnections with terminal devices like mobile phones when they are out of range, preventing seamless notification and data synchronization.
Innovation Solution
A communication system that allows a wearable device to establish a first Bluetooth connection with a user equipment and a second communication connection with a network device, enabling indirect communication through the network device when the primary Bluetooth connection is disconnected, using protocols like UPnP or Wi-Fi to maintain data transfer and notification functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If Bluetooth communication is used between wearable device and user equipment, then direct communication is achieved, but communication coverage area is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a network device as an intermediary to relay communication between the wearable device and user equipment. When the direct Bluetooth connection is unavailable, the wearable device communicates with the network device via Bluetooth, and the network device forwards data to the user equipment through a network connection, thus extending the effective communication coverage area beyond Bluetooth range limits.
2Reliability
If direct Bluetooth connection is maintained, then communication reliability is high, but device complexity increases to manage multiple connection modes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic connection management where the communication path automatically adapts based on availability. The system transitions between direct Bluetooth connection mode and indirect network relay mode dynamically, selecting the appropriate path without requiring complex manual configuration or user intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The wearable device and network device automatically establish and manage the indirect communication path through self-service mechanisms. The devices autonomously detect connection status, initiate appropriate communication modes, and maintain the connection without external intervention, reducing the burden on users despite multiple connection options.
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AI summary
A communications method of a wearable device, a communications system, and a related device are disclosed, which are applied to a communications technology field. In the communications method of a wearable device, if a second Bluetooth connection between user equipment and the wearable device is disconnected, a first Bluetooth connection between a network connection device and the wearable device is established, so that the network connection device may send, to the wearable device through the first Bluetooth connection, first information sent by the user equipment through a third communication connection to the network connection device. In this way, indirect communication between the user equipment and the wearable device is implemented by using the network connection device, so that the user equipment and the wearable device are not limited by a communication range.