CN101484884A - Systems and methods for multiport communication distribution - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discusses arious systems and methods for assigning a plurality of Bluetooth data stream. Such as an instance, teaching a method for communicatively coupling single point Bluetooth device to a plurality of Bluetooth devices. The method includes provision of multi-port Bluetooth distributor, which comprising two or more Bluetooth protocol interface and multi-port processor. The multi-port processor operable one of the Bluetooth protocol interface communicatively coupled to another Bluetooth protocol interface. The described method also comprises at least two Bluetooth device located in the range of multi-port Bluetooth distributor, and combination of service supply based on the identified Bluetooth device. The service supply contains a plurality of service types, including at least first and second service type.

Description

Be used for the system and method that multiport communication distributes

Quoting of related application

It is (non-provisional submission) the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/806 of " SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE DATA STORAGEAND ACQUISITION " that the application requires by the exercise question that Al-Refaee equals to submit on July 5th, 2006,610; The exercise question that equals to submit on October 11st, 2006 by Al-Refaee is the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/829 of " SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE DATA STORAGEAND ACQUISITION ", 007; And equal the exercise question submitted on Dec 11st, 2006 U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/869,453 right of priority by Al-Refaee for " SYSTEMS ANDMETHODS FOR MOBILE DATA STORAGE AND ACQUISITION ".Each of above-mentioned each application transfers and identical herein common physical, and all incorporates into by reference for whole purposes herein.

In addition, the application relates to following in the patented claim of submitting to before: the exercise question by submissions such as Bahram is the PCT application No.____ (lawyer's reference number No.AGERE-001210PCT) of " Systems and Methods for Implementing Hands FreeOperational Environments "; Exercise question by submissions such as Warren is the PCT application No.____ (lawyer's reference number No.AGERE-001230PCT) of " Systems andMethods for Power Management in Relation to a Wireless StorageDevice "; Exercise question by submissions such as Al-Refaee is the PCT application No.____ (lawyer's reference number No.AGERE-001240PCT) of " Systems and Methods for EnablingConsumption of Copy-Protected Content Across Multiple Devices "; Exercise question by submissions such as Al-Refaee is the PCT application No.____ (lawyer's reference number No.AGERE-001260PCT) of " Systems and Methods for Multi-user Access to aWireless Storage Device "; With the exercise question of submitting to by Warren etc. be that the PCT of " Systems andMethods for Mobile Data Storage and Acquisition " applies for No.____ (lawyer's reference number No.AGERE-001270PCT).Whole above-mentioned related applications transfer common physical, and incorporate into by reference for whole purposes at this.

Technical field

Present invention relates in general to be used for the apparatus and method of distribute data, relate to the system and method for distribute data in wireless mobile environment particularly.

Background technology

Various in recent years wireless communication protocols have obtained exploitation, comprise bluetooth ^TMAnd Wi-Fi.Every kind of agreement is conceived to the specific end user section that will serve.Thus, for example, Wi-Fi uses wireless radio frequency transmissions, requires to provide the high bandwidth transfer rate with the foundation of high power consumption and relative complex.These standards require to select in order to solve current family and intraoffice network.On the contrary, bluetooth ^TMUse identical radio frequency transmission approach, but lower bandwidth and power consumption is provided.In addition, bluetooth ^TMProvide very simply and set up other consideration that must solve when wherein the user need not to worry the network address, permission and configuration Wi-Fi network.Usually, the user can implement Wi-Fi and bluetooth ^TMNetwork both also use two agreements that the network capabilities of wide region is provided simultaneously.

Partly because bluetooth ^TMNetwork simple, it is for example extensively being approved in the cellular consumer electronic devices.As an example, a plurality of cell phones comprise and allow cell phone and the single bluetooth that is connected such as the single peripheral communication of wireless headset ^TMPort.Thus, this bluetooth ^TMDevice provides, and single-point low-cost, low bandwidth connects to single-point.Yet, in some cases, wish to have more to connect to single-point than single-point.Yet, in needs only limit to seldom consumer electronic devices, the expansion bluetooth ^TMTo increase the cost of a large amount of consumer electronic devices to serve additional path.

Therefore, at least for above-mentioned reasons, exist in this area being used to expand bluetooth ^TMThe utilization of agreement and do not increase the realization bluetooth generally ^TMThe AS of the cost of functional consumer device and the needs of method.

Summary of the invention

Present invention relates in general to be used for the apparatus and method of distribute data, and relate to the system and method for distribute data in wireless mobile environment particularly.

Each embodiment of the present invention provides memory storage, comprises three or more bluetooth protocol interface and multiport processor.Described multiport processor can be operated one of bluetooth protocol interface can be coupled to communicatedly one or more in other bluetooth protocol interface.In some examples of the foregoing description, the one or more FIFO storeies that comprise in the bluetooth protocol interface.This FIFO storer provides the function of the data transmission that relaxes between the bluetooth protocol interface.Under the certain situation of the foregoing description, it is to carry out with the type of service that is provided by another the blue-tooth device that can be coupled to communicatedly in the bluetooth protocol interface that is connected based on the data type that receives via the bluetooth protocol interface that connects at least in part that bluetooth protocol interface can be coupled to another bluetooth protocol interface communicatedly.Under a concrete condition, above-mentioned type of service can be but be not limited to audio player, video player, graphic alphanumeric display, data storage elements, audio receiver and video receiver.Under the various situations of the foregoing description, memory storage also comprises hard disk drive.

Other embodiments of the invention are provided for the single-point blue-tooth device can be coupled to communicatedly the method for a plurality of blue-tooth devices.Said method comprises provides the multiport bluetooth distributor with at least two bluetooth protocol interface and multiport processor.Described multiport processor can be operated so that one of bluetooth protocol interface can be coupled to other bluetooth protocol interface communicatedly.Said method comprises that also identification is positioned at least two blue-tooth devices of the scope of multiport bluetooth distributor, and based on the blue-tooth device composite service supply that identifies.Described professional supply comprises a plurality of types of service.Provide a kind of blue-tooth device of business related, and provide another kind of professional blue-tooth device related with another bluetooth protocol interface with a bluetooth protocol interface.

