CN107027092A - Bluetooth expansion system and Bluetooth expander - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a Bluetooth expansion system and a Bluetooth expander. The Bluetooth expansion system comprises a gateway device, a plurality of Bluetooth expanders and a plurality of Bluetooth devices. The gateway device establishes a plurality of WiFi connections with the Bluetooth expanders respectively, and the Bluetooth expanders establish a plurality of Bluetooth connections with the Bluetooth devices respectively. Each bluetooth device transmits its own bluetooth information to the bluetooth extender via the bluetooth connection. The Bluetooth expander respectively transfers the Bluetooth information to the gateway device through WiFi connection, and the Bluetooth information is restored through the gateway device or a remote server and displayed or stored. The Bluetooth expansion system and the Bluetooth expander can increase and expand the connection number and the Bluetooth coverage range of the Bluetooth device.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of bluetooth (bluetooth) technology and WiFi technology, more particularly to a kind of bluetooth
Extension system and bluetooth extensions device.
Background technology
Due to low-power consumption and low cost the advantages of, bluetooth module turn into such as Wearable device, smart mobile phone,
One of basic outfit of the mobile devices such as tablet personal computer.However, in order to reach foregoing effect, Bluetooth technology
There is also the limitation of short range transmission (for example, 5~10 meters).Change for sentence, be used as main frame (host)
The Bluetooth signal covering that the blue-tooth device (for example, smart mobile phone, notebook computer etc.) at end is provided
(coverage) scope is restricted.In addition, according to existing bluetooth standard, being filled as the bluetooth of host side
Put with the limitation that maximum number of connections amount is 7.Change for sentence, single host side be at most only capable of simultaneously with
7 client connections.
However, being, for example, to exist to be more than 7 (for example, 10,50,100 etc.) clients
In the environment of blue-tooth device, single host side blue-tooth device is limited by coverage and connection quantity,
It probably can not receive or transmit simultaneously the Bluetooth information of all client blue-tooth devices.It can thus be appreciated that, it is necessary to
Offer is a kind of can to break through the mechanism of foregoing limitation.
The content of the invention
The present invention provides a kind of bluetooth extensions system and bluetooth extensions device, and it can increase and expand blue-tooth device
Connection quantity and bluetooth coverage.
A kind of bluetooth extensions system of the present invention, it includes gateway apparatus, multiple bluetooth extensions devices and multiple indigo plants
Tooth device.Each bluetooth extensions device includes WiFi module and bluetooth module, and by bluetooth module respectively with
Those blue-tooth devices set up bluetooth connection.Gateway apparatus includes WiFi module, and passes through this WiFi mould
Block is set up WiFi with those bluetooth extensions devices and is connected respectively.Each blue-tooth device is distinguished via bluetooth connection respectively
Respective Bluetooth information is transmitted to those bluetooth extensions devices.The bluetooth module that each bluetooth extensions device passes through itself
Receive after the Bluetooth information that each blue-tooth device is transmitted, the WiFi that the Bluetooth information of reception is passed through itself
Module transfers to gateway apparatus respectively with corresponding each WiFi connections.Then, by gateway apparatus or distal end
Server reduces Bluetooth information, and is shown or stored.
In one embodiment of this invention, each bluetooth extensions device by the WiFi module of itself to receiving
Bluetooth information enters row format conversion and encapsulates to produce Ethernet (Ethernet) bag (packet).
In one embodiment of this invention, the WiFi moulds of the WiFi module of gateway apparatus and bluetooth extensions device
Block sets up WiFi connections respectively, and the bluetooth module of bluetooth extensions device sets up bluetooth company respectively with blue-tooth device
Connect, and gateway apparatus transmits the second Ethernet bag to bluetooth extensions device via WiFi connections respectively.Bluetooth expands
Exhibition device is received after this second Ethernet bag, and the second Ethernet of reception is entered by the WiFi module of itself
Row format is changed to produce the second Bluetooth information, and is passed through the second Bluetooth information by the bluetooth module of itself
Blue-tooth device is sent to by bluetooth connection.
In one embodiment of this invention, each bluetooth extensions device takes out from the second Ethernet bag received
Second Bluetooth information.
In one embodiment of this invention, each bluetooth extensions device is built according to the scattered cloth of respective coverage
In environment.
