Touch type bluetooth match system, bluetooth devices for same

Abstract

A touch type bluetooth match system includes a bluetooth master device for transmitting digital/analog data by means of bluetooth technology and capable of inquiring connection by an active mode, and a bluetooth slave device for transmitting digital/analog data by means of bluetooth technology and capable of being connected by a passive mode. When in use, the bluetooth slave device is set in the bluetooth master device and kept in touch with the bluetooth master device for bluetooth ID data interchange so that the bluetooth master device directly enters a connection mode for bluetooth data transmission subject to the bluetooth ID data stored therein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic drawing explaining conventional bluetooth device connection control.

FIG. 2 is a schematic drawing illustrating the architecture of the conventional bluetooth communication protocol.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a bluetooth master device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a bluetooth slave device according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, a touch type bluetooth match system in accordance with the present invention is shown comprised of a bluetooth master device 10 (see FIG. 3) and at least one bluetooth slave device 20 (see FIG. 4).

The bluetooth master device 10 can use bluetooth technology to transmit digital or analog data and to request for connection.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the bluetooth master device 10 comprises a bluetooth chip set 11, a microcontroller 12, a memory 13, and a touch connector 14.

The bluetooth chip set 11 is adapted to execute bluetooth transmitting and matching work. The microcontroller 12 is coupled to the bluetooth chip set 11, and adapted to transmit/receive related control signals from the bluetooth chip set 11 for controlling the operation of the bluetooth master device 10. The memory 13 is coupled to the microcontroller 12, and adapted to store the bluetooth ID data of the bluetooth slave device 20 and the bluetooth ID data of the bluetooth master device 10. The touch connector 14 is coupled to the microcontroller 12, and adapted to detect touch of the bluetooth slave device 20 and to exchange the bluetooth ID data of the bluetooth slave device 20, having touch detection, data receiving and data transmitting pins or terminals (not shown). The bluetooth ID data includes the name of the local device, the pin of the local device, the current profile, the bluetooth local device address, and/or the type of master or slave. Further, the memory 13 can be an EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable read only memory), RAM (random access memory), or Flash memory. The memory 13 can be a data storage device built in the microcontroller 12, or a mobile external data storage device. According to this embodiment, the memory 13 is directly built in the microcontroller 12.

The aforesaid bluetooth slave device 20 adapted to transmit digital/analog data by means of bluetooth technology and capable of being connected by a passive mode.

The aforesaid bluetooth slave device 20 comprises a bluetooth chip set 21, a microcontroller 22, a memory 23, and a touch connector 24.

The bluetooth chip set 21 is adapted to execute bluetooth transmitting and matching work. The microcontroller 22 is coupled to the bluetooth chip set 21, and adapted to transmit/receive related control signals from the bluetooth chip set 21 for controlling the operation of the bluetooth slave device 20. The memory 23 is coupled to the microcontroller 22, and adapted to store the bluetooth ID data of the bluetooth slave device 20 and the bluetooth ID data of the bluetooth master device 10. The touch connector 24 is coupled to the microcontroller 22, and adapted to detect touch of the bluetooth master device 10 and to exchange the bluetooth ID data of the bluetooth master device 10, having touch detection, data receiving and data transmitting pins or terminals (not shown). The bluetooth ID data includes the name of the local device, the pin of the local device, the current profile, the bluetooth local device address, and/or the type of master or slave. Further, the memory 23 can be an EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable read only memory), RAM (random access memory), or Flash memory. The memory 23 can be a data storage device built in the microcontroller 22, or a mobile external data storage device. According to this embodiment, the memory 23 is directly built in the microcontroller 22.

During application, the bluetooth slave device 20 is set in the bluetooth master device 10 or arranged in any manner that causes the necessary touch between the bluetooth slave device 20 and the bluetooth master device 10, enabling the respective touch connectors 24 and 14 to detect touch. After touch between the bluetooth slave device 20 and the bluetooth master device 10, the bluetooth master device 10 receives and stores the bluetooth ID data transmitted by the bluetooth slave device 20, and the bluetooth slave device 20 also receives and stores the bluetooth ID data transmitted by the bluetooth master device 10.

When obtained the bluetooth ID data of the bluetooth slave device 20, the bluetooth master device 10 enters the connection mode subject the bluetooth ID data of the bluetooth slave device 20 stored in the memory 13 and by means of HCI (Host Control Interface Command), and then starts to transmit or receive data. By means of the aforesaid arrangement, the bluetooth match system knows whether there is any bluetooth device for connection without through the inquiry procedure. In actual practice, the invention saves the time for the inquiry procedure, and accurately matches the bluetooth slave device for entering the connection mode directly. When compared to conventional bluetooth master and slave matching methods, the invention achieves the inventive step.

The bluetooth device matching method of the present invention does not affect the bluetooth transmission application of a bluetooth device with a display screen, and simplifies the operation of the bluetooth transmission application of a bluetooth master device without screen. The invention eliminates matching error, and facilitates the application of bluetooth PAN (Personal Area Network).

