Method and apparatus for automatic bluetooth connection using bluetooth dual mode
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorYoung Tak JEON
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Abstract
A method for automatic Bluetooth connection in a head unit of vehicle includes discovering an advertisement from a mobile device, based on a period of advertisement discovery, when at least one advertisement corresponding to the mobile device is discovered, changing the period of advertisement discovery, discovering the advertisement based on a changed period of advertisement discovery, and arranging a Bluetooth connection between a head unit and a mobile device corresponding to the discovered advertisement.
Claims18
A method for automatic Bluetooth connection in a mobile device engaging with a head unit of vehicle, the method comprising:
- broadcasting an advertisement with a predetermined period of advertisement broadcast when a Bluetooth function is inactivated;
- changing the period of advertisement broadcasting based on current status information of mobile device;
- and
- broadcasting the advertisement with the changed period for advertisement broadcast, wherein the current status information includes at least one of a battery charging state and a Bluetooth connection state with the head unit of vehicle.
An apparatus for automatic Bluetooth connection in a mobile device engaging with a head unit of vehicle, comprising:
- an advertisement broadcast unit configured to broadcast an advertisement to a mobile device based on a period of advertisement broadcast;
- a broadcast period decision unit configured to change the period of advertisement broadcast when the advertisement broadcast unit broadcasts at least one advertisement transmitted to the head unit of vehicle;
- and
- a Bluetooth communication unit configured to arrange a Bluetooth connection with the head unit of vehicle corresponding to the broadcasted advertisement,
- wherein the advertisement broadcast unit broadcast the advertisement based on the changed period.
A computer-readable recoding medium containing a method for automatic Bluetooth connection in a mobile device engaging with a head unit of vehicle, the method comprising:
- broadcasting an advertisement with a predetermined period of advertisement broadcast when a Bluetooth function is inactivated;
- changing the period of advertisement broadcasting based on current status information of mobile device;
- and
- broadcasting the advertisement with the changed period for advertisement broadcast, wherein the current status information includes at least one of a battery charging state and a Bluetooth connection state with the head unit of vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.