In some cases, described method also comprises from one of blue-tooth device reception transmission.Described transmission comprises data acquisition.Described method also comprises the communication type that identification receives from one of described blue-tooth device; Identification take over party device, wherein said take over party's device be identify can receive and utilize one of blue-tooth device of described communication type; And send described data acquisition to described take over party's device.Under some concrete conditions, described blue-tooth device can be but be not limited to audio player, video player, graphic alphanumeric display, data storage device, audio receiver and video receiver.

Each embodiment of the present invention provides the intelligent data warehouse that can be tied to multiple arrangement and the device of being bound be carried out data storage and retrieval.Described approach and data warehouse are wherein fully compared the autonomy-oriented that increases data warehouse by the computer architecture of the processor management of local device.In fact, in some cases, this approach is eliminated in the consumer device that is tied to intelligent data warehouse of various interoperability or is reduced needs to the control of the processor of complexity.Thus, compare with the normal structure of native processor bookkeeping wherein, various embodiment of the present invention provide control from the central warehouse that instructs processor to concrete device.

Under the certain situation of the foregoing description, be to finish via the interoperability that allows to increase and the wave point of user friendly from the transmission of intelligent data warehouse.Under concrete condition, provide individual antenna so that radio communication once is limited to the device of an interoperability.In other cases, provide a plurality of antennas, so that can carry out interoperability with respect to multiple arrangement preset time arbitrarily.In another case, single antenna uses with time multiplexing circuit so that this antenna looks as simultaneously multiple arrangement being operated.

Under the various situations of the foregoing description, intelligent data warehouse is the discrete device that highly moves, and has the device that automatic detection, binding and mandate enter the intelligent repository neighborhood.Thus, the various situations of the foregoing description are configured to can be used for the discrete device of the different interoperability devices of arbitrary number.In other cases, the intelligent repository according to one or more embodiment of the present invention disposes at specific consumer device.For example, intelligent repository can be configured to a cellular part.Thus, cellular ubiquitous this essence is owing to intelligent data repository.According to disclosing of providing, those skilled in the art will recognize that the multiple device that wherein adopts according to the intelligent data warehouse of one or more embodiment of the present invention herein.

General overview according to some embodiments of the present invention only is provided herein.Other purpose of the present invention, feature, advantage and other embodiment will become clearer from subsequently detailed instructions, claims and accompanying drawing.

Description of drawings

By can realize further understanding with reference to the accompanying drawing of describing at the remainder of this instructions to each embodiment of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings, in a plurality of accompanying drawings, use similar Reference numeral to represent similar elements.In some cases, the son mark that comprises the lower case letter is associated to refer to one of a plurality of likes with Reference numeral.Do not stipulate existing sub-timestamp when reference numbers, be intended to refer to all these type of a plurality of likes.

Fig. 1 illustrates the various UMCS devices according to some embodiments of the present invention;

Fig. 2 illustrates the exemplary UMCS device according to some embodiments of the present invention;

Fig. 3 illustrates the multiport blue-teeth data distribution system according to some embodiments of the present invention;

Fig. 4 a-4b illustrates the multiport bluetooth router according to each embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 illustrates the process flow diagram according to the operation of the multiport blue-teeth data distribution system of one or more embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 a-6b illustrate can be used for a plurality of embodiment of the present invention with figured cross connection menu; And

Fig. 7 is the process flow diagram that illustrates according to the operation of another multiport blue-teeth data distribution system of one or more embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiment

Present invention relates in general to be used for the apparatus and method of distribute data, relate to the apparatus and method of distribute data in wireless mobile environment particularly.

With reference to Fig. 1, this illustrates according to the exemplary content of each embodiment of the present invention and uses network 100.Exemplary content uses network 100 to comprise UMCS 110 in its core.UMCS 110 can be from one or more online and wireless content suppliers and from the application apparatus of various self maintained for example sound-track engraving apparatus and video recorder received content.In some cases, UMCS 110 can be wired to personal computer 115 via cable 117 with gap.In the case, UMCS 110 can utilize the standard I/O interface related with personal computer 115 to be configured via personal computer 115.

Wireless network 120 can be any wireless network well known in the prior art.Thus, for example, wireless network 120 can be but be not limited to bluetooth as be known in the art ^TM(Bluetooth) network.As mentioned above, word " bluetooth " is the trade mark of Bluetooth SIG Inc..For clear, the later use to word bluetooth does not have common trade mark.On wireless network 120, dispose UMCS 110 although it should be noted the user interface that to utilize the Another Application device, also can utilize other approach configurations.Thus, for example, UMCS 110 can self-configuring.In the case, realize that with enough intelligence UMCS 110 is with available wireless network of automatic detection and the device that adheres to via described wireless network.As instantiation, UMCS 110 can be embodied as the blue-tooth device that automatically scans the scope that is positioned at UMCS 110 when to the device power supply.According to detected blue-tooth device, the business that provides as following detailed can be provided UMCS 110.

UMCS 110 can be mutual with various devices and various types of device via wireless network 120.For example, in some cases, UMCS 110 can operate with directly mutual with the application apparatus of supporting UMCS via wireless network 120.This type of function of supporting the application apparatus of UMCS to comprise is that UMCS 110 is authenticated and accepts and to UMCS 110 transmission information from UMCS 110, and provide digital copyright management, not only guarantee content safety in the transmission between the application apparatus of UMCS 110 and support UMCS thus, and in the device of supporting UMCS, also keep safety.At wireless network 120 is under the situation of blueteeth network, and the application apparatus of above-mentioned support UMCS will comprise Bluetooth function.

