Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110213876 | USING A SERVICE DISCOVERY REQUEST TO FIND AVAILABLE DEVICES - The described embodiments provide an electronic device for forming a network connection. In the described embodiments, a first electronic device determines that a network connection is to be made to at least one other electronic device to access a service on the other electronic device. The first electronic device then searches for available electronic devices that provide the service. Prior to finding a second electronic device that provides the service, the first electronic device receives a request from the second electronic device to access a related service provided by the first electronic device. In these embodiments, the request is received on a network connection formed by the second electronic device between the second electronic device and the first electronic device. Based on the received request, the first electronic device then uses the network connection formed by the second electronic device to communicate with the second electronic device. | 09-01-2011 |
20120311176 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING TRANSPORT CHANNELS OF DEVICES - A first device and a second device communicate with each other using a first communications protocol over a first communications media. The first device detects a need to modify a communications bandwidth with the second device based on an operating condition of the first device at a point in time. The first device negotiates with the second device to identify a second communications protocol that is suitable for the operating condition based on a set of one or more rules associated with the first device. Both the first and second devices switch, without user intervention, from the first communications protocol to the second communications protocol to communicate with the second device using the second communications protocol over a second communications media. | 12-06-2012 |
20130045684 | AUDIO TRANSFER USING THE BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY STANDARD - The described embodiments include a system for communicating between electronic devices. During operation, a receiving electronic device receives a data channel protocol data unit (PDU) in a link layer of a Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) protocol stack. The receiving electronic device then reads a field in a header of the data channel PDU to determine if the header indicates that a payload of the data channel PDU contains audio data. When the header indicates that the payload of the data channel PDU contains audio data, the receiving electronic device is configured to send the audio data from the payload to an audio layer in the BTLE protocol stack for processing. | 02-21-2013 |
20130099892 | ACCESSING A VEHICLE USING PORTABLE DEVICES - A primary portable device can access a vehicle by transmitting an activation message including a vehicle access credential to the vehicle. The primary portable device can additionally enable a secondary portable device to access the vehicle by transmitting the vehicle access credential to the secondary portable device. The connections between the primary portable device, secondary portable device, and vehicle can be based on a short-range wireless protocol, such as Bluetooth or Bluetooth LE. | 04-25-2013 |
20130102251 | DATA TRANSFER USING THE BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY STANDARD - During operation in the described embodiments, a transmitting electronic device transmits a first data channel protocol data unit (PDU) with a payload containing data D to a receiving electronic device using a Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) interface in a sending window for the transmitting electronic device during a regular event, wherein transmitting the first data channel PDU during the regular event comprises using a first frequency to transmit the first data channel PDU. The transmitting electronic device then transmits a second data channel PDU with a payload containing the same data D to the receiving electronic device using the BTLE interface in a sending window for the transmitting electronic device during a corresponding retransmission event, wherein transmitting the second data channel PDU during the retransmission event comprises using a second frequency to transmit the second data channel PDU. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103200 | METHOD FOR LOCATING A VEHICLE - A portable computing device can be used to locate a vehicle in a parking structure. In particular, the portable computing device can communicate with a parking system that manages the parking structure and/or with a vehicle in order to locate the vehicle. Communications between the portable computing device, parking system and vehicle can be based on one or more wireless connections, such as Bluetooth and/or Bluetooth LE connections. | 04-25-2013 |
20130328667 | REMOTE INTERACTION WITH SIRI - An electronic device is described. When this electronic device receives a command from another electronic device via a connection using an interface circuit on the electronic device, the electronic device provides the command from the interface circuit to a program module that executes on the portable electronic device, and the program module executes the command. The command may include: starting an application on the electronic device, turning off the application, and/or transitioning the application to a modified presentation operation mode. In this way, the other electronic device may remotely interact with the application on the electronic device. | 12-12-2013 |
20130329597 | CACHING OF A REMOTE DATA STRUCTURE BASED ON REQUESTED INFORMATION - An electronic device is described. When this electronic device transmits a request packet to another electronic device with a discovery request, the electronic device stores information specifying the discovery request. If a response packet with an answer to the discovery request is received from the other electronic device, the electronic device stores additional information included in the answer. This additional information specifies a position in an information hierarchy in the other electronic device and a data format associated with the position. By partially caching the information and the additional information, the electronic device may significantly reduce the number of request and response messages, and thus the delay, when the electronic device subsequently accesses data in the information hierarchy. | 12-12-2013 |