CN103340008B - Managing short range wireless data transmissions - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus and method for relaying short range communication data between electronic devices. In one example, a first and second short range wireless communication link is established with a first and second wireless communication device, respectively. The first wireless communication device maintains a wireless connection to a wireless telecommunications network. A first and second set of data is received from the first and second wireless communication devices over the first and second links, respectively. At least one of the first set of data and the second set of data is relayed to at least one of the second wireless communication device and the first wireless communication device, respectively, over the second and first links, respectively. The relaying forms a multi-party connection with the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device to the wireless telecommunications

Description

Managing short distance wireless data transmission

Cross-Reference to Related Applications

The application is based on and requires formerly U.S. Patent application No.12/954,186 (on November 24th, 2010 submission) and Europe The priority of continent patent application No.10192456.1 (November 24 submission), its entire disclosure is incorporated by reference into herein.

Background technology

Past 10 years, such asThe short distance wireless data system (SRWDS) of system has become more and more general And.A kind of environment using these systems is automotive environment.In this context, user is generally by the electronic equipment of such as cell phone With SRWDS pairing.Then user can for example utilize SRWDS to send audio frequency to and from cellular device.However, many automobile makings Business utilizes different SRWDS.Therefore, the pairing process for an automobile that user has become to be accustomed to may not be suitable for separately One automobile.This is possibly very dejected for user.Additionally, these traditional SRWDS many generally once only allow an electricity The function of sub- equipment utilization system.

Brief description

Accompanying drawing is used for illustrating each embodiment further and explaining each principle and advantage being based entirely on the disclosure, its In, in each view, similar reference refers to identical or intimate element, and accompanying drawing is together with described in detail below It is incorporated to and is formed a part for description, in the accompanying drawings：

Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the operating environment according to an example；

Fig. 2 is short haul connection relays electronic equipment according to use Fig. 1 of an example by Wireless Telecom Equipment The function sequential chart being communicatively coupled with short range communication systems；

Fig. 3 illustrates the Wireless Telecom Equipment paired data according to an example；

Fig. 4 illustrates the short range communication systems unpaired message according to an example；

Fig. 5 be according to an example between one or more Wireless Telecom Equipments and/or short range communication systems in Continue the function sequential chart of short haul connection；

Fig. 6 is the short-distance wireless communication pairing process performed by short haul connection relays electronic equipment shown in Fig. 1 Flow chart；

Fig. 7 is the short-distance wireless communication relay processes performed by short haul connection relays electronic equipment shown in Fig. 1 Flow chart；

Fig. 8 can be achieved on the electronic equipment of system and method disclosed herein and the block diagram of associated component；And

Fig. 9 can be achieved on another electronic equipment of system and method disclosed herein and the block diagram of associated component.

Specific embodiment

As requested, specific embodiment disclosed herein；It should be understood, however, that the disclosed embodiments are only examples, below retouch The system and method stated may be realized in various forms.Therefore, ad hoc structure disclosed herein and function detail should not be construed For restricted, but the basis as teaching those skilled in the art in every way as just claim, with essence The basis of the flesh and blood disclosed in upper any suitable concrete structure and functional realiey.Additionally, term used herein and short Language should not be restricted, and is to provide for intelligible description.

Term " one " used herein is defined as one or more than one.Term " many " used herein be defined as two or More than two.Term " another " used herein be defined as at least second or more.Term " inclusion " used herein and " tool Have " it is defined as including (i.e. open language).Term " coupling " used herein is defined as " connection ", although not necessarily directly connecting Connect, be also not necessarily mechanically connected.

Term " Wireless Telecom Equipment " is expected, and widely cover being capable of wirelessly receipt signal and in most cases Down being capable of wirelessly sending signal and also the different types of equipment of many that can operate in a wireless communication system. For example, without any restrictions, Wireless Telecom Equipment can include following arbitrary or combination：Two-way radio, cell phone, movement Phone, smart phone, bidirection pager, wireless message transmission equipment, laptop computer/computer, personal digital assistant with And other similar devices.

It is described below the system and method relaying short haul connection data between electronic equipment.In one example, just Take formula short-range wireless communication apparatus and set up the first short-range wireless communication link with the first Wireless Telecom Equipment.First is wireless Equipment maintains the wireless connection with radio telecommunication network.Set up logical with the second short-distance wireless of at least second Wireless Telecom Equipment Letter link.Pass through the first and second short-range wireless communication link respectively, receive from the first and second Wireless Telecom Equipments respectively At least one of first group of short-distance wireless communication data and second group of short-distance wireless communication data.Pass through the second He respectively First short-range wireless communication link, respectively by first group of short-distance wireless communication data and second group of short distance wireless data At least one relay to the second and first Wireless Telecom Equipment.This relaying is formed with the first Wireless Telecom Equipment and second no Line communication equipment to cordless communication network multi-party connection.

Operating environment

Fig. 1 is the block diagram of an operating environment illustrating to be communicated by SRWDS according to an example.Specifically Ground, Fig. 1 shows operating environment 100, such as but not limited to includes the automobile of SRWDS102.It should be noted that automobile is only to be suitable for ring One example in border, because any environment including SRWDS is also used as operating environment.SRWDS102 can be any types Short range communication systems, such as but not limited toSystem,System etc..Alternatively, operating environment 100 need not include SRWDS102.For example, operating environment 100 can be office, meeting room, outdoor or any other environment.