Under multiple situation, UMCS 110 can operate with via wireless network 120 directly with do not support that the application apparatus of UMCS is mutual.In these cases, perhaps UMCS 110 comprises the application apparatus design output of never supporting UMCS and the function that receives input, does not support that perhaps the application apparatus of UMCS can be mutual via the special-purpose UMCS converter and the UMCS 110 that are a class device operational design.Thus, for example, at wireless network 120 are places of blueteeth network, can support the UMCS converter to receive information or provide information, and utilize Bluetooth protocol to obtain described information or provide information to it from UMCS 110 to it with the application apparatus of never supporting UMCS via any one of multiple avenues of communication.As an example, UMCS 110 can be mutual via UMCS DAB converter 150 and digital audio device (for example digital audio-frequency player 151 and digital audio frequency recording device 152).As another example, cell phone 161 or personal digital assistant (not shown) can be directly or are mutual with UMCS 110 via UMCS audio/video converter 160.As an example again, UMCS 110 can be mutual via UMCS digital video converter 165 and video-unit (for example set-top box 166, video record band player 167, digital VTR 168 and TV 169).As another example, UMCS 110 can be via UMCS digital picture converter 170 with mutual such as the rest image device (not shown) of digital camera 171 or printer.As next example, UMCS 110 can be mutual via UMCS GPS converter 175 and GPS receiver/display 176.

Under multiple situation, UMCS 110 can operate with via UMCS integrating translator 140 directly with do not support that the application apparatus of UMCS is mutual.UMCS integrating translator 140 can be operated so that the UMCS interaction with multiple receiving trap to be provided.Thus, for example, when wireless network 120 is blueteeth network, can support UMCS integrating translator 140 receiving information or to provide information from the different classes of application apparatus of UMCS of not supporting, and utilize Bluetooth protocol to obtain described information or provide information to it from UMCS 110 to it via in the multiple avenues of communication any one.As an example, UMCS integrating translator 140 can be coupled to UMCS 110 for example digital audio-frequency player 141, digital VTR 142, TV 143, set-top box 144, digital camera 145, video record band player 146, digital audio tape 147, cell phone 148, and GPS receiver 149, or some combinations of said apparatus type.In these cases, the decoding to the content that obtains the storage medium that comprises from UMCS 110 is to utilize the demoder that provides in the UMCS integrating translator 140 to carry out.Thus, this content is unpacked by UMCS 110 and provides the content that unpacks to UMCS integrating translator 140 via wireless network 120.UMCS integrating translator 140 is provided to suitable receiving trap with this content decoding and with it, guarantees to keep the digital copyright management of any requirement simultaneously.In some cases, UMCS integrating translator 140 can be embodied as the protection lock related with one or more receiving traps (dongle).

The exercise question of incorporating into by reference for whole purposes uses further describing of network for the patented claim of " Systems and Methodsfor Mobile Data Storage and Acquisition " provides to the content that comprises the UMCS device before.

With reference to Fig. 2, the UMCS 200 according to some embodiments of the present invention has been described.As shown in the figure, UMCS 200 comprises memory unit 210.Memory unit 210 can be but be not limited to the holographic memory, random access memory of hard disk drive, flash block and InPhase company, above-mentioned combination etc.According to disclosing of providing, those skilled in the art will recognize that spendable other type of memory of each embodiment according to the present invention herein.UMCS 200 also comprises can control the file system manager 220 that memory unit 210 is read and writes.UMCS 200 comprises bluetooth wireless interface.Bluetooth wireless interface provides the short haul connection of the portable and/or fixed electronic device that is intended to the replacement cables connection.The key advantage of bluetooth wireless interface is robustness, low-power consumption and low cost.Typical blue tooth interface comprises that antenna 290, baseband protocol processor 240 and the bluetooth as the RF transceiver strengthens data transfer rate PHY 250.Blue tooth interface provides the business to the support of the connection of the device of supporting bluetooth, and the exchange of a plurality of data types between the device that connects.Blue tooth interface comprises one or more bluetooth port and software/firmware, this software/firmware allows the hub/router of UMCS 200 as whole accesses of memory unit 210/pick out, as following complete description, as can or can be not and the hub/router of the mutual multiple blue-tooth device that is connected of memory unit 210.UMCS 200 also can be via above-mentioned blue tooth interface configuration.

UMCS 200 also comprises the flash memory or the SDRAM buffer memory 230 of the time delay when can be used for reducing visit memory unit 210.When memory unit 210 usefulness flash memories or SDRAM realization, can cancel buffer memory 230.The combination of memory unit 210 and flash cache can be used for reducing the power consumption of UMCS 200.In before for the patented claim that themes as " Systems andMethods for Power Management in Relation to a Wireless StorageDevice " that all purpose is incorporated into by reference, the various approach that reduce power consumption have been discussed.In addition, UMCS 200 comprises the USB port 260 of the configuration that allows visit memory unit 210 and/or UMCS 200.UMCS 200 can also comprise power-supply controller of electric 270 and portable power source 280.Baseband protocol processor 240 can comprise the port and the software/firmware of the hub/router of whole accesses of allowing as memory unit 210/pick out.

In some embodiments of the invention, UMCS 200 is extended for and comprises the multiport bluetooth router.This multiport bluetooth router allows the cross connection of a plurality of blue-tooth devices.This is for particularly useful when a plurality of single port bluetooth device will be used in total system together.Thus, only as an example, typical cell phone comprises the blue tooth interface that can once be connected to single blue-tooth device.This interface be generally used for transmitting voice data from/to single earphone.Yet, may expect not only to transmit voice data from/to single earphone, but also provide audio frequency output to vehicle audio, and receive dialing information from personal digital assistant.Because above-mentioned cell phone once only supports single bluetooth to connect, so above-mentioned configuration is unpractical, and very loaded down with trivial details via the change between the device of single bluetooth port connection.When the multiport bluetooth router is incorporated UMCS200 into, UMCS 200 can be connected to cell phone via the bluetooth protocol interface that UMCS 200 supports, and bluetooth protocol interface can be cross connected to one or more bluetooth protocol interface, and these bluetooth protocol interface are connected to each blue-tooth device again.This allows the actual above-mentioned exemplary configuration that relates to cell phone, vehicle audio and personal digital assistant that realizes.Especially, this approach provides advantage in the cellular wireless communications market of trend low price basic function.According to disclosing of providing, those skilled in the art will recognize that other application herein according to the multiport bluetooth router of one or more embodiment of the present invention.In addition, can merge with the UMCS device although it should be noted the multiport bluetooth router according to each embodiment of the present invention, other embodiments of the invention provide the multiport bluetooth router of the one or more features that do not comprise UMCS device described herein.

