Method for selecting and configuring wireless connections in an electronic device
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorMark Davis
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for selecting and configuring Bluetooth connections in an Electronic device. A graphical user interface is displayed upon an electronic device. A current network profile is selected from multiple available Bluetooth network profiles displayed by the graphical user interface. When a current network profile is selected, the associated connection profile for the current network is automatically displayed. The electronic device is then connected to the current network by communicatively coupling with a Bluetooth wireless device coupled with the current network.
Claims12
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a display;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the portable electronic device to select and configure wireless connections for the portable electronic device by performing operations comprising:
- displaying a first screen on the display, the first screen showing a plurality of communication protocols, each of the plurality of communication protocols being associated with a different type of wireless enabled device;
- receiving a user selection of one of the plurality of communication protocols;
- based on the selected communication protocol, identifying one or more wireless enabled devices of the type associated with the selected communication protocol and within range of the portable electronic device using a wireless discovery process;
- displaying a second screen on the display, the second screen showing the identified one or more wireless enabled devices;
- receiving a user selection of one of the one or more wireless enabled devices;
- displaying a third screen on the display, the third screen showing one or more network configuration options for a network associated with the selected wireless enabled device;
- receiving a user selection of one or more of the network configuration options;
- and
- wirelessly linking the portable electronic device with the wireless enabled device and the network using the selected network configuration options.
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a display;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the portable electronic device to select and configure wireless connections for the portable electronic device by performing operations comprising:
- displaying a first screen on the display, the first screen showing a plurality of communication protocols, each of the plurality of communication protocols being associated with a different type of wireless enabled phone;
- receiving a user selection of one of the plurality of communication protocols;
- based on the selected communication protocol, identifying one or more wireless enabled phones within range of the portable electronic device using a wireless discovery process;
- displaying a second screen on the display, the second screen showing the identified one or more wireless enabled phones;
- based on a user selection of an identified wireless enabled phone, displaying a third screen on the display, the third screen showing one or more network configuration options for a network associated with the selected wireless enabled phone;
- and
- based on a user selection of one or more of the network configuration options, wirelessly linking the portable electronic device with the wireless enabled phone and the network using the selected network configuration options.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.