Operating environment 100 includes multiple electronic equipments, such as Wireless Telecom Equipment 104,106.Each Wireless Telecom Equipment 104th, 106 include the communication subsystem 108,110 that permission equipment is communicated by one or more cordless communication networks.Example As Wireless Telecom Equipment 104,106 all can be communicated by cordless communication network, and described cordless communication network is as many in code division Location (CDMA), time division multiple acess (TDMA), global system for mobile communications (GSM), general packet radio service (GPRS), complete data Evolution (EV-DO), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), integrated assignment strengthen network (iDEN), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), other IEEE802.16 standard, OFDM (OFDM), OFDM (OFDMA), LTE, UMB, WLAN (WLAN) And/or the network based on WiMax.

Each Wireless Telecom Equipment 104,106 also includes short haul connection transceiver 112,114.Short haul connection transceiver 112nd, 114 permission Wireless Telecom Equipments 104,106 utilize radio frequency, by SRWDS system (such as but not limited toSystem System,System etc.) sending and receiving data.It should be noted that short haul connection transceiver 112,114 can also be logical A part for letter subsystem 108,110.Wireless Telecom Equipment 104,106 also includes one group of user interface 116,118, for example but not It is limited to speaker, mike, keyboard, display, touch screen, video camera etc..

Wireless Telecom Equipment 104,106 is via electronic equipment (as short haul connection trunk module (SRCRM) 120) to communicate Mode is coupled to SRWDS102.SRWDS102 includes allowing to send and from other equipment receiving data by short distance communication network Short haul connection transceiver 122.SRWDS102 also includes audio frequency apparatus 124, such as speaker and mike, for sending and connecing Receive voice data.System 102 can also include display 126, for present data and with environment 102 in user mutual.

SRCRM120 includes：Short haul connection transceiver 128, contact manager 130, Wireless Telecom Equipment paired data 132nd, SRWDS paired data 134 and optional user interface 136.SRCRM120 can be by Wireless Telecom Equipment 104,106 Automatic coupling to short range communication systems 102 and relay wireless data portable set, wireless data such as but not limited to from Otherwise Wireless Telecom Equipment 104,106 to SRWDS102 and voice data.Alternatively, SRCRM120 can be integrated in as short In another assembly of radio data system 102.This allow multiple Wireless Telecom Equipments 104,106 simultaneously with short-distance wireless Data system 102 interaction etc..As discussed in more detail below, SRCRM120 also by wireless data from SRCRM120 to communicate One or more Wireless Telecom Equipments 104 that mode couples (such as match) are relayed to and are communicatively coupled with SRCRM120 Other Wireless Telecom Equipments 106 one or more.Function and the operation of SRCRM120 are discussed more fully below.

The short haul connection transceiver 128 of SRCRM120 sends and receives rf wave.This transceiver 128 is set up at its own The first short-distance wireless communication (SRWC) link and wireless device 104,106 between, and set up in its own and SRWDS102 Between the 2nd SRWC link.SRCRM120 is simultaneously coupled to Wireless Telecom Equipment using these SRWC links by SRCRM120 104th, 106 and short distance wireless data system 102, thus equipment 104,106 is coupled to SRWDS102.However, it should be noted that In each other embodiment, SRCRM120 only sets up the link between wireless device 104,106, rather than SRWDS102.Change speech It, it is not necessary to SRWDS102 in one or more embodiments of the invention.Wireless Telecom Equipment paired data 132 includes pin Paired data to each Wireless Telecom Equipment, and need not so that SRCRM120 and equipment 104,106 can be matched with automatic mutual When each user wants for equipment 104 to be coupled to SRCRM120, user is manually entered unpaired message.

SRWDS paired data 134 includes allowing the paired data of SRCRM120 and multiple different SRWDS automatic couplings.Example The vapour that automobile that the automobile that can include allowing SRCRM120 to be manufactured with Ford as, this data 134, Toyota are manufactured, Honda manufacture The unpaired message of the SRWDS pairing in car etc..These each SRWDS SRWDS_1102 and SRWDS_N138 as shown in Figure 1 Illustrate.It should be noted that SRCRM120 does not need to keep the unpaired message of Wireless Telecom Equipment and SRWDS, because this information can be Often it is manually entered during secondary pairing.

Contact manager 130 management SRCRM120 and wireless device 104,106；SRCRM120 and SRWDS102；And no Short haul connection between line equipment 104,106 and SRWDS102.Contact manager 130 also manage Wireless Telecom Equipment 104, 106 and SRWDS102 with the pairing of SRCRM120/couple.

The optional user interface 136 of SRCRM120 can include display, keyboard, speaker and/or allow user with Any other interface of SRCRM120 interaction.Compared with using Wireless Telecom Equipment 104,106, optional user interface 136 allows Unpaired message and/or SRCRM setting/option information are directly inputted into SRCRM120 by user.Discuss more fully below Each of said modules of SRCRM120.Although it should be noted that SRCRM120 is shown as standalone module in Fig. 1, SRCRM120 can also realize in Wireless Telecom Equipment 104,106 or SRWDS102.

Management is via the short-distance wireless communication of SRCRM

As described above, many tradition SRWDS102 are using different pairing processes, may make by Wireless Telecom Equipment and this The pairing of each of a little systems is more difficult and depressing.For example, the user of rental car is likely encountered many inhomogeneities The automobile of type, each has the SRWDS of its own, needs different matching methods.Additionally, traditional SRWDS generally only allows one Wireless Telecom Equipment actively participates in calling.As discussed in detail below, SRCRM120 is by setting the radio communication of user Standby automatic coupling to overcome the problems referred to above to the SRWDS102 of environment 100 (as automobile).User at most only needs to remember how to Its equipment and SRCRM120 pairing (once execution initial pairing procedure is it is also possible to automatically execute this pairing process), without By equipment and SRWDS102 manual pairings.This allows easily that a handsfree environment from the first vehicle is one or more Mobile phone and another handsfree environment pairing of the second vehicle.When changing automobile or rental car, user requires no knowledge about or remembers Multiple pairing processes.