With reference to Fig. 3, show multiport bluetooth router 300 according to one or more embodiment of the present invention.As previously mentioned, multiport bluetooth router 300 can be integrated in the UMCS device.Replacedly, multiport bluetooth router 300 can be integrated in other electronic installation, maybe can be developed as discrete device.According to disclosing of providing, those skilled in the art will recognize that the multiple use and the implementation of multiport bluetooth router 300 herein.Multiport bluetooth router 300 comprises a plurality of bluetooth pipe 340,343,345,347, its each be coupled to multiport processor 330.Each bluetooth pipe comprises and allows to transfer data to the blue-tooth device that connected/from the bluetooth protocol interface of the blue-tooth device Data transmission that connected.For example, bluetooth pipe 343 can be coupled to bluetooth source/destination 313 communicatedly.As used herein, " bluetooth source/destination " is meant and can transfers data to other blue-tooth device and/or from any device of other blue-tooth device Data transmission.Similarly, bluetooth pipe 345 can be coupled to bluetooth source/destination 315 communicatedly, and bluetooth pipe 347 can be coupled to bluetooth source/destination 317 communicatedly.Bluetooth pipe 340 can be coupled to single port bluetooth device 310 communicatedly.As used herein, " single port bluetooth device " is meant any device of once only supporting with other blue-tooth device that is connected.The example of this single-port device is the low-cost cell phone of only realizing with single bluetooth port.This will be appreciated that after disclosing in reading as those skilled in the art, and low-cost single port bluetooth device can be expanded to be used as the multiport blue-tooth device, and wherein discrete multiport bluetooth router/hub and single-port device are used mutually with echoing.Be shown having four bluetooth pipe although it should be noted multiport bluetooth router 300, multiport bluetooth router different embodiment according to the subject invention can be embodied as and has more than four or be less than four bluetooth pipe.

With reference to Fig. 4 a, promptly according to the detailed block diagram of the multiport bluetooth router 400 of each embodiment of the present invention.Multiport bluetooth router 400 comprises multiport processor 450, random access memory 480, comprises enumerating and the flash memory of enumerating 492 of preferred embodiment 495, a plurality of bluetooth pipe (being shown in broken lines respectively) 420,430,440 of preferred service environment 490, and its each electrical couplings is to each RF transceiver 409,410,411.Each provides the bluetooth protocol interface that comprises positioning indicator, FIFO and transceiver bluetooth pipe 420,430,440.Particularly, bluetooth pipe 420 comprises the bluetooth protocol interface with Bluetooth Receiver 421 and bluetooth transmitters 422.The state of accepting state indicator 423 indications from Bluetooth Receiver 421 to multiport processor 450, and the data transfer of FIFO 424 mitigations from Bluetooth Receiver 421 to multiport processor 450.Transmitter status indicator 425 indication is 422 state from multiport processor 450 to bluetooth transmitters, and the state of indication from bluetooth transmitters 422 to multiport processor 450.FIFO426 relaxes from multiport processor 450 to bluetooth transmitters 422 data transfer.Similarly, bluetooth pipe 430 comprises the bluetooth protocol interface with Bluetooth Receiver 431 and bluetooth transmitters 432.The state of receiver positioning indicator 433 indications from Bluetooth Receiver 431 to multiport processor 450, and the data transfer of FIFO 434 mitigations from Bluetooth Receiver 431 to multiport processor 450.Transmitter status indicator 435 indication is 432 state from multiport processor 450 to bluetooth transmitters, and the state of indication from bluetooth transmitters 432 to multiport processor 450.FIFO 436 relaxes from multiport processor 450 to bluetooth transmitters 432 data transfer.Bluetooth pipe 440 comprises the bluetooth protocol interface with Bluetooth Receiver 441 and bluetooth transmitters 442.The state of receiver positioning indicator 443 indications from Bluetooth Receiver 441 to multiport processor 450, and the data transfer of FIFO 444 mitigations from Bluetooth Receiver 441 to multiport processor 450.Transmitter status indicator 445 indication is 442 state from multiport processor 450 to bluetooth transmitters, and the state of indication from bluetooth transmitters 442 to multiport processor 450.FIFO 446 relaxes from multiport processor 450 to bluetooth transmitters 442 data transfer.

Multiport processor 450 provides the cross connection of above-mentioned bluetooth pipe.In examples more of the present invention, multiport processor 450 is to carry out the feasible microprocessor of realizing the software instruction of above-mentioned cross connect function.Software instruction includes but not limited to path Multiplexing module 453, communication matrix control module 455 and bluetooth registration control module 457.Bluetooth registration control module 457 comprises can be carried out to scan and to enumerate the software instruction of the blue-tooth device of the communication range that is positioned at multiport bluetooth router 400.Communication matrix control module 455 comprises can be carried out with from/the software instruction that transmits to bluetooth pipe 420,430,440 and combination guidance information thereof.Path Multiplexing module 453 comprises can be carried out so that the software instruction of the suitable data transfer between FIFO and/or the random access memory 480 to be provided.Be depicted as and have three bluetooth pipe although it should be noted multiport bluetooth router 400, different embodiment according to the subject invention, other realization of multiport bluetooth router can be embodied as and has greater or less than three bluetooth pipe.

