Method and apparatus for Bluetooth-based Wi-Fi synchronization

A device to synchronize a first communication device, comprising:

• a first processor module to execute a Bluetooth (BTI communication mode;
• a second processor module to execute a non-BT communication mode;
• and
• a controller to communicate with the first and the second processor modules, the controller configured to receive non-BT synchronization information from a corresponding device using the BT packets, and to synchronize the non-BT communication mode with the corresponding device using the received synchronization information;
• wherein the controller is further configured to receive a Timing Synchronization Function (TSF) timer value of the non-BT platform from the corresponding device over one or more BT packets.

A method to synchronize a first communication device with a corresponding device, the method comprising:

• identifying the corresponding device supporting a Bluetooth (BT) communication mode and a non-BT communication mode;
• receiving synchronization information from the corresponding device using the BT communication mode;
• synchronizing the non-BT communication mode with the corresponding device using the received synchronization information;
• wherein the synchronization information includes a Timing Synchronization Function (TSF) timer value of the non-BT platform received from the corresponding device over one or more BT packets.

A non-transient computer-readable storage device having a set of instructions to cause a processor to perform a process comprising:

• identify a corresponding device configured to support a Bluetooth (BT) communication mode and a non-BT communication mode,
• receive synchronization information from the corresponding device using the BT communication mode, and
• synchronize the non-BT communication mode with the corresponding device using the received synchronization information;
• wherein the synchronization information includes a Timing Synchronization Function (TSF) timer value of the non-BT platform from the corresponding device over one or more BT Packets.