Additionally, wireless device is mutually coupled by SRCRM120.This allows wireless data (as audio frequency) from Wireless Telecom Equipment Otherwise the 104th, 106 relay to each other and relay to SRWDS102 and.If one of equipment has been set up and another communication The communication link of equipment (as landline device, VoIP equipment or another wireless device), then can via SRCRM120 in the future From the data is activation of this communication link to another wireless device.This allows using local short-distance wireless communication on communication network Form Multi-Way Calling.Two or more users in meeting room, automobile (or other vehicles) or other environment can be by short Distance is wirelessly upper to be shared voice-and-data to share single telecommunication link as Multi-Way Calling.This embodiment reduces use time Use with cell tower.Additionally, compared with the control of hand-free loudspeaker system, can using each mobile phone control during calling, As volume and quiet.Another advantage is, it is possible to use Wireless Telecom Equipment 104,106 rather than speaker-phone (speaker Phone may pick up undesirable background noise and echo).

Another advantage is, the mike with using its Wireless Telecom Equipment 104,106 per family in Multi-Way Calling And speaker.This is in noisy hands free operational environments or one or more participant not other near mike or speaker Particularly important in environment (such as automobile).

These embodiments and other embodiment are discussed more fully below.

The following is being discussed more fully using SRCRM120 managing short distance wireless data transmission.Although it should be noted that following Discussing is used automobile as an example of operating environment, provides any kind of environment of SRWDS to be also suitable.It shall yet further be noted that Voice data is only an example of the data that SRCRM120 can manage.Other kinds of data includes text data and video Data.

Fig. 2 is to illustrate to match one or more Wireless Telecom Equipments 104,106 with SRWDS102 via SRCRM120 An example function sequential chart.It should be noted that the sequence of operation shown in Fig. 2 is used only as schematic example.Additionally, SRCRM120 The link between Wireless Telecom Equipment 104,106 (rather than SRWDS102) can be set up.Additionally, user and/or wireless device 104th, 106 can interact with the SRCRM120 in environment 100 or outside environment 100.For example, SRCRM120 can include allowing its The compact power that any position uses.Alternatively, SRCRM120 can be configured to：In addition to compact power or replace Compact power, accepts power supply in environment 100.

One or more Wireless Telecom Equipments 104 initiate the wireless communication link with SRCRM120 in T1.For example, when wireless When communication equipment 104 detects SRCRM120, it can inform the user via user interface 116 and have been detected by SRCRM120.Then, user can initiate the pairing process with SRCRM120 via user interface 116.Alternatively, this matched Journey can be automatically initiated by Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 when SRCRM120 is detected, or when wireless device 104 is detected by SRCRM120 automatically initiates.

SRCRM120 asks unpaired message, such as password and optional information (as expectation connection identifier (CID etc.) in T2.Then User can be via the asked unpaired message of user interface 136 input of SRCRM120.Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 T3 to SRCRM120 sends asked unpaired message.If it should be noted that SRCRM120 initiates the pairing process with equipment 104, Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 request unpaired message in this example.Once SRCRM120 reception unpaired message (or to Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 transmission unpaired messages), this unpaired message is stored in Wireless Telecom Equipment paired data 132 SRCRM120, and based on this Unpaired message is setting up the SRWC link with Wireless Telecom Equipment 104.

If it should be noted that Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 is previously matched with SRCRM120, automatic matching mistake can be executed Journey.For example, once equipment 104 and SRCRM120 have been detected by each other in T1, then SRCRM120 can analyze its radio communication Device pairing data 132 matches required unpaired message to identify with equipment 104.Then, SRCRM120 can use this pairing Information to set up its own SRWC link and Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 between automatically.

Fig. 3 shows an example of the Wireless Telecom Equipment paired data 132 that SRCRM120 maintains.Specifically, Fig. 3 shows Go out table 300, including multiple columns and rows.The first row 302 indicating " device id " includes one group of list item, previous including unique mark The device identifier with the wireless device (alternatively SRWDS102,138) of SRCRM120 pairing.For example, " device id " row The first list item 304 under 302 includes " WCD_1 " identifier.Device identifier list item allows the given equipment of SRCRM120 identification Unpaired message simultaneously determines whether that equipment was previously matched with SRCRM120.

The secondary series 306 indicating " device type " includes one group of list item, identifies the equipment being associated with corresponding unpaired message Type.For example, the unpaired message in the first row 310 of the first list item 308 instruction under " device type " row 306 and table 300 Associated equipment is cell phone.When with Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 automatic matching, SRCRM120 can use this equipment class Type information, to determine specific pairing process (if necessary) to be used based on device type.

The 3rd row 312 indicating " password " include one group of list item, identify for by given equipment and SRCRM120 pairing Password.For example, the first list item 314 under " password " row 312 indicate to use when matching WCD_1 equipment with SRCRM120 close Code 0123.The 4th row 316 indicating " automatic matching " include one group of list item, and whether SRCRM120 is automatic with given equipment for instruction Pairing.For example, the first list item 318 instruction SRCRM120 under " automatic matching " row 316 will be with the radio communication being designated WCD_1 Equipment 104 automatic matching.SRCRM120 executes this automatic matching process using the information of the encrypted message in such as table 300.

For example, after initial pairing procedure has completed and unpaired message is stored, each SRCRM120 detection To WCD_1 equipment (or vice versa) when, SRCRM120 automatically and this device pairing, and no any user intervention.SRCRM120 also may be used To be configured to point out user to allow to carry out automatic matching.It should be noted that the table 300 shown in Fig. 3 can add and/or therefrom move Except one or more additional column.It should be noted that user can will be directly defeated for wireless device paring information via optional user interface 136 Enter to SRCRM120.This allows user that SRCRM120 is set to automatic and wireless device paring, and need not wirelessly be set first Standby with SRCRM120 manual pairings.

