Method and Apparatus Pertaining to use of Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorsAndrew Douglas SMART, Stephen Michael COE, John Ivan SCHARKOV
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Abstract
Both Bluetooth-compatible and Bluetooth Low Energy-compatible transceivers are selectively used when supporting wireless communications between two electronic communication devices such as a so-called smartphone and a hands-free accessory. During a first operating state the devices use Bluetooth and during a second operating state the devices use Bluetooth Low Energy. By one approach the first operating state correlates to when a first one of the devices is actively engaged in telephony and the second operating state correlates to when that first device is not actively engaged in telephony.
Claims15
A method comprising:
- by a first control circuit having local access to both Bluetooth-compatible and Bluetooth Low Energy-compatible transceivers:
- during a first operating state communicating with a second control circuit via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver;
- during a second operating state communicating with the second control circuit via the Bluetooth Low Energy-compatible transceiver;
- such that the first control circuit uses both the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver and the Bluetooth Low Energy-compatible transceiver when communicating with the second control circuit.
An apparatus comprising:
- a Bluetooth-compatible transceiver;
- a Bluetooth Low Energy-compatible transceiver;
- a first control circuit operably coupled to the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver and the Bluetooth Low Energy-compatible transceiver, the first control circuit being configured to:
- during a first operating state communicating with a second control circuit via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver;
- during a second operating state communicating with the second control circuit via the Bluetooth Low Energy-compatible transceiver;
- such that the first control circuit uses both the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver and the Bluetooth Low Energy-compatible transceiver when communicating with the second control circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.