A kind of bluetooth extensions device of the present invention, it includes bluetooth module and WiFi module.Bluetooth module and bluetooth
Several bluetooth connections are set up between device, and several WiFi are set up between WiFi module and gateway apparatus and are connected
Connect.And bluetooth extensions device is connected by this WiFi, transfer bluetooth module and receive the number from blue-tooth device
Individual Bluetooth information.In addition, this bluetooth module is by those bluetooth connections, transfers WiFi module and pass through WiFi
The several Ethernet bags received.
In one embodiment of this invention, WiFi module enters row format conversion to the Bluetooth information of reception to divide
The second Ethernet bag is not produced.Turn in addition, this WiFi module enters row format to those Ethernet bags of reception
Change to produce the second Bluetooth information respectively.
In one embodiment of this invention, the Bluetooth information received is packaged into second by WiFi module respectively
Ethernet bag.
In one embodiment of this invention, WiFi module takes out second respectively from the Ethernet bag received
Bluetooth information.
Based on above-mentioned, bluetooth extensions system and bluetooth extensions device that the embodiment of the present invention is proposed, it passes through
Bluetooth extensions device sets up WiFi connections and bluetooth connection respectively, so as to transfer gateway apparatus and blue-tooth device
Between bag, and then allow the convenient data for obtaining blue-tooth device of gateway apparatus.In addition, building multiple by cloth
Bluetooth extensions device disperses ornaments in environment, and according to the coverage of its Bluetooth signal.Thereby, just can
More (for example, more than 7) blue-tooth devices are allowed while being attached, and blue-tooth device can be easier to place
In in the coverage of bluetooth extensions device.
For the features described above and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, special embodiment below, and coordinate
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Fig. 1 is the block diagram for illustrating bluetooth extensions system according to one embodiment of the invention；
Fig. 2 is the block diagram for illustrating bluetooth extensions device according to one embodiment of the invention；
Fig. 3 is to illustrate device cloth is built in a certain environment schematic diagram according to a situation of the invention；
Fig. 4 is to illustrate a kind of operation method flow chart of bluetooth extensions system according to one embodiment of the invention；
Fig. 5 is to illustrate blue-tooth device to the packet transfer flow chart of gateway apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention；
Fig. 6 is to illustrate gateway apparatus to the packet transfer flow chart of blue-tooth device according to one embodiment of the invention；
Fig. 7 is the block diagram for illustrating bluetooth extensions device according to another embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 8 is the block diagram for illustrating bluetooth extensions device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
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10：Bluetooth extensions system；
30：Environment；
110、310：Gateway apparatus；
1301~130n、3301~3308、730、830：Bluetooth extensions device；
131：WiFi module；
133：Bluetooth module；
1501~150m、1511~151k、350、351：Blue-tooth device；
S410~S470, S510~S590, S610~S690：Step；
731：WiFi delivery modules；
733：Bluetooth receptions module；
831：WiFi receiving modules；
833：Bluetooth delivery module.
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All possible parts, use element/component/step generation of same reference numerals in drawings and the embodiments
The same or like part of table.Not in be the same as Example using same reference numerals or using identical term element/
Component/step can be with cross-referenced related description.
Fig. 1 is the block diagram for illustrating bluetooth extensions system according to one embodiment of the invention.It refer to Fig. 1,
Bluetooth extensions system 10 includes gateway apparatus 110, bluetooth extensions device 1301~130nAnd blue-tooth device 1501~
150m、1511~151k.It should be noted that, n, m and k be respectively represent bluetooth extensions device quantity,
With bluetooth extensions device 1301Connect or in bluetooth extensions device 1301Coverage in blue-tooth device quantity and
With bluetooth extensions device 130nConnect or in bluetooth extensions device 130nCoverage in blue-tooth device quantity,
N, m and k are all positive integer, and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the quantity of bluetooth extensions device and blue-tooth device.