Return Fig. 2, SRCRM120 detects the SRWDS102 in environment 100 in T4, and initiates SRCRM120 and SRWDS102 Pairing process between (or vice versa as the same).For example, SRCRM120 can inquire about SRWDS102 to obtain the unique of SRWDS102 Identifier etc..Additionally, in automobile or other like environment, SRCRM120 can also inquire about SRWDS102 to determine automobile Manufacturer, the model of automobile etc..Once SRCRM120 obtains this information, then its reference SRWDS paired data 134 is automatically to build Vertical the 2nd SRWC link with SRWDS102.It should be noted that SRCRM120 can initially set up the chain with Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 Road, then sets up the link with SRWDS102, or vice versa.

Fig. 4 shows an example of the SRWDS paired data 134 that SRCRM120 maintains.Specifically, Fig. 4 shows table 400, including multiple columns and rows.The first row 402 indicating " SRWDS ID " includes one group of list item, including unique mark SRWDS SRWDS identifier.For example, the first list item 404 under " SRWDS D " row 402 includes the SRWDS102's of unique mark Fig. 1 " SRWDS_1 " identifier.SRWDS identifier list item allows the unpaired message of the given SRWDS of SRCRM120 identification, with system certainly Dynamic pairing.

The secondary series 406 indicating " MFR " includes one group of list item, the manufacturer of marking environment (in this example for automobile). For example, the first list item 408 under " MFR " row 406 indicates that the automobile of the SRWDS102 including being associated with SRWDS_1 identifier is Toyota manufactures.When with SRWDS102 automatic matching, SRCRM120 can use manufacturer's information, with based on manufacturer Lai really Surely specific pairing process (if necessary) to be used.

The 3rd row 410 indicating " model " include one group of list item, the specific model of marking environment.For example, " model " row 410 Under the first list item 412 instruction automobile be Camry automobile.When with SRWDS102 automatic matching, SRCRM120 can use type Number information is determining the pairing process being exclusively used in this model that will use (if necessary).Indicate the 4th of " pairing procedural information " the Row 414 include one group of list item, including each pairing process for given SRWDS102.For example, " pairing procedural information " row 414 Under the first list item 416 indicate " Process_1 ".Because SRWDS102 is associated with Toyota Camry, " Process_1 " is permissible Including usually Toyota and/or for needed for specific model Camry for the instruction/process sum matched with SRWDS102 According to.This " pairing procedural information " can include SRCRM120 and initiate and set up the short-range wireless communication link institute with SRWDS102 Any information needing.The 5th row 418 indicating " password " include one group of list item, identify for by given SRWDS102 with The password of SRCRM120 pairing.For example, the first list item 420 under " password " row 418 indicates by SRWDS102 and SRCRM120 Password 1111 will be used during pairing.It should be noted that the table 400 shown in Fig. 4 can add and/or therefrom remove one or more attached Plus row.

It shall yet further be noted that short range communication systems paired data 134 can be previously provided to SRCRM120, and/or this number According to can be manually entered and be stored in SRCRM120.For example, in rental car environment, rent-a-car company may be altered Each setting of SRWDS102.Therefore, any paired data obtaining from manufacturer may be no longer desirable for SRWDS.Originally showing In example, its paired data can be manually entered into SRWDS by rent-a-car company, and this data storage is SRWDS paired data by SRWDS 134.This allows SRCRM120 automatically to maintain the link with SRWDS102.

With reference to Fig. 2, once SRCRM120 have built up the first link between Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 and SRWDS102 it Between the second link, the contact manager 130 of SRCRM120 relay wireless number between Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 and SRWDS102 According to as discussed in detail below.

Fig. 5 is to illustrate in the first Wireless Telecom Equipment, one or more additional wireless communication equipment and SRWDS102 Between relay wireless communications data an example function sequential chart.It should be noted that the sequence of operation shown in Fig. 5 be only one can Application example.It should be noted that the Wireless Telecom Equipment 104,106 in Fig. 5 and SRWDS102 have been based on discussing above with respect to Fig. 1-4 Process and SRCRM120 match.In this example, have built up between the first Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 and SRCRM120 One SRWC link；Have built up the 2nd SRWC link between the second Wireless Telecom Equipment 106 and SRCRM120；And The 3rd optional SRWC link is had built up between SRWDS102 and SRCRM120.However, the 3rd link is optional.This Outward, environment 100 can not include SRWDS102.In this scene, SRCRM120 only sets up its own and Wireless Telecom Equipment 104th, the link between 106.

First Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 sets up radio communication via cordless communication network (as cellular network) and another equipment Link.Voice data, the audio frequency such as receiving from another equipment in T1, via a SRWC link from the first Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 send to SRCRM120.SRCRM120 receives this voice data, and the audio frequency receiving this via the 2nd SRWC link in T2 Data is activation (such as relay) is to SRWDS102.Then, SRWDS102 is sent by one of audio frequency apparatus 124 (as speaker) and is somebody's turn to do Voice data.Alternatively, if not setting up the link with SRWDS102, the voice data of reception can be sent to second no Line communication equipment 104.Additionally, SRWDS102 passes through audio frequency apparatus 124 (as mike) in T3 receives voice data, and via the Two SRWC links send the data to SRCRM120.SRCRM120 receives this voice data, and in T4 via a SRWC chain Voice data that this is received by road sends (for example relaying) to Wireless Telecom Equipment 104, with by cordless communication network send to Another equipment.