With reference to Fig. 4 b, show detailed block diagram according to the multiport bluetooth router 401 of various other embodiment of the present invention.Except using the single antenna support by time-multiplexed Bluetooth Receiver/transmitter 452 time-multiplexed a plurality of bluetooth pipe, multiport bluetooth router 401 is similar with bluetooth router 400.Under the situation of bluetooth router 401, each utilizes shared time-multiplexed Bluetooth Receiver/transmitter 452 and shared antenna 412 three bluetooth pipe 428,438,448.Each provides the bluetooth protocol interface that comprises positioning indicator, FIFO and multiplexing transceiver bluetooth pipe 428,438,448.In operation, to/be organized as grouping or timeslice from the transport stream of antenna 412.As known in the art, time-multiplexed Bluetooth Receiver/transmitter 452 will utilize the data organization of antenna 412 receptions and emission to be sequence of data packet.The packet that enters is imported into the input FIFO 424,434,444 of suitable bluetooth pipe, and upgrades the positioning indicator of this bluetooth pipe.At opposite side, from output FIFO 426,436,446 data be inserted in the suitable grouping by time division multiplex Bluetooth Receiver/transmitter 452 and be passed to the emission data antenna 412.Again, be depicted as and have three bluetooth pipe although it should be noted multiport bluetooth router 401, different embodiment according to the subject invention, the realization of other multiport bluetooth router can be embodied as and has greater or less than three bluetooth pipe.

Along with communication continues, one or more blue-tooth devices are shared the physical radio frequency of being supported by antenna 412, and are synchronized to common clock and the frequency-hopping mode that discusses in more detail in the Bluetooth specification.Provide the blue-tooth device of frequency hopping reference to be called as main device, and all other blue-tooth device is called from device.The group that is synchronized to the blue-tooth device of identical clock can be described as piconet (piconet), according to what describe in the Bluetooth specification, via multiport bluetooth router 401 Data transmission between device.

The integrated operation of multiport bluetooth router 400 and multiport bluetooth router 401 has specifically been described with reference to multiport bluetooth router 400.It should be noted from work angle, compare that unique difference is that multiport bluetooth router 400 is used a plurality of independent bluetooth pipe with the time-multiplexed bluetooth pipe of multiport bluetooth router 401.Therefore, the operation discussion according to multiport bluetooth router 400 it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the operation of multiport bluetooth router 401.

In operation, 400 scannings of multiport bluetooth router are in the blue-tooth device in the communication range.In case identify device, just send inquiry to ask identifying information about the blue-tooth device that is identified.As the response to inquiry, the blue-tooth device that identifies provides identification and status information.This identification and status information are combined as tabulation by bluetooth registration control module 457.Identification and status information can include but not limited to service lists and the technical information about installing that device name, device classification, device are supported.Technical information can include but not limited to device characteristic, manufacturer, Bluetooth specification compatibility, clock biasing.

The business that each device provides is considered with the composite service supply by communication matrix control module 455.In some cases, preferred professional supply or environment are programmed into flash memory 490, and the blue-tooth device combination of professional supply from identifying under possible situation.Thus, for example, but be identified as the time spent when a plurality of audio output devices, select to provide in a plurality of devices that identify concrete business one.In some cases, use the tabulation of the preferred embodiment that keeps in the flash memory 495 between a plurality of available devices, to select.

In some cases, preferred professional supply can be discerned the specific collection of the bluetooth profiles that may expect.These bluetooth profiles are well known in the art and are used for by using the available application of particular bluetooth application device definition.Bluetooth profiles is the overall behavior that the device of support bluetooth is communicated by letter with other bluetooth application device.Bluetooth technology has defined the configuration file of the wide region of the operating position of describing number of different types.These bluetooth profiles have defined for example to the dependence of other configuration protocol, the user interface formats of suggestion and the specific part of the bluetooth protocol stack that configuration file uses.

Some examples of bluetooth profiles comprise advanced audio dispense configurations file (AdvancedAudio Distribution Profile, A2DP), audio/video control transmission agreement (Audio/Video Control Transport Protocol, AVCTP), audio/video distribution host-host protocol (Audio/Video Distribution Transport Protocol, AVDTP), audio/video Long-distance Control configuration file (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile, AVRCP), basic imaging configuration file (Basic Imaging Profile, BIP), basic configuration file (the Basic Printing Profile that prints, BPP), public ISDN inserts configuration file (Common ISDN Access Profile, CIP), wireless phone configuration file (CordlessTelephony Profile, CTP), Dial-up Network configuration file (Dial-up NetworkingProfile, DUN), activate business and find configuration file (Extended Service DiscoveryProfile, ESDP), fax configuration file (Fax Profile, FAX), file transfer configuration file (File Transfer Profile, FTP), general access configuration file (GenericAccess Profile, GAP), universal audio/video distribution configuration file (GeneralAudio/Video Distribution Profile, GAVDP), general object exchange configuration file (Generic Object Exchange Profile, GOEP), hands-free configuration file (Hands-Free Profile, HFP), the hard copy cable is replaced configuration file (Hard CopyCable Replacement Profile, HCRP), earphone configuration file (Headset Profile, HSP), human-computer interface device configuration file (Human Interface Device Profile, HID), intercommunication configuration file (Intercom Profile, ICP), object exchange (ObjectExchange, OBEX), object push-and-pull configuration file (Object Push Profile, OPP), individual territory network profile (Personal Area Networking Profile, PAN), RFCOMM, service discovery protocol (Service Discovery Protocol, SDP), service discovering application configuration file (Service Discovery Application Profile, SDAP), SIM access-profile (SIM Access Profile, SAP), serial port profile (Serial Port Profile, SPP), synchronization profile (Synchronization Profile, SYNC), phone control standard (Telephony Control Specification, TCS-scale-of-two or TCP), video distribution configuration file (Video Distribution Profile, VDP), via the configuration file of the WAP of bluetooth (WAP Over Bluetooth Profile, WAP).There is other bluetooth profiles, and will develops other.According to each embodiment of the present invention, also can use these type of other bluetooth profiles.