Gateway apparatus 110 can be computer, wireless Wireless Router, server, cloud system, work stop
By electronic installations such as device, network switch.Gateway apparatus 110 at least include processing unit (for example, in
The microprocessor of central processor (Central Processing Unit, CPU), general service or specific use
(Microprocessor), programmable controller, application specific integrated circuit (Application Specific
Integrated Circuit, ASIC) etc. and WiFi module.In embodiments of the present invention, gateway apparatus 110
Processing unit by WiFi module set up Wi-Fi hotspot (hotspot) or access point (Access Point,
AP)。
In certain embodiments, gateway apparatus 110 can also include Wide Area Network (Wide Area Network,
WAN) module so that gateway apparatus 110 can based on such as Long Term Evolution (Long Term Evolution,
LTE), senior long term evolution (LTE Advanced, LTE-A), WCDMA (Wideband
CDMA, WCDMA), UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications
System, UMTS), Ethernet (Ethernet), Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (asymmetric digital
Subscriber line, ADSL) etc. interconnection technique be connected to internet (Internet) (or public network)
Or private network (or LAN (Local Area Network；LAN)), so as to interconnection
Other servers (for example, cloud server, database server etc.) or electricity in net or private network
Sub-device (for example, smart mobile phone, tablet personal computer, desktop computer etc.) is communicated.
And Fig. 2 is the block diagram for illustrating bluetooth extensions device according to one embodiment of the invention.For convenience of explanation,
Only with bluetooth extensions device 130 in Fig. 21Illustrate, and bluetooth extensions device 1302~130nInner member
Or module can refer to bluetooth extensions device 1301.It refer to Fig. 2, bluetooth extensions device 1301At least include (but
It is not limited only to) WiFi module 131 and it is coupled to the bluetooth module 133 of WiFi module 131.WiFi moulds
Block 131 and bluetooth module 133 may be grasped by processing unit (for example, CPU, microprocessor etc.)
Make or its built-in operation processing function, and can be respectively independent work individual chip group (chipset) or
The module of integration.
In embodiments of the present invention, bluetooth extensions device 1301~130nCan by its WiFi module 131, with
Gateway apparatus 110 sets up WiFi connections based on WiFi (or IEEE 802.11) communication protocol.Need
Bright, according to different application demand, WiFi module 131 can be built-in or be manually entered gateway apparatus 110
Set up Wi-Fi hotspot or the link information of access point are (for example, service set (Service Set
Identifier, SSID), connection account number, connection password, encryption setting etc.), so that bluetooth extensions device
1301~130nWiFi can be set up when in the coverage of the WiFi signal of gateway apparatus 110 automatically
Connection.And in some other embodiment, bluetooth extensions device 1301~130nAlso can setting via user
Fixed operation, is connected to set up WiFi with gateway apparatus 110.
On the other hand, bluetooth extensions device 1301~130nMain frame (host) can be run by its bluetooth module 133
End (or main (master)) pattern, with respectively with client (client) end (or subordinate (slave)
Pattern) blue-tooth device 1501~150m、1511~151kBluetooth connection is set up based on Bluetooth communication protocol.
What deserves to be explained is, Bluetooth information can be also mutually transmitted between WiFi module 131 and bluetooth module 133.
In addition, blue-tooth device 1501~150m、1511~151kIt can be any kind of Wearable device
The electronic installation such as (for example, intelligent watch, Intelligent bracelet etc.), smart mobile phone, notebook computer.Respectively
Blue-tooth device 1501~150m、1511~151kAt least include processing unit (for example, central processing unit
(CPU), the microprocessor of general service or specific use, programmable controller, special integrated electricity
Road (ASIC) etc., not shown) and bluetooth module (not shown).
In addition, each blue-tooth device 1501~150m、1511~151kIt may also comprise such as biology sensor
(Biosensor), blood oxygen (Oxygen) sensor, heartbeat (heart beat) sensor, temperature are passed
The sensing mould of one of sensor, position sensor and acceleration transducer (G sensor) or its combination
Block, to obtain sensitive information.
In embodiments of the present invention, each blue-tooth device 1501~150m、1511~151kProcessing unit lead to
Cross its bluetooth module and corresponding bluetooth extensions device 1301~130n(for example, blue-tooth device 1501~150m
With bluetooth extensions device 1301Or blue-tooth device 1511~151kWith bluetooth extensions device 130n) set up bluetooth connection.
It should be noted that, according to different application demand, each blue-tooth device 1501~150m、1511~151kCan thing
It is first with corresponding bluetooth extensions device 1301~130nBluetooth pairing is carried out, in order to follow-up automatic matching, so
It is not limited.