SRCRM120 determines one or more additional wireless communication equipment (as the second channel radio via contact manager 130 Letter equipment 106) active calls between the first equipment 104 and another equipment will be added.For example, the second Wireless Telecom Equipment 106 User can by user interface 118 indicate its want add calling.Alternatively, the first Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 can be used Make main equipment, and select any other Wireless Telecom Equipment coupled to SRCRM120 via user interface 116.First channel radio Letter equipment 104 also can indicate that SRCRM120 starts the channel radio receiving the first Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 from another equipment Letter data relays to the second Wireless Telecom Equipment 106.

SRCRM120, sets from the second radio communication in response to determining the second Wireless Telecom Equipment 106 calling to be added in T5 Standby 106 reception voice datas.For example, the user of the second Wireless Telecom Equipment 106 speaks to the mike of equipment 106.This audio frequency Data sends to SRCRM120 from the second Wireless Telecom Equipment 106 via the 2nd SRWC link.Alternatively, SRCRM120 start by The wireless communication data that first Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 receives from another equipment sends to the second Wireless Telecom Equipment 106.

SRCRM120 T6 by the voice data receiving send (such as relay) to the first Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 so as to The current wireless communication link set up between the first Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 and another equipment can be used, will be from second The audio frequency of Wireless Telecom Equipment 106 sends to another equipment.It should also be noted that it is also possible to will connect from the second Wireless Telecom Equipment 106 The data received relays to SRCRM120.This relaying is formed from the first and second Wireless Telecom Equipments 104,106 and another equipment Between the multi-party connection by honeycomb or other communication networks.Additionally, the user of another equipment and the second Wireless Telecom Equipment 106 user may wish to carry out secret session.This can be by the first Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 or the second Wireless Telecom Equipment " secret " option on 106 selection such as user interfaces 116,118 is indicating.

SRCRM120 T7 in response to determine chosen " secret " option, from the first Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 receive with The corresponding voice data of another equipment.SRCRM120 sends this voice data receiving to the second wireless device 106 in T8, Then the second wireless device 106 passes through one or more user interfaces 118 transmission voice datas.Will be during this " secret " option Any voice data that SRCRM120 receives from the second wireless device 106 sends to the first Wireless Telecom Equipment, and described above Similar.This " secret " option can be seen, bypass SRWDS102 (if connecting to SRCRM120), set in radio communication Standby transmission wireless data between 104,106 and SRCRM120.Alternatively, " secret " option can also disable Wireless Telecom Equipment 104th, the speaker/microphone on one of 106.The Wireless Telecom Equipment of this part disabling is used as to another Wireless Telecom Equipment Transmission pipeline.For example, if the second Wireless Telecom Equipment 106 does not have covering in specific region, (or the first radio communication sets Standby 104 have more preferable speed) and need for local data to be sent to given destination, SRCRM120 can disable the first channel radio The part (as speaker/microphone) of the user interface at letter equipment 104, and sent using the first Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 Locally stored data at the second Wireless Telecom Equipment 106.

Fig. 6 is the flow chart that short-distance wireless communication matches process 600.Short-distance wireless communication pairing process 600 is by one Individual or multiple Wireless Telecom Equipments 104,106 are joined automatically with SRCRM120 automatic matching and by SRCRM120 and SRWDS102 Right, above with respect to as described in Fig. 1-5.Short-distance wireless communication pairing process 600 is held by the contact manager 130 of SRCRM120 OK.

Short-distance wireless communication pairing process 600 starts from and detects one or more Wireless Telecom Equipments 104,106 602. Determine whether the equipment 104,106 detecting is matched with SRCRM120 604.If this be defined as negate, 606 to Wireless Telecom Equipment 104,106 inquires about unpaired message.Receive asked pairing letter 608 from Wireless Telecom Equipment 104,106 Cease and be stored in Wireless Telecom Equipment paired data 132.610, using unpaired message set up with Wireless Telecom Equipment 104, 106 SRWC link.Then control and flow to 616.

If 604 determination result is for certainly, inquiring about Wireless Telecom Equipment paired datas 132 to identify and nothing 612 The unpaired message that line communication equipment 104,106 is associated.Automatically to be set up and nothing using the paired data 132 being identified 614 The SRWC link of line equipment 104,106.Detect SRWDS102 616.Receive the SRWDS pairing letter for SRWDS102 618 Breath.As described above, SRWDS unpaired message can obtain from SRWDS paired data 134, and/or can be directly inputted into by individual SRCRM120.Set up SRWC link with SRWDS102 620 using SRWDS unpaired message, thus will by SRCRM120 Wireless Telecom Equipment 104,106 links to SRWDS102.This finishes short-distance wireless communication pairing process 600.It should be noted that step Rapid 616-620 is optional.

Fig. 7 is the flow chart of short-distance wireless communication relay processes 700.Short-distance wireless communication relay processes 700 are one Short-distance wireless communication is relayed between individual or multiple Wireless Telecom Equipment 104,106 and SRWDS102.In short-distance wireless communication The process that continues 700 is also by short-distance wireless communication from one or more Wireless Telecom Equipments 104,106 automatic relays to one or many Other Wireless Telecom Equipments 104,106 individual.Discuss these relay processes already in connection with Fig. 1-5 above.Short-distance wireless communication Relay processes 700 are executed by the contact manager 130 of SRCRM120.

Short-distance wireless communication relay processes 700 start from passes through a SRWC link from the first Wireless Telecom Equipment 702 104 reception voice datas.This voice data and between the first wireless device 104 and another equipment pass through cordless communication network The calling set up between (as cellular network) is associated.704, the voice data receiving is passed through the 2nd SRWC link with wireless Mode sends to SRWDS102.SRWDS102 sends voice data by audio frequency apparatus (as speaker).Pass through second 706 SRWC link receives voice data from SRWDS102.Pass through a SRWC link 708 by the voice data receiving with wireless parties Formula sends to the first Wireless Telecom Equipment 104.The audio frequency that this is received by the first Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 by cordless communication network Data is activation is to another equipment.