When having selected preferred device, with one of itself and bluetooth pipe (being bluetooth protocol interface) pairing.Pairing between blue-tooth device and the selected bluetooth protocol interface can realize (importing automatically or by the user) by share total key between the device of pairing.In some cases, can be chosen in encryption or the transmission of non-ciphered data between the device of pairing.Except pairing or bind selected blue-tooth device to a plurality of bluetooth router 400, " take over party " (promptly supporting the device of one or more business of selected device) can be by 455 identifications of communication matrix control module with transmission information to selected device/from selected device transmission information.Simultaneously, selected device provides professional supply (set of cross-coupled device of the business of expectation promptly is provided).Described professional supply will be then used in and be implemented in the function that will take place in the particular communications system.Along with one or more blue-tooth device may enter and leave the scope of multiport bluetooth router 400, professional supply is dynamically revised.In case professional supply is finished, the data transfer that path Multiplexing module 453 then will a blue-tooth device from the business supply receives guides to the blue-tooth device of the pairing in the professional supply.

With reference to figure 5, process flow diagram 500 illustrates the preparation service supply and is based upon cross-coupled method between the device that comprises in the professional supply.According to process flow diagram 500,400 scannings of multiport bluetooth router are positioned at the device (piece 510) of communication range.Scanning process utilizes bluetooth device discovery procedures known in the art to carry out.This device discovery procedure can comprise that multiport bluetooth router 400 emission query messages and listens for responsive are positioned at the device of other support bluetooth of overlay area with discovery.Along with each blue-tooth device responds to inquiry, it is gathered in the tabulation of available apparatus (piece 520).The tabulation of device is recognition device not only, but also comprises the business that device is supported.In some cases, device is also discerned by one or more configuration files of its support.Thus, for example, the configuration file of supporting can be one or more in the following example: (1) advanced audio dispense configurations file (A2DP), (2) audio/video transmission agreement (AVCTP), (3) audio/video distribution host-host protocol (AVDTP), (4) audio/video Long-distance Control configuration file (AVRCP), (5) basic imaging configuration file (BIP), (6) print configuration file (BPP) substantially, (7) public ISDN inserts configuration file (CIP), (8) wireless phone configuration file (CTP), (9) Dial-up Network configuration file (DUN), (10) activate business and find configuration file (ESDP), (11) fax configuration file (FAX), (12) file transfer configuration file (FTP), (13) general access configuration file (GAP), (14) universal audio/video distribution configuration file (GAVDP), (15) general object exchange configuration file (GOEP), (16) hands-free configuration file (HFP), (17) the hard copy cable is replaced configuration file (HCRP), (18) earphone configuration file (HSP), (19) human-computer interface device configuration file (HID), (20) intercommunication configuration file (ICP), (21) object exchange (OBEX), (22) object push-and-pull configuration file (OPP), (23) individual territory network profile (PAN), (24) RFCOMM, service discovery protocol (SDP), (25) service discovering application configuration file (SDAP), (26) SIM access-profile (SAP), (27) serial port profile (SPP), (28) synchronization profile (SYNC), (29) phone control standard (TCS-scale-of-two or TCP), (30) video distribution configuration file (VDP), (31) via the configuration file (WAP) of the WAP of bluetooth.There is other Bluetooth protocol, and will develops other.According to each embodiment of the present invention, can use these additional bluetooth profiles.

Below table 1 be the exemplary list of the device that in the inquiry of carrying out by multiport bluetooth router 400, identifies.

The device tabulation that table 1-identifies

It should be noted that configuration file and the device name enumerated only are exemplary.According to disclosing of providing, those skilled in the art will recognize that one or more embodiment according to the present invention can use various device names and/or configuration file herein.

The tabulation of the business that provides is the device that is used for determining to be coupled to communicatedly multiport bluetooth router 400, with the business (piece 530) that wide region is provided as far as possible.In some cases, the user of multiport bluetooth router 400 programmes to comprise preferred service environment (for example flash memory 490) to it.But when this situation time spent, selecting provides the device of the business that identifies in the preferred service environment so that it is included.In addition, in some cases, the user is to 400 tabulations (for example flash memory 495) of programming to comprise preferred device of multiport bluetooth router.Thus, for example, cell phone and vehicle audio can be included in the preferred device tabulation.But when the time spent, preferred device tabulation is used to select to be connected to the device of bluetooth router 400.As an example, enumerate audio frequency incoming traffic, audio frequency outgoing traffic, speech transmission service, operational data storage and speech recognition numerical selector when professional, select to provide the device of these business when preferred service environment.Originally, select preferably device.This will provide the cell phone and the vehicle audio of audio frequency incoming traffic, audio frequency outgoing traffic and the speech transmission service of supply expectation together.In addition, select PDA, because its supply desired data storage service and speech recognition numerical selector business.Combination services constitutes professional supply.Select separately the bluetooth protocol interface (piece 540) of each selected device (being cell phone, vehicle audio and PDA in the case) can be coupled to multiport bluetooth router 400 communicatedly.With this understanding, can carry out the option of the programming of the communication system that relies on configuration effectively.

The option of programming at first makes sets up communication matrix (piece 550).It comprises from suitable device selects business with supplier and the take over party's device that is used for other data type as specific data type.In case finish this step, can realize utilizing the suitable cross connection of multiport processor 450.Thus, for example, when the option of programming is on-board telephone system, can utilize following available service: the audio frequency outgoing traffic of cellular speech transmission service, vehicle audio and the audio frequency incoming traffic of PDA and speech recognition numerical selector business.Thus, communication matrix control module 455 is established and will be routed to vehicle audio by the audio frequency output data that multiport bluetooth router 400 receives, and all audio frequency input data are routed to cell phone, and telephone number data is routed to cell phone.Use this system design, selected device is bound or paired to the bluetooth protocol interface separately (piece 560) of multiport bluetooth router 400.With this understanding, set up communication to receive and to initiate the call in the automotive environment.It should be noted that above-mentioned environment only is exemplary and according to disclosing of providing herein, those skilled in the art will recognize that and to develop all communication environments that rely on multiport bluetooth router 400 and/or use to set up communication network.