To facilitate understanding of the present embodiment of the invention operating process, will be described in detail for many embodiments below
The operation method of bluetooth extensions system 10 in the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is to illustrate device cloth is built in a certain environment schematic diagram according to a situation of the invention.It refer to figure
3, gateway apparatus 310, bluetooth extensions device 3301~3308And blue-tooth device 350,351 is in this environment
In 30.(quantity of bluetooth extensions device and blue-tooth device is not limited to what Fig. 3 was presented in the embodiment of the present invention
Quantity) each bluetooth extensions device 3301~3308Coverage according to respective Bluetooth signal disperses cloth and is built in ring
In border 30.For example, bluetooth extensions device 3301And 3302The maximum transmission range of Bluetooth signal be 25 meters,
Then bluetooth extensions device 3301And 3302Between can be at a distance of 18~25 meters.It should be noted that, set according to difference
Meter demand, each bluetooth extensions device 330 is can adjust using embodiment of the present invention person1~3308The distance between,
To expand overall Bluetooth signal coverage.Each bluetooth extensions device 3301~3308Smallpox can be respectively placed in
Plate, wall, on floor or depend on particular artifact (for example, table, chair, cabinet etc.).
Assuming that during this situation is the environment in rhythm classroom, and two users carry or worn bluetooth dress
350,351 are put, and is respectively at bluetooth extensions device 3304And 3308Bluetooth signal coverage (with
Dashed circle is represented) in.Due to user blue-tooth device 350,351 with bluetooth extensions device 3301~
3308Between establish bluetooth connection, and bluetooth extensions device 3301~3308Also between gateway apparatus 310
WiFi connections are established, therefore, gateway apparatus 310 can obtain all blue-tooth device (examples in environment 30
Such as, blue-tooth device 350, data 351) are (for example, heartbeat sensing value, temperature sensing value, triggering letter
Number, location information, consumption calorie (calorie) etc.) or broadcast message (for example, the course time,
Course content etc.).Function mode between each device described further below.
Accordingly, by environment 30 cloth build multiple bluetooth extensions devices 3301~3308Than single bluetooth extensions
Device is (for example, bluetooth extensions device 3301) Bluetooth signal coverage it is also big.In addition, based on an indigo plant
Tooth expander can be provided under the specification of 7 blue-tooth devices (for example, blue-tooth device 350,351) connection,
This embodiment can provide the connection quantity of most 8 × 7=56 platforms blue-tooth devices.The rest may be inferred, and cloth is built more
Platform (for example, 10,15) bluetooth extensions device, can further expand blue-tooth device connection quantity and whole
The Bluetooth signal coverage of body.
And in order to which Fig. 4 is to illustrate a kind of operation method stream of bluetooth extensions system according to one embodiment of the invention
Cheng Tu.Referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, hereinafter, by with each item and mould in bluetooth extensions device
Block illustrates the method described in the embodiment of the present invention.Each flow of this method can be according to implementation situation therewith
Adjustment, and be not limited to that.
In step S410, bluetooth extensions device 3301~3308WiFi module 131 and gateway apparatus 110
WiFi connections, and bluetooth extensions device 330 are set up respectively1~3308Bluetooth module 133 respectively with bluetooth fill
Put (for example, blue-tooth device 350,351) and set up bluetooth connection respectively.It should be noted that, set up WiFi
The detailed step of connection and bluetooth connection can refer to the detailed of WiFi module 131 and bluetooth module 133 in Fig. 2
Describe bright or existing IEEE 802.11 and bluetooth standard in detail, repeated no more in this.The embodiment of the present invention is not yet
Limit to WiFi connections and the foundation of bluetooth connection order.
And the embodiment of the present invention uses WiFi technology, except relying on the convenience in radio communication for support, focus and
Access point connect quantity (for example, 10,20,50 connection quantity) it is more than host side blue-tooth device,
And the transmittable distance of WiFi signal is more remote than Bluetooth signal, and then largely it can build bluetooth extensions device by cloth.
In step S430, each blue-tooth device (for example, blue-tooth device 350,351) is respectively via indigo plant
Tooth connection is respectively transmitted respective Bluetooth information to those bluetooth extensions devices 3301~3308.For example, bluetooth
Device 350 will include the Bluetooth information of heartbeat sensing value, via with bluetooth extensions device 3308Between bluetooth
Connection is sent to bluetooth extensions device 3308.It should be noted that, the embodiment of the present invention does not limit Bluetooth information
Version, form, specification (profile).