Further, the bluetooth device matching method of the present invention greatly improves the usability of the non-screen bluetooth transmission application, such as bluetooth door bell, bluetooth home cordless phone, bluetooth automatic control transmission, bluetooth remote control, etc.

In general, the touch type bluetooth match devices and system allows the bluetooth master device to enter the connection mode by means of bluetooth ID data interchange through a touch manner when transmitting data by means of bluetooth technology. Therefore, the application of the touch type bluetooth match devices and systems of the present invention greatly improves the drawbacks of conventional techniques.

Although a particular embodiment of the invention has been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A touch type bluetooth match system comprising: a bluetooth master device adapted to transmit digital/analog data by means of bluetooth technology and capable of inquiring connection by an active mode; andat least one bluetooth slave device adapted to transmit digital/analog data by means of bluetooth technology and capable of being connected by a passive mode;wherein said at least one bluetooth slave device is set in said bluetooth master device and kept in touch with said bluetooth master device for bluetooth ID data interchange so that said bluetooth master device directly enters a connection mode for bluetooth data transmission subject to the bluetooth ID data stored therein.

2. The touch type bluetooth match system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bluetooth master device comprises: a bluetooth chip set adapted to execute bluetooth transmitting and matching work;a microcontroller coupled to said bluetooth chip set and adapted to transmit/receive related control signals from said bluetooth chip set for controlling the operation of said bluetooth master device;memory means coupled to said microcontroller and adapted to store the bluetooth ID data of said bluetooth slave device and the bluetooth ID data of said bluetooth master device; anda touch connector coupled to said microcontroller and adapted to detect touch of said bluetooth slave device and to exchange the bluetooth ID data of said bluetooth slave device.

3. The touch type bluetooth match system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said memory means is one of the data storage devices of EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable read only memory), RAM (random access memory), and Flash memory.

4. The touch type bluetooth match system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said memory means is built in said microcontroller.

5. The touch type bluetooth match system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said memory means is an external mobile data storage device.

6. The touch type bluetooth match system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one slave device each comprises: a bluetooth chip set adapted to execute bluetooth transmitting and matching work;a microcontroller coupled to said bluetooth chip set and adapted to transmit/receive related control signals from said bluetooth chip set for controlling the operation of the respective bluetooth slave device;memory means coupled to said microcontroller and adapted to store the bluetooth ID data of the respective bluetooth slave device and the bluetooth ID data of said bluetooth master device; anda touch connector coupled to said microcontroller and adapted to detect touch of said bluetooth master device and to exchange the bluetooth ID data of said bluetooth master device.

7. The touch type bluetooth match system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said memory means is one of the data storage devices of EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable read only memory), RAM (random access memory), and Flash memory and said memory means is built in said microcontroller.

8. The touch type bluetooth match system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said memory means is built in said microcontroller.

9. The touch type bluetooth match system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bluetooth ID data includes the name of the local device, the pin of the local device, the current profile, the bluetooth local device address, and the type of master/slave.

10. A touch type bluetooth master device comprising: a bluetooth chip set adapted to execute bluetooth transmitting and matching work;a microcontroller coupled to said bluetooth chip set and adapted to transmit/receive related control signals from said bluetooth chip set for controlling the operation of said bluetooth master device;memory means coupled to said microcontroller and adapted to store the bluetooth ID data of said bluetooth slave device and the bluetooth ID data of said bluetooth master device; anda touch connector coupled to said microcontroller and adapted to detect touch of a bluetooth slave device and to exchange the bluetooth ID data of the bluetooth slave device touched thereto.

11. The touch type bluetooth master device as claimed in claim 10, wherein said memory means is one of the data storage devices of EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable read only memory), RAM (random access memory), and Flash memory.

12. The touch type bluetooth master device as claimed in claim 11, wherein said memory means is built in said microcontroller.

13. The touch type bluetooth match system as claimed in claim 11, wherein said memory means is an external mobile data storage device.

14. The touch type bluetooth match system as claimed in claim 10, wherein said bluetooth ID data includes the name of the local device, the pin of the local device, the current profile, the bluetooth local device address, and the type of master/slave.

15. A touch type bluetooth slave device comprising: a bluetooth chip set adapted to execute bluetooth transmitting and matching work;a microcontroller coupled to said bluetooth chip set and adapted to transmit/receive related control signals from said bluetooth chip set for controlling the operation of said bluetooth slave device;memory means coupled to said microcontroller and adapted to store the bluetooth ID data of said bluetooth slave device and the bluetooth ID data of a bluetooth master device; anda touch connector coupled to said microcontroller and adapted to detect, touch of a bluetooth master device and to exchange the bluetooth ID data of the bluetooth master device touched thereto.

16. The touch type bluetooth master device as claimed in claim 15, wherein said memory means is one of the data storage devices of EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable read only memory), RAM (random access memory), and Flash memory.

17. The touch type bluetooth master device as claimed in claim 16, wherein said memory means is built in said microcontroller.

18. The touch type bluetooth match system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said memory means is an external mobile data storage device.

19. The touch type bluetooth match system as claimed in claim 15, wherein said bluetooth ID data includes the name of the local device, the pin of the local device, the current profile, the bluetooth local device address, and the type of master/slave.