In other embodiments of the invention, can set up the similar configuration file of simplification to similar configuration file connection.In the case, bluetooth router 400 is supported a plurality of different configuration files.Thus, bluetooth router 400 can bind itself to the various devices of sign in the above-mentioned table 1.In case binding can be set up cross connection.When bluetooth router 400 only identifies in each configuration file two, can carry out logic automatically and connect.Replacedly, when existing, can use preferred cross connection according to the expectation that the user programmes in advance more than two same profiles.This is the situation of the example of table 1, and wherein the simple cross connection between GAVDP and the GAVDP will cause the confusion of cross-coupled device.Replace as another, when having discerned, can present patterned cross connection to the user via the graphic user interface of another device that wirelessly is connected to bluetooth router 400 more than two common profiles.Before can utilizing, this realizes for one or more methods of setting forth in the patented claim of " Systems and Method for Mobile DataStorage and Acquisition " at this exercise question of incorporating into for whole purposes.Utilize graphic user interface also can finish similar graphical method, this graphic user interface is integrated into the bluetooth router 400 that wherein this graphic user interface can be used.One this with figured cross connection shown in Fig. 6 a-6b.

With reference to figure 6a, cross connection menu 700 is shown, it comprises the whole possible device (cell phone 711, vehicle audio 712, PDA 713, GPS 714, earphone 715, MP3 player 716) as possible source 710 and destination 720.In addition, cross-connect networks 730 comprises a plurality of possible connection (shown in broken lines) according to the common configuration file of supporting between source apparatus and the destination device.Thus, for example, cell phone 711 can utilize GAVDP to provide data to vehicle audio 712, provide data via GAP or GAVDP to PDA 713, provide data via GAP to GPS714, provide data to earphone 715, and provide data to MP3 player 716 via GAVDP via GAVDP.Shown in Fig. 6 b, show complete connection layout 750, wherein resolved possible interconnecting to define the cross connection of bluetooth router 400.Particularly, shown in line 751, the audio frequency export orientation vehicle audio 712 of cell phone 711.Shown in line 752, the data export orientation cell phone 711 of PDA 713.Shown in line 753, the data of exporting from GPS 714 are provided to PDA 713.Shown in line 754, the audio frequency of exporting from earphone 715 is provided to cell phone 711.In addition, shown in line 755, the audio frequency of exporting from earphone 715 is provided to PDA 713.Shown in line 756, the output of the audio frequency of MP3 player 716 is provided to vehicle audio 712.After developing this manual cross connection, the cross-coupled order of reflection expectation is provided to bluetooth router 400, and 400 places are used to set up cross connection in bluetooth router.

With reference to figure 7, in case process flow diagram 600 illustrate according to one or more embodiment of the present invention be used for having set up the complete communication system that comprises blue-tooth device the time (processing of Fig. 5 is finished), utilize the method for multiport bluetooth router 400 distribute data.According to process flow diagram 600, but receive (piece 605) by multiport bluetooth router 400 from the bluetooth protocol interface that the data of one of blue-tooth device of communicative couplings send via association.The data storage that receives is arrived storer (piece 610).This can comprise the data that transmit to receive via FIFO and then enter the bigger storer related with multiport bluetooth router 400.Utilize instantiation, when data received via bluetooth pipe 420, the data of reception were delivered to FIFO 424 from Bluetooth Receiver 421.In addition, receiver positioning indicator 423 sends the quantity that the signal designation data is being received and is storing word among the FIFO 424 into to multiport processor 450.According to this input, multiport processor 450 is delivered to random access memory 480 with data from FIFO 424.Along with Data transmission, the data type (piece 615) that its identification has received.In addition, multiport processor 450 determines whether to have established receiving trap (piece 620) for the data that receive.This realizes by query communication matrix control module 455.

When utilizing (piece 620) when having set up take over party's device with reference to the processing of above-mentioned Fig. 5 discussion, the data (piece 650) that receive from random access memory 480 accesses.Described data are routed to the bluetooth pipe that take over party's device is coupled, and data are sent to this device (piece 655).Thus, for example, when take over party's device was coupled to bluetooth pipe 430, the data of Jie Shouing were delivered to FIFO 436 from random access memory 480 before.In addition, multiport processor 450 is delivered to the quantity of the word of FIFO 436 to transmitter status indicator 435 indications.Then, bluetooth transmitters 432 is launched data via antenna 410 to the blue-tooth device that connects.Thus, the data of reception are delivered to take over party's device that can be coupled to another bluetooth protocol interface communicatedly from the dispensing device that can be coupled to a bluetooth protocol interface communicatedly.

Replacedly, when take over party's device or do not establish as yet or shifted out outside the scope of multiport bluetooth router 400 (piece 620), scan the blue-tooth device (piece 625) that is positioned at the scope of the business that the data that can receive and utilize reception are provided with identification.When not finding suitable device (piece 630), data remain on (piece 660) a period of time in the random access memory simply, upgrade scanning process occasionally simultaneously and are positioned at scope (piece 665) to determine whether suitable take over party's device.Replacedly, when detecting suitable take over party's device (piece 630), detected device related with available bluetooth protocol interface (piece 635), and upgrade the communication matrix control module to reflect new take over party's device (piece 640).When these were finished, as previously mentioned, the data of reception were from storage access (piece 650) and be launched into the device (piece 655) that newly identifies.

As example more specifically, being used in the vehicle environmental before continuing receives the example system with telephone calling.Yet, should notice that example only is exemplary.Again, according to disclosing of providing, those skilled in the art will recognize that utilization can realize plurality of communication systems and its execution according to the multiport bluetooth router 400 of each embodiment of part herein.According to this example, call can be received by cell phone, makes to receive call status information.This status information is delivered to the PDA that shows.But the user's oral request that is sitting in the vehicle is answered this calling.In the case, the speech recognition system of PDA receives this request answering the call, and transmits the request of the correspondence that is used to answer the call from PDA via bluetooth router 400.