In step S450, each bluetooth extensions device 3301~3308Received by the bluetooth module 133 of itself
After the Bluetooth information that each blue-tooth device (for example, blue-tooth device 350,351) is transmitted, by the indigo plant of reception
Tooth information transfers to gateway apparatus respectively by the WiFi module 131 of itself with corresponding each WiFi connections
310。
Specifically, although all bluetooth extensions devices 3301~3308WiFi can be passed through with gateway apparatus 310
Connection mutually transmission data, and e.g. bluetooth extensions device 3308It can be connected with blue-tooth device 350 by bluetooth
Mutually transmission data are connect, but based on different communication protocol (IEEE 802.11 and bluetooth), it transmits number
According to Bluetooth information and Ethernet (Ethernet) wrap and differ.And each bluetooth of the embodiment of the present invention expands
Open up device 3301~3308WiFi module 131 Bluetooth information of reception can be entered row format conversion, with produce
Ethernet bag.
For bag back transfer path, the WiFi module of gateway apparatus 310 also can be respectively via those
WiFi connections transmit the second Ethernet bag to those bluetooth extensions devices 3301~3308.For example, gateway apparatus
The second Ethernet bag including the course time is sent to bluetooth extensions device 330 by 3101And 3303.And those
Bluetooth extensions device 3301~3308Receive after this second Ethernet bag, the WiFi module of itself can be passed through
Second Ethernets of 131 pairs of receptions enter row format conversion to produce the second Bluetooth information, and by itself
Second Bluetooth information is sent to those blue-tooth devices (for example, blue by bluetooth module 133 via bluetooth connection
Tooth device 350,351).
Change for sentence, each bluetooth extensions device 3301~3308The bridger between WiFi and bluetooth can be used as
(bridge), to provide access using bluetooth module 133 for blue-tooth device, and by WiFi connect into
One step is connected to gateway apparatus 310.For the viewpoint of gateway apparatus 310, each bluetooth extensions device 3301~
3308Operated as LAN (local area network, LAN) device.
And in step S470, the bluetooth that each blue-tooth device is transmitted is stored or shown by gateway apparatus 310
Information.Specifically, gateway apparatus 310 is received after Ethernet bag, can be reduced into this Ethernet bag
Bluetooth information, so as to further store to memory cell (for example, random access memory (Random
Access Memory, RAM), read-only storage (Read-Only Memory, ROM), flash memory
(flash memory) etc.) in or by display unit (for example, liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal
Display；LCD), light emitting diode (Light-Emitting Diode；LED) display, electronics
Emission display (Field Emission Display；FED the)) content in display Bluetooth information.In addition,
Ethernet bag or as-reduced Bluetooth information can be also transmitted to by gateway apparatus 310 by Wide Area Network module
Another electronic installation of cloud server or the LAN other end is (for example, notebook computer, desk-top
Computer etc.), to allow far end device further to handle Bluetooth information.
To be arranged in pairs or groups Fig. 5, Fig. 6 with two embodiments below, to illustrate blue-tooth device (for example, bluetooth respectively
Device 350,351) expanded by bluetooth to gateway apparatus 310 and gateway apparatus 310 to the bag of blue-tooth device
Open up device 3301~3308The mode of transfer.
Fig. 5 is to illustrate blue-tooth device to the packet transfer flow chart of gateway apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention.
Same or similar step can be used in other blue-tooth devices (for example, blue-tooth device 351), in this no longer
Repeat.Referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 5, blue-tooth device 350 is in bluetooth extensions device 3308Bluetooth letter
In number coverage, and bluetooth connection is set up.Blue-tooth device 350 can transmit blue through thus bluetooth connection
Tooth information (step S510), and bluetooth extensions device 3308Bluetooth module 133 (with host side pattern)
Just this Bluetooth information (step S520) can be received.This Bluetooth information is then sent to by bluetooth module 133
WiFi module 131 (step S530).
WiFi module 131 receives this Bluetooth information, just this Bluetooth information further can be packaged into Ethernet
Wrap (step S550).For example, WiFi module 131 can using this Bluetooth information as Ethernet bag data
Content (or useful load (payload)), and plus the header (header) of Ethernet bag.Or
Person, WiFi module 131 can remove the header of this Bluetooth information to obtain the data content in Bluetooth information,
And using the data content in this Bluetooth information as Ethernet bag data content.Pass through step S550 lattice
Formula is changed, and WiFi module 131 just can will include the Ethernet bag of data content in Bluetooth information, via
WiFi connections are sent to gateway apparatus 310 (step S570).It should be noted that, the header of Ethernet bag
In described destination address be gateway apparatus 310 physical address.