Determine that the second Wireless Telecom Equipment 106 coupled to SRCRM120 will add the first Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 710 Calling and another equipment between.Pass through the 3rd SRWC link 712 and receive voice data from the second Wireless Telecom Equipment 106. The voice data of reception is wirelessly sent to the first Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 by a SRWC link 714.First Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 is sent this voice data receiving to another equipment by cordless communication network.

Determine that the communication between the second Wireless Telecom Equipment and another equipment is secret 716.Pass through a SRWC 718 Link receives, from the first Wireless Telecom Equipment 104, the voice data that the first Wireless Telecom Equipment 104 receives from another equipment.? 720 are wirelessly sent the voice data of reception to the second Wireless Telecom Equipment 106 by the 3rd SRWC link.This terminates Short-distance wireless communication relay processes 700.If it should be noted that not forming the link between SRCRM120 and SRWDS102, SRCRM120 transmission data only between Wireless Telecom Equipment 104,106.

Fig. 8 can be achieved on the exemplary electronic device of system and method disclosed herein and the block diagram of associated component 800. In this example, electronic equipment 120 is the short-distance wireless communication Relay Manager equipment discussing above with respect to Fig. 1-7.Shown Electronic equipment 120 is the exemplary electronic device including two-way wireless communication function.This electronic equipment is incorporated to short-range communications System 802, short-range communication subsystem 802 includes above-mentioned short haul connection transceiver 112 and associated circuit and assembly, and such as one Individual or multiple antenna elements 804.

Electronic equipment 120 includes microprocessor 806, the integrated operation of control electronics 120.Microprocessor 806 with upper State the interaction of short-range communication subsystem element, also interact with other equipment subsystem, such as nonvolatile memory 808 (for example dodges Deposit), random access memory (810), user interface 136 (as display 812, keyboard 814 and other similar devices), power supply System and any other equipment subsystem.

Battery 816 connects to power subsystem 818, is powered with the circuit to electronic equipment 120.Power subsystem 818 wraps Include distribution of power circuit, for powering to electronic equipment 120, also comprise battery charger and with managing, battery 816 is recharged. External power source 820 can connect 822 by externally connected power supply.

The operating system software that microprocessor 806 uses is stored in nonvolatile memory 808.Additionally, telecommunication management Device 130, Wireless Telecom Equipment paired data 132, SRWDS paired data 134 also are stored in nonvolatile memory 808.Its He can come storage program area, contact manager using battery back up RAM or other nonvolatile data storage elements at example 130th, Wireless Telecom Equipment paired data 132, SRWDS paired data 134, other executable programs, or more any combinations. It should be noted that contact manager 130 can also be realized with hardware.Operating system software, equipment application software or part thereof can face When be loaded into volatile data memory as RAM810.The data received via wireless communication signals or by wire communication Can store to RAM810.

Microprocessor 806, in addition to its operating system functions additionally it is possible to execute the software application on electronic equipment 120. The predetermined set controlling the application of basic device operations (including at least data and voice communications applications) can be pacified during manufacture It is contained on electronic equipment 120.

During wireless communication operation, short-range communication subsystem 802 and contact manager 130 process receipt signal (such as Short-distance wireless communication signal), and communication data is provided to microprocessor 806.Condition according to electronic equipment 120 or shape State, can disable the one or more specific functions being associated with subsystem circuit, or can disable whole subsystem circuit.

Media reader 824 can connect to auxiliary I/O equipment 826, to allow in terms of for example by computer program Calculation machine readable program code is loaded into electronic equipment 120 to be stored in flash memory 808.In one example, computer-readable journey Sequence code includes matching process 600 and short-distance wireless communication relay processes 700 for executing above-mentioned short-distance wireless communication Instruction.One example of media reader 824 is CD-ROM drive (as CD/DVD driver), can be used for data storage to computer Computer-readable recording medium or storage product (as computer-readable storage medium 828) and therefrom read data.Suitable computer-readable is deposited The example of storage media includes optical storage media, such as CD or DVD, magnetic media or any other suitable data storage device.Calculate Machine readable program code can be supplied to electronic equipment 120 alternatively by short-range communication subsystem 802.

Fig. 9 can be achieved on the exemplary electronic device of system and method described herein and the block diagram of associated component 900.? In this example, electronic equipment 104 is the wireless two-way communication equipment with voice communications versus data communications ability.This electronic equipment makes Communicated with wireless speech or data network 902 with suitable wireless communication protocol.Using analog or digital radio communication channel To execute wireless voice communication.Data communication allows electronic equipment 104 to communicate with other computer systems via the Internet.Can Example in conjunction with the electronic equipment of the systems and methods includes such as data-message transmission equipment, bidirection pager, has number According to the cell phone of messaging capabilities, wireless the Internet appliance can include or can not include telephone capability data lead to Letter equipment.

Shown electronic equipment 104 is the exemplary electronic device including two-way wireless communication function.These electronic equipments combine Communication subsystem 903, communication subsystem 903 includes elements below, such as：Transmitting set 904, wireless receiver 906 and correlation Joint group part, such as one or more antenna elements 908 and 910.Digital signal processor (DSP) 912 execution is processed with from reception Extract data in wireless signal, and produce signal to be sent.The specific design of communication subsystem 98 depends on the expected behaviour of equipment The communication network made and associated wireless communication protocol.