As conclusion, the invention provides the novel system, device, method and the configuration that are used for the mobile data storage and obtain.Although provided the detailed description to one or more embodiment of the present invention above, various replacements are revised and equivalent will be significantly to those skilled in the art, and do not depart from spirit of the present invention.Therefore, foregoing description should not regarded the scope that restriction the present invention is defined by the following claims as.

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1, a kind of memory storage, wherein said memory storage comprises:

First bluetooth protocol interface;

Second bluetooth protocol interface;

The 3rd bluetooth protocol interface;

Multiport processor, wherein said multiport processor can be operated first bluetooth protocol interface can be coupled to communicatedly one or more in second bluetooth protocol interface and the 3rd bluetooth protocol interface.

2, memory storage according to claim 1, wherein said second bluetooth protocol interface electrically is coupled to a FIFO storer, and wherein the 3rd bluetooth protocol interface electrically is coupled to the 2nd FIFO storer.

3, memory storage according to claim 1 wherein can be coupled to first bluetooth protocol interface communicatedly one or more in second bluetooth protocol interface and the 3rd bluetooth protocol interface and is at least in part based on the data type that receives via first blue tooth interface and can be coupled to first type of service that first blue-tooth device of second bluetooth protocol interface provides communicatedly and second type of service that second blue-tooth device that can be coupled to second bluetooth protocol interface communicatedly provides is carried out.

4, memory storage according to claim 3, wherein:

Described first type of service is to select from the group of being made up of audio player, video player, graphic alphanumeric display, data storage elements, audio receiver and video receiver; And

Described second type of service is to select from the group of being made up of audio player, video player, graphic alphanumeric display, data storage elements, audio receiver and video receiver.

5, memory storage according to claim 1, wherein said memory storage also comprises:

Storage medium.

6, a kind of method that is used for the single-point blue-tooth device can be coupled to communicatedly a plurality of blue-tooth devices, described method comprises:

The multiport bluetooth distributor is provided, and wherein said multiport bluetooth distributor comprises:

First bluetooth protocol interface;

Second bluetooth protocol interface; And

Multiport processor, wherein said multiport processor can be operated so that first bluetooth protocol interface can be coupled to second bluetooth protocol interface communicatedly;

Identification is positioned at least two blue-tooth devices of the scope of multiport bluetooth distributor, wherein each blue-tooth device supporting business type that identifies;

According to the blue-tooth device composite service supply that identifies, wherein said professional supply comprises a plurality of types of service, and described a plurality of types of service comprise at least the first type of service and second type of service; And

One or more blue-tooth devices are associated with in first bluetooth protocol interface and second bluetooth protocol interface corresponding one.

7, method according to claim 6, wherein said method also comprises:

Receive transmission from one of blue-tooth device, wherein said transmission comprises data acquisition;

The communication type that identification receives from one of described blue-tooth device;

Identification take over party device, wherein said take over party's device be identify can receive and utilize one of blue-tooth device of described communication type; And

Send described data acquisition to described take over party's device.

8, method according to claim 6, first in wherein said at least two blue-tooth devices is wireless headset, and in wherein said at least two blue-tooth devices second is personal digital assistant.

9, method according to claim 6, in wherein said at least two blue-tooth devices first device is supported first type of service, in wherein said at least two blue-tooth devices second devices is supported first type of service, and wherein in first device and second device only one be included in described professional the supply.

10, method according to claim 6, wherein:

First type of service is to select from the group of being made up of audio player, video player, graphic alphanumeric display, data storage elements, audio receiver and video receiver; And

Second type of service is to select from the group of being made up of audio player, video player, graphic alphanumeric display, data storage elements, audio receiver and video receiver.

11, method according to claim 6, the blue-tooth device that wherein identifies support one of at least two or more types of service.

12, method according to claim 11, the wherein said blue-tooth device that identifies be cell phone one of at least, and wherein said cell phone is supported following type of service: audio player and audio receiver.

13, method according to claim 11, wherein said audio player are and the integrated loudspeaker of described cell phone that wherein said audio receiver is and the integrated microphone of described cell phone.

14, method according to claim 9, the wherein said blue-tooth device that identifies be vehicle audio one of at least, and wherein said vehicle audio is supported following type of service: audio player and graphic alphanumeric display.

15, install Bluetooth communication system, described system comprises more:

The multiport bluetooth distributor, wherein said multiport bluetooth distributor comprises:

First bluetooth protocol interface;

Second bluetooth protocol interface;

The 3rd bluetooth protocol interface; And

Multiport processor, wherein said multiport processor can operate with first bluetooth protocol interface can be coupled to communicatedly second bluetooth protocol interface and the 3rd bluetooth protocol interface one of at least;

Single port bluetooth device, wherein said single port bluetooth device is wirelessly coupled to first bluetooth protocol interface;

First blue-tooth device, wherein said first blue-tooth device is wirelessly coupled to described second bluetooth protocol interface; And

Second blue-tooth device, wherein said second blue-tooth device is wirelessly coupled to described the 3rd bluetooth protocol interface.

16, system according to claim 15, wherein said single port bluetooth device is a cell phone.

17, system according to claim 16, wherein said first blue-tooth device is a vehicle audio, and wherein said second blue-tooth device is a microphone.

18, system according to claim 17, wherein said vehicle audio comprises graphic alphanumeric display, wherein said graphic alphanumeric display can be operated the caller identification be associated with incoming call to show, and wherein said caller identification is to be provided to vehicle audio from cell phone via the combination of first bluetooth protocol interface and second bluetooth protocol interface.

19, system according to claim 16, wherein said first blue-tooth device is a wireless headset, and wherein said second blue-tooth device is a personal digital assistant.

20, system according to claim 19, wherein said personal digital assistant can operate with the combination via first bluetooth protocol interface and second bluetooth protocol interface and provide outgoing call information to cell phone.

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