Gateway apparatus 310 receives this Ethernet bag, just can further handle (step S590).For example,
Gateway apparatus 310 is by Wide Area Network module forwards to the another of cloud server or the LAN other end
One electronic installation (for example, notebook computer, desktop computer etc.).Or, gateway apparatus 310 is removable
Xie Yitaiwangbao to reduce data content in Bluetooth information so that be sent to respective modules processing (for example,
Processing unit carries out sensing data analysis, position analysis, device management etc., or display unit display sensing
Data, user profile etc.).
Fig. 6 is to illustrate gateway apparatus to the packet transfer flow chart of blue-tooth device according to one embodiment of the invention.
Same or similar step can be used in other blue-tooth devices (for example, blue-tooth device 351), in this no longer
Repeat.It refer to Fig. 6, it is assumed that bluetooth extensions device 3308WiFi is set up with gateway apparatus 310 to be connected.
Gateway apparatus 310 can obtain Bluetooth information or any number by Wide Area Network module or from its memory cell
According to, information, archives, and be further packaged into Ethernet bag (step S610).Gateway apparatus 310 can
This Ethernet bag (step S620) is transmitted via the WiFi connections set up.
It should be noted that, gateway apparatus 310, which can have, records each blue-tooth device and affiliated bluetooth extensions device
Corresponding table, so that this Ethernet bag is directly sent to the bluetooth extensions device (example specified by gateway apparatus 310
Such as, bluetooth extensions device 3308).Or, gateway apparatus 310 also can by broadcast (broadcast) or
Multicast (multicast, or multicast communication, multicast) mode sends this Ethernet bag to all or part of
Bluetooth extensions device 3301~3308, and treat bluetooth extensions device 3301~3308And/or blue-tooth device (for example,
Blue-tooth device 530,531) determine whether what is be properly received.For example, with coding or identification code verification side
Formula is judged.
Bluetooth extensions device 3308WiFi module 131 receive this Ethernet bag, and since then in Ethernet bag
Take out Bluetooth information (step S630).For example, the data content in Ethernet bag is Bluetooth information form,
The then header of the removable Ethernet bag of WiFi module 131.Or, the data content in Ethernet bag is not
Bluetooth information form, then further add Bluetooth information after the header of the removal of WiFi module 131 Ethernet bag
Header, to form Bluetooth information.Then, this Bluetooth information is sent to bluetooth mould by WiFi module 131
Block 133 (step S650).
Bluetooth module 133 receives this Bluetooth information (step S670), just can be sent to this Bluetooth information
Blue-tooth device 350 (step S680).For example, bluetooth module 133 has in the table of comparisons, this table of comparisons
Record different blue-tooth devices device identification code (for example, media access control (media access control,
MAC) address, device name, code, device access code (device access code, DAC) etc.).
Bluetooth module 133 can be compared according to this table of comparisons includes the Bluetooth information of device identification code, and bluetooth is believed
Breath is sent to correct blue-tooth device.Change for sentence, the particular bluetooth device (example to be specified of gateway apparatus 310
Such as, blue-tooth device 350,351) receive data when, just can when Bluetooth information is packaged into Ethernet bag,
The device identification code of this particular bluetooth device is added in the lump.Then, blue-tooth device 350 just can receive this
Bluetooth information (step S690).
Based on foregoing system architecture and packet transfer flow, some are separately lifted below and applies situation, to help this
Art personnel are convenient to carry out.In a situation, Fig. 3 environment 30 is subway station.Bluetooth extensions device
3301Positioned at the service centre of subway station, and bluetooth extensions device 3302Positioned at the railway platform of subway station.Positioned at clothes
Blue-tooth device can be used to be connected to bluetooth extensions device 330 for the user A at business center1, and sequentially pass through bluetooth
Expander 3301, gateway apparatus 310 and bluetooth extensions device 3302, chat message is sent to positioned at railway platform
On user B used in blue-tooth device.Thereby, except between preceding gateway device and blue-tooth device
Information is exchanged, two blue-tooth devices that the embodiment of the present invention can also allow in same environment 30 (for example,
Blue-tooth device 350,351) it is in communication with each other.