Electronic equipment 104 includes microprocessor 914, the integrated operation of microprocessor 914 control electronics 104.Micro- place Reason device 914 is interacted with above-mentioned communication subsystem element, also interacts with other equipment subsystem, such as flash memory 916, random access memory Device (RAM) 918, user interface 116 (as display 920, keyboard 922, speaker 924 and mike 926), auxiliary input/defeated Go out (I/O) equipment 928, USB (universal serial bus) (USB) port 930, short-range communication subsystem 932, power subsystem 936 and appoint What his equipment subsystem.

Battery 934 connects to power subsystem 936, is powered with the circuit to electronic equipment 104.Power subsystem 936 wraps Include distribution of power circuit, for powering to electronic equipment 104, also comprise battery charger and with managing, battery 934 is recharged. External power source 938 externally connected power supply can connect 940 or pass through USB port 930.

USB port 930 is also provided between electronic equipment 104 and one or more external equipment (as information processing system) Data communication.Allow users to by external equipment by the data communication of USB port 930 or arranged by software application Preference, and by being directly connected to (rather than via wireless data communication network) between electronic equipment 104 and external data source Realize information or software exchanges the ability of expansion equipment.In addition to data communication, USB port 930 is also to power subsystem 936 power supplies, to charge to battery 934, or electronic circuit (as microprocessor 914) power supply to electronic equipment 104.

The operating system software that microprocessor 914 uses is stored in flash memory 916.Other examples can use battery back up RAM or other nonvolatile data storage elements come storage program area, other executable programs, or both.Operating system is soft Part, equipment application software or part thereof can be loaded into the volatile data memory as RAM918 temporarily.Via radio communication Signal or the data being received by wire communication also can store to RAM918.

Microprocessor 914, in addition to its operating system functions additionally it is possible to execute the software application on electronic equipment 104. The predetermined set controlling the application of basic device operations (including at least data and voice communications applications) can be pacified during manufacture It is contained on electronic equipment 104.The example of the application being loaded on equipment can be being capable of organization and management and equipment user The personal information pipe of related data item (such as but not limited to Email, calendar events, voicemail, appointment and task items) Reason device (PIM) application.

Other application can also be led to by such as wireless network 902, auxiliary I/O equipment 928, USB port 930, short distance Any combinations of letter subsystem 932 or these interfaces are loaded on electronic equipment 104.Then these applications can be by user installation To be executed by microprocessor 914 in RAM918 or nonvolatile memory.

In data communication mode, communication subsystem (including wireless receiver 906 and transmitting set 904) is to such as text The receipt signal of message or page download etc. is processed, and the data of communication is supplied to microprocessor 914, microprocessor 914 can be further processed to the data receiving, to export to display 920, or alternatively to auxiliary I/O equipment 928 Or USB port 930 exports.The user of electronic equipment 104 (can also can include complete alphanumeric keyboard using keyboard 922 Or telephone type keypad) with display 920 and possibly auxiliary I/O equipment 928 combine to write as email message it The data item of class.May then pass through communication subsystem and send write data item on a communication network.

For voice communication, the overall operation of electronic equipment 104 is substantially similar, is simply typically supplied to receipt signal Speaker 924, and typically the signal for sending is produced by mike 926.As speech message recording subsystem etc Alternative voice or audio frequency I/O subsystem can also be realized on electronic equipment 104.Although voice or audio signal output are typically main To be realized by speaker 924, when display 920 can be used for providing to such as calling party identity, voice call continuity Between or other voice call related instruction.

Condition according to electronic equipment 104 or state, can disable the one or more spies being associated with subsystem circuit Determine function, or whole subsystem circuit can be disabled.For example, if battery temperature is relatively low, phonetic function can be disabled, but It is that data communication still can be realized by communication subsystem, such as Email.

Short-range communication subsystem 932 provide electronic equipment 104 and different system or equipment (need not similar devices, Communication between as mentioned above).Short-range communication subsystem 932 includes short haul connection transceiver 112 and alternatively related Connection circuit and assembly and alternatively infrared equipment.

Media reader 942 can connect to auxiliary I/O equipment 928, to allow in terms of for example by computer program Calculation machine readable program code is loaded into electronic equipment 104 to be stored in flash memory 916.One example of media reader 942 is CD-ROM drive (as CD/DVD driver), can be used for data storage to computer-readable medium or storage product (as computer can Read storage media 944) and therefrom read data.The example of suitable computer-readable storage medium includes optical storage media, such as CD or DVD, magnetic media or any other suitable data storage device.Media reader 942 alternatively can pass through USB end Mouth 930 connects to electronic equipment, or computer readable program code can provide electron alternatively by wireless network 902 Equipment 104.

Information processing system

The present invention can be realized with the combination of hardware, software or hardware and software.System can be realized in a centralised manner In a single computer system, or in a distributed manner realize, wherein different elements are dispersed in multiple interconnected computer systems.Any The computer system of type or the other equipment being adapted for carrying out method described herein are suitable.Typical group of hardware and software Conjunction can be the general-purpose computing system with computer program, and described computer program, in loading and execution, controls and calculates Machine system makes it execute method described herein.

The present invention can also embed computer program, and computer program includes realizing method described herein in fact Existing all features, and when loading in computer systems, it is able to carry out these methods.Computer journey in this context Sequence refer to expected directly or following arbitrary or both after：A) another language, code or symbol are converted to and b) with not Reappear with material forms, make to have information processing capability system execute specific function one group of instruction with any language, generation Code or any statement of representing of symbol.

Each computer system can include one or more computers and allow computer to read from computer-readable medium Fetch data, instruct, message or message packet and other computer-readable information at least computer-readable medium.Computer can Read medium can include realizing the computer-readable recording medium of nonvolatile memory, such as read only memory (ROM), flash memory, Dish driving memorizer, CD-ROM and other permanent memories.Additionally, computer media can include volatile memory, such as RAM, buffer, cache memory and lattice network.Additionally, computer-readable medium can include transitory state medium (as net Network link and/or network interface, cable network or the wireless network including allowing computer to read this computer-readable information) In computer-readable information.

