Wireless communication methods and devices

A method of establishing a wireless connection with a device, the method comprising:

• receiving a Bluetooth advertising message from the device;
• sending a Bluetooth message indicating a connection request to the device;
• sending a Bluetooth message indicating a request for handles of a wireless service to the device;
• receiving a Bluetooth message indicating the handles of the wireless service from the device:
• sending a Bluetooth message indicating a request for characteristics of the wireless service specified by the handles to the device;
• receiving, in response to the request for characteristics, a Bluetooth message indicating characteristics of the wireless service including at least one of an address of the device and a physical channel;
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• establishing the wireless connection with the device using the at least one of the address and the physical channel indicated in the Bluetooth message received from the device, wherein the wireless connection uses a wireless technology different than Bluetooth.

A device configured to establish a wireless connection with at least one other device, the device comprising:

• a transmitting apparatus configured to transmit at least one Bluetooth advertising message on at least one Bluetooth channel;
• and
• a receiving apparatus configured to:
• receive a Bluetooth message indicating a connection request from the other device;
• receive a Bluetooth message indicating a request for handles of a wireless service from the other device;
• and
• receive a Bluetooth message indicating a request for characteristics of the wireless service specified by the handles from the other device;
• wherein the transmitting apparatus is configured to:
• transmit a Bluetooth message indicating the handles of the wireless service to the other device;
• and
• transmit, in response to the request for characteristics, a Bluetooth message indicating at least one of an address and a physical channel to the other device;
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• wherein the device comprises an apparatus configured to establish a wireless connection with the other device using the at least one of the address and the physical channel indicated in the Bluetooth message transmitted to the other device, wherein the wireless connection uses a different wireless technology than Bluetooth.

A device configured to establish a wireless connection with at least one other device, the device comprising:

• a receiving apparatus configured to receive a Bluetooth advertising message from the other device;
• and
• a transmitting apparatus configured to:
• send a Bluetooth message indicating a connection request to the other device;
• send a Bluetooth message indicating a request for handles of a wireless service to the other device;
• and
• send a Bluetooth message indicating a request for characteristics of the wireless service specified by the handles to the other device;
• wherein the receiving apparatus is configured to:
• receive a Bluetooth message indicating the handles of the wireless service;
• and
• receive, in response to the request for characteristics, a Bluetooth message indicating at least one of an address of the other device and a physical channel;
• and
• the device comprises an apparatus configured to establish the wireless connection with the other device using the at least one of the address and the physical channel indicated in the Bluetooth message received from the other device, wherein the wireless connection uses a wireless technology different than Bluetooth.