Bluetooth/WLAN Dual Mode Low Power and High Speed Communications Protocol and Interface

9) A communication system comprising:

• a low power device having a Bluetooth interface and a WLAN interface operative to receive association requests and perform communications as an Access Point (AP) compliant with an IEEE 802.11 standard;
• an application device having a screen for presentation of results, the application device also having a Bluetooth Interface and a WLAN interface;
• the low power device, upon receipt of a request for high speed data, operative to transmit Access Point connection parameters to the application device using the Bluetooth interface, the low power device also enabling power to the AP and configuring the AP with the connection parameters;
• the application device operative to receive the Access Point connection parameters, associate with the Access Point using the connection parameters, transmit high speed data to the Access Point or receive high speed data from the Access point, and disassociate from the Access point after transmission of the high speed data;
• the low power device operative to disable its AP after transmitting or receiving high speed data from the application device.

14) A process for communication between a low power device and a master, the low power device having a Bluetooth interface, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Access Point (AP) controller, and a data store, the master having a Bluetooth interface and a WLAN interface, the process comprising:

• the low power device making or receiving a request for a block of data in the data store;
• the low power device enabling the AP controller and initializing the AP controller with AP connection parameters, including at least one of:
• an SSID, KEY, and KEY_MODE;
• the low power device transmitting the AP connection parameter values to the master using the Bluetooth interface;
• the master receiving the connection parameters, and making an association request to the AP using the connection parameters;
• the master, after association with the low power device, transmitting or receiving a block of data to or from the low power device;
• upon completion of the block of data transmission or reception, the master disassociating from the AP, and the low power device powering down the WLAN interface and maintaining the Bluetooth interface.

17) A method for communication between a low power device and a tablet device, the low power device and tablet having a shared wireless Bluetooth connection, the method comprising:

• the low power device, upon a request for a block of data from the tablet device or upon a transmission request by the low power device, powering up and initializing a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Access Point (AP) with connection parameters including at least one of:
• a Service Set Identifier (SSID) SSID, KEY, and KEY_TYPE;
• the tablet, upon receipt of the connection parameters from the tablet, using the connection parameters to associate the tablet WLAN interface to the low power device WLAN AP and transmitting or receiving the block of data over the WLAN interface to the low power device;
• the low power device, upon completion of the transfer of the block of data, powering down the WLAN AP interface until next needed;
• the tablet, upon completion of the transfer of the block of data, disassociating from the SSID.