Non-limiting example

Although a specific embodiment of the invention has been disclosed, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that without departing from disclosed The scope of the spirit of invention on the premise of, specific embodiment can be made a change.Therefore, scope of disclosure is not limited to specifically Embodiment, but claims should cover any and all this application in the range of the disclosure, modification and embodiment.

Claims (9)

1. a kind of method of communications relay module (120), methods described includes：

Set up the first short-range wireless communication link (610,614) with the first Wireless Telecom Equipment (104), the first radio communication Equipment (104) maintains the wireless connection (702) with radio telecommunication network (902)；

Set up the second short-range wireless communication link (610,614) with least second Wireless Telecom Equipment (106)；

Receive following at least one：

By the first short-range wireless communication link, receive first group of short-distance wireless from the first Wireless Telecom Equipment (104) and lead to Letter data (702), and

By the second short-range wireless communication link, receive second group of short-distance wireless from the second Wireless Telecom Equipment (106) and lead to Letter data (712)；And

Relaying following at least one：

By the second short-range wireless communication link, by first group of received short-distance wireless communication data relaying (718) Not standby (106) to the second radio communication, and

By the first short-range wireless communication link, by second group of received short-distance wireless communication data relaying (714) To the first Wireless Telecom Equipment (104),

Described relaying is formed with the first Wireless Telecom Equipment (104) and the second Wireless Telecom Equipment (106) to radio telecommunication network (902) multi-party connection,

Wherein, described relaying also includes：

Receive privacy instructions from least one of the first Wireless Telecom Equipment (104) and the second Wireless Telecom Equipment (106), with Prevent from for first group of short-distance wireless communication data routing to short distance wireless data system (102)；

In response to receiving privacy instructions, prevent first group of short-distance wireless communication data and second group of short-distance wireless communication number According at least one of reach short distance wireless data system (102)；And

In response to receiving privacy instructions, route following at least one：

By the second short-range wireless communication link, first group of short-distance wireless communication data is routed to the second radio communication to set Standby (106), and

By the first short-range wireless communication link, second group of short-distance wireless communication data is routed to the first radio communication to set Standby (104).

2. method according to claim 1, also includes：

Set up at least the 3rd short-range wireless communication link with short distance wireless data system (102).

3. method according to claim 2, also includes：

By the 3rd short-range wireless communication link, first group of received short-distance wireless communication data is relayed to short distance From radio data system (102).

4. the method according to any one of Claims 2 or 3, executes described relaying, maintains and short-distance wireless number simultaneously The 3rd short-range wireless communication link according to system (102).

5. the method according to any one of claim 2,3 or 4, wherein, short distance wireless data system isSystem andOne of system.

6. the method according to any one of claim 1,2,3,4 or 5, first group of short-distance wireless communication data includes The wireless communication data that one Wireless Telecom Equipment (104) receives from electronic equipment, described electronic equipment passes through radio telecommunication network (902) it is communicatively coupled to the first Wireless Telecom Equipment (104).

7. method according to claim 6, first group of short-distance wireless communication data of relaying also includes：

Receive the channel radio that the first Wireless Telecom Equipment (104) is received from electronic equipment from the first Wireless Telecom Equipment (104) Letter data sends to the instruction of the second Wireless Telecom Equipment (106)；And

In response to receiving described instruction, execute described relaying.

8. the method according to any one of claim 1,2,3,4,5,6 or 7, second group of short-distance wireless communication packet Include and inputted by the user interface (118) being associated with the second Wireless Telecom Equipment (106) at the second Wireless Telecom Equipment Data.

9. a kind of electronic equipment, for relaying short haul connection data between other electronic equipments, described electronic equipment includes：

Processor；

Memorizer, is communicatively coupled to processor；

Transceiver, is communicatively coupled to processor and memorizer；And

Contact manager, coupled to processor, memorizer and transceiver, described contact manager is configured to：

Set up the first short-range wireless communication link with the first Wireless Telecom Equipment, the first Wireless Telecom Equipment maintains and wireless The wireless connection of communication network；

Set up the second short-range wireless communication link (610,614) with least second Wireless Telecom Equipment (106)：

Receive following at least one：

By the first short-range wireless communication link, receive first group of short-distance wireless from the first Wireless Telecom Equipment (104) and lead to Letter data (702), and

By the second short-range wireless communication link, receive second group of short-distance wireless from the second Wireless Telecom Equipment (106) and lead to Letter data (712)；And

Relaying following at least one：

By the second short-range wireless communication link, by first group of received short-distance wireless communication data relaying (718) To the second Wireless Telecom Equipment (106), and

By the first short-range wireless communication link, by second group of received short-distance wireless communication data relaying (714) To the first Wireless Telecom Equipment (104),

Described relaying is formed with the first Wireless Telecom Equipment (104) and the second Wireless Telecom Equipment (106) to radio telecommunication network (902) multi-party connection,

Wherein, described relaying also includes：

Receive privacy instructions from least one of the first Wireless Telecom Equipment (104) and the second Wireless Telecom Equipment (106), with Prevent from for first group of short-distance wireless communication data routing to short distance wireless data system (102)；

In response to receiving privacy instructions, prevent first group of short-distance wireless communication data and second group of short-distance wireless communication number According at least one of reach short distance wireless data system (102)；And

In response to receiving privacy instructions, route following at least one：

By the second short-range wireless communication link, first group of short-distance wireless communication data is routed to the second radio communication to set Standby (106), and

By the first short-range wireless communication link, second group of short-distance wireless communication data is routed to the first radio communication to set Standby (104).