In another situation, Fig. 3 environment 30 is office.The broadcast or multicast search of gateway apparatus 310
Information is to bluetooth extensions device 3301~3308, this, which searches information, may include the identification information or indigo plant of specific people
The device identification code of tooth device 350.Bluetooth extensions device 3301~3308This search information can be converted into indigo plant
Tooth information is simultaneously sent to the blue-tooth device in its coverage.Blue-tooth device 350 is received including its device
It is automatic or pass through user's operation passback and search echo message after identification code or the identification information of its user.
This, which searches echo message, may include positional information or bluetooth extensions device 3308Its identification code can be provided, to allow
Gateway apparatus 310 can learn that the position of blue-tooth device 350 or user are located at according to this search echo message
Bluetooth extensions device 3308Near.
In another situation, Fig. 3 environment 30 is in family room.Blue-tooth device 350 is transmittable to include power supply
Start the Bluetooth information of order.This Bluetooth information may include positional information or bluetooth extensions device 3308It can carry
For its identification code, to allow gateway apparatus 310 to learn blue-tooth device 350 according to this search echo message
Position or user are located at bluetooth extensions device 3308Near, and then open bluetooth expansion according to power initiation order
Open up device 3308Surrounding POE (Power over Ethernet；PoE) the power supply of electrical equipment.
According to different designs demand, Fig. 7 is the side for illustrating bluetooth extensions device according to another embodiment of the present invention
Block figure.Fig. 7 is refer to, bluetooth extensions device 730 at least includes (but being not limited only to) WiFi delivery modules
731 and it is coupled to the Bluetooth receptions modules 733 of WiFi delivery modules 731.Bluetooth receptions module 733 with
Blue-tooth device is (for example, blue-tooth device 1501~150m、1511~151k) set up bluetooth connection, and WiFi
Delivery module 731 is set up WiFi with gateway apparatus (for example, gateway apparatus 110) and is connected.
WiFi delivery modules 731 are connected by this WiFi, are transferred Bluetooth receptions module 733 and are passed through bluetooth
The received Bluetooth information of connection.In the present embodiment, Bluetooth receptions module 733 seals this Bluetooth information
Ethernet bag is dressed up, and this Ethernet bag is transmitted to gateway apparatus via WiFi connections, it is described in detail please
The explanation of reference picture 5.
This bluetooth extensions device 730 may be applicable to timing or special time (for example, at 7 points in the morning, under
5 points of noon) obtain the situation that blue-tooth device transmits data.For example, the heartbeat of return patient, respiratory capacity
Deng.And gateway apparatus or cloud system can further analyze the data that blue-tooth device is transmitted.
According to different designs demand, Fig. 8 is the side for illustrating bluetooth extensions device according to another embodiment of the present invention
Block figure.Fig. 8 is refer to, bluetooth extensions device 830 at least includes (but being not limited only to) WiFi receiving modules
831 and it is coupled to the bluetooth delivery modules 833 of WiFi receiving modules 831.WiFi receiving modules 831 with
Gateway apparatus (for example, gateway apparatus 110) sets up WiFi connections, and bluetooth delivery module 833 and indigo plant
Tooth device is (for example, blue-tooth device 1501~150m、1511~151k) set up bluetooth connection.
Bluetooth delivery module 833 is transferred WiFi receiving modules 831 and connected by WiFi by bluetooth connection
Connect received Ethernet bag.In the present embodiment, WiFi receiving modules 831 are taken in Ethernet bag since then
Go out Bluetooth information, and this Bluetooth information be sent to corresponding blue-tooth device via corresponding bluetooth connection,
It describes the explanation that refer to Fig. 6 in detail.
This bluetooth extensions device 830 can be applied to gateway apparatus need constantly (for example, it is per minute once, often
Hour one is inferior) to the situation of blue-tooth device transmission information.For example, real-time information of the stock.Every uses
Person can synchronously learn the instant share price of setting stock and the change of trading volume or deep bid index.
In summary, the embodiment of the present invention is proposed bluetooth extensions system and bluetooth extensions device, it passes through
Cloth builds multiple bluetooth extensions devices in the environment, to extend integrated connection quantity and Bluetooth signal coverage.
