US 2004/0071123 A1 · Apparatus and method for linking bluetooth to wireless LAN

Abstract

Apparatuses and methods for linking a wireless LAN terminal and a Bluetooth terminal, for enabling communications between the terminals, and for enabling establishment of an ad-hoc network between the terminals are provided. A first linking apparatus includes a first data conversion unit which receives a Bluetooth signal and converts it to common layer data; and a first signal conversion unit which converts the common layer data into a wireless LAN signal and transmits it. A second linking apparatus includes a second data conversion unit which receives a wireless LAN signal and converts it into common layer data; and a second signal conversion unit which converts the common layer data into a Bluetooth signal and transmits it. Thus, by linking Bluetooth terminals and wireless LAN terminals, communications between the terminals, which use different technologies, are enabled, and an ad-hoc network can be established between the terminals.

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Dependent claims

A Bluetooth-to-wireless local area network (LAN) linking apparatus comprising:

a Bluetooth signal-to-common layer data conversion unit which receives a Bluetooth signal and converts the Bluetooth signal to common layer data;
and
a common layer data-to-wireless LAN signal conversion unit which converts the common layer data into a wireless LAN signal and transmits the wireless LAN signal.

An apparatus for establishing an ad-hoc network of Bluetooth and wireless LAN comprising:

a Bluetooth search IP address allocation unit which receives a search signal from an arbitrary Bluetooth terminal, accesses the Bluetooth terminal, and allocates an IP address to the accessed Bluetooth terminal;
a wireless LAN search IP address allocation unit which receives a search signal from an arbitrary wireless LAN terminal, accesses the wireless LAN terminal, and allocates an IP address to the accessed wireless LAN terminal;
a Bluetooth-to-wireless LAN linking unit which receives a Bluetooth signal from an arbitrary Bluetooth terminal, converts the received Bluetooth signal into common layer data, converts the common layer data into a wireless LAN signal, and transmits the wireless LAN signal to a wireless LAN terminal to which an IP address included in the wireless LAN signal is allocated;
and
a wireless LAN-to-Bluetooth linking unit which receives a wireless LAN signal from an arbitrary wireless LAN terminal, converts the received wireless LAN signal into common layer data, converts the common layer data into a Bluetooth signal, and transmits the Bluetooth signal to a Bluetooth terminal to which an IP address included in the Bluetooth signal is allocated.

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Apparatus and method for linking bluetooth to wireless LAN

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Apparatus and method for linking bluetooth to wireless LAN

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Abstract

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