Wherein, with the quantity increase of bluetooth extensions device, quantity also multiple increase therewith can be connected.In addition, passing through
The conversion of Bluetooth information and Ethernet bag, can allow gateway apparatus to obtain the data of multiple blue-tooth devices or to indigo plant
Tooth device sends data, and then to the further analysis of data, processing or manages.
Finally it should be noted that：Various embodiments above is merely illustrative of the technical solution of the present invention, rather than right
It is limited；Although the present invention is described in detail with reference to foregoing embodiments, this area it is common
Technical staff should be understood：It can still modify to the technical scheme described in foregoing embodiments,
Or equivalent substitution is carried out to which part or all technical characteristic；And these modifications or replacement, and
The essence of appropriate technical solution is not set to depart from the scope of various embodiments of the present invention technical scheme.
Claims (10)
1. a kind of bluetooth extensions system, it is characterised in that including：
Multiple blue-tooth devices；
Multiple bluetooth extensions devices, each bluetooth extensions device includes WiFi module and bluetooth module, and logical
Cross the bluetooth module and set up bluetooth connection with the multiple blue-tooth device respectively；
Gateway apparatus, includes WiFi module, and the gateway apparatus passes through the WiFi module and institute
State and set up multiple WiFi connections respectively between multiple bluetooth extensions devices；
Wherein, each the multiple blue-tooth device transmits respective Bluetooth information via the bluetooth connection respectively
To the multiple bluetooth extensions device, each the multiple bluetooth extensions device is connect by the bluetooth module of itself
Receive after the Bluetooth information that each the multiple blue-tooth device is transmitted, the Bluetooth information of reception is passed through certainly
The WiFi module of body transfers to the gateway apparatus respectively with corresponding each the multiple WiFi connections,
And stored by the gateway apparatus or shown the Bluetooth information that each the multiple blue-tooth device is transmitted.
2. bluetooth extensions system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that each the multiple bluetooth
Expander enters row format conversion to the Bluetooth information of reception to produce by the WiFi module of itself
Ethernet bag.
3. bluetooth extensions system according to claim 2, it is characterised in that each the multiple bluetooth
The Bluetooth information received is packaged into the Ethernet bag by expander.
4. bluetooth extensions system according to claim 2, it is characterised in that the gateway apparatus
The WiFi module of the WiFi module and the multiple bluetooth extensions device sets up the multiple WiFi respectively
Connect, and the bluetooth module of the multiple bluetooth extensions device is set up respectively with the multiple blue-tooth device
The bluetooth connection, and the gateway apparatus transmits the second Ethernet via the multiple WiFi connections respectively
Bag is to the multiple bluetooth extensions device, and the multiple bluetooth extensions device is received after the second Ethernet bag,
Carry out the form conversion to second Ethernet of reception to produce by the WiFi module of itself
Second Bluetooth information, and by the bluetooth module of itself by second Bluetooth information via the indigo plant
Tooth connection is sent to the multiple blue-tooth device.
5. bluetooth extensions system according to claim 4, it is characterised in that each the multiple bluetooth
Expander takes out second Bluetooth information from the second Ethernet bag received.
6. bluetooth extensions system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that each the multiple bluetooth
Expander disperses cloth according to respective coverage and is built in environment.
7. a kind of bluetooth extensions device, it is characterised in that including：
Bluetooth module, sets up multiple bluetooth connections；And
WiFi module, couples the bluetooth module, and sets up WiFi connections, wherein
The WiFi module is connected by the WiFi, and the transfer bluetooth module passes through described many
Multiple Bluetooth informations that individual bluetooth connection is received, and
The bluetooth module passes through described by the multiple bluetooth connection, the transfer WiFi module
Multiple Ethernet bags that WiFi connections are received.
8. bluetooth extensions device according to claim 7, it is characterised in that the WiFi module docking
The multiple Bluetooth information received enters row format conversion to produce the second Ethernet bag respectively, and
The WiFi module carries out the form conversion to produce respectively to the multiple Ethernet bag of reception
Raw second Bluetooth information.
9. bluetooth extensions device according to claim 8, it is characterised in that and the WiFi module will
The multiple Bluetooth information received is packaged into the second Ethernet bag respectively.
10. bluetooth extensions device according to claim 8, it is characterised in that the WiFi module connects certainly
Second Bluetooth information is taken out respectively in the multiple Ethernet bag received.
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