Bluetooth connection method and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024147551-A1
Application number	US-202418410584-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 11, 2024
Priority date	Jul 12, 2021
Publication date	May 2, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A first device performs periodic scanning alternately, where a first scanning periodicity is used for a first-type Bluetooth connection, and a second scanning periodicity is used for a second-type Bluetooth connection; the first device receives a first-type data packet from a second device in a first scan window of any first scanning periodicity, where the first-type data packet is used to establish the first-type Bluetooth connection; the first device obtains, based on the first-type data packet, a second connection parameter for establishing the second-type Bluetooth connection to the second device; and the first device establishes the second-type Bluetooth connection to the second device based on the second connection parameter.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method, comprising:
performing, by a first device, periodic scanning by alternatingly using a first scan period and a second scan period, wherein the first scan period is used for a first-type Bluetooth connection, and the second scan period is used for a second-type Bluetooth connection; receiving, by the first device, a first-type data packet from a second device in a first scan window corresponding to the first scan period, wherein the first-type data packet is used to establish the first-type Bluetooth connection; obtaining, by the first device based on the first-type data packet, a second connection parameter for establishing the second-type Bluetooth connection to the second device; and establishing, by the first device, the second-type Bluetooth connection to the second device based on the second connection parameter.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first-type data packet comprises first identification information and the second connection parameter, the second connection parameter corresponds to the first identification information, the first identification information indicates to the first device to establish the second-type Bluetooth connection, and the method further comprises:
parsing, by the first device, the first-type data packet to obtain the first identification information, and determining, based on the first identification information, to establish the second-type Bluetooth connection; and wherein obtaining, by the first device, the second connection parameter based on the first-type data packet comprises:
parsing, by the first device, the first-type data packet to obtain the second connection parameter corresponding to the first identification information.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining, by the first device, the second connection parameter based on the first-type data packet comprises:
enabling, by the first device, a second scan window based on the first-type data packet, wherein the second scan window is used to receive a second-type data packet, and the second-type data packet comprises the second connection parameter; and parsing, by the first device, the second-type data packet to obtain the second connection parameter.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the first-type data packet comprises first identification information, the first identification information indicates to enable the second scan window, and enabling, by the first device, the second scan window based on the first-type data packet comprises:
enabling, by the first device, the second scan window based on the first identification information.

5 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the first-type data packet is an advertising packet, the second-type data packet is a paging packet, the first-type Bluetooth connection is a Bluetooth low energy connection, and the second-type Bluetooth connection is a classic Bluetooth connection.

6 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein enabling, by the first device, the second scan window based on the first-type data packet comprises:
sending, by the first device, feedback of the first-type data packet to the second device based on the first-type data packet; receiving, by the first device, first identification information from the second device, wherein the first identification information indicates to enable the second scan window; and enabling, by the first device, the second scan window based on the first identification information.

7 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein enabling, by the first device, the second scan window based on the first-type data packet comprises:
enabling, by the first device, the second scan window in a preset time period after receiving the first-type data packet, wherein the preset time period is within a scan having the first scan period.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining, by the first device, the second connection parameter based on the first-type data packet comprises:
obtaining, by the first device, a first connection parameter based on the first-type data packet, wherein the first connection parameter is used to establish the first-type Bluetooth connection; establishing, by the first device, a communication link of the first-type Bluetooth connection with the second device based on the first connection parameter; and obtaining, by the first device through the communication link, first identification information and the second connection parameter corresponding to the first identification information that are sent by the second device, wherein the first identification information indicates to the first device to establish the second-type Bluetooth connection.

9 . An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that are executable by the at least one processor, the instructions including instructions to perform periodic scanning alternatingly using a first scan period and a second scan period, wherein the first scan period is used for a first-type Bluetooth connection and the second scan period is used for a second-type Bluetooth connection; and a receiver, configured to receive a first-type data packet from a second device in a first scan window corresponding to the first scan period, wherein the first-type data packet is used to establish the first-type Bluetooth connection; wherein the instructions further includes instructions to:
obtain, based on the first-type data packet, a second connection parameter for establishing the second-type Bluetooth connection to the second device; and
establish the second-type Bluetooth connection to the second device based on the second connection parameter.

10 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the first-type data packet comprises first identification information, the second connection parameter corresponds to the first identification information, and the first identification information indicates to establish the second-type Bluetooth connection;
wherein the instructions further include instructions to:
parse the first-type data packet to obtain the first identification information, and determine, based on the first identification information, to establish the second-type Bluetooth connection; and
parse the first-type data packet to obtain the second connection parameter corresponding to the first identification information.

11 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the instructions include instructions to:
enable a second scan window based on the first-type data packet, wherein the second scan window is used to receive a second-type data packet, and the second-type data packet comprises the second connection parameter; and parse the second-type data packet to obtain the second connection parameter.

12 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the first-type data packet comprises first identification information, the first identification information indicates to enable the second scan window, and the instructions include instructions to:
enable the second scan window based on the first identification information.

13 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the first-type data packet is an advertising packet, the second-type data packet is a paging packet, the first-type Bluetooth connection is a Bluetooth low energy connection, and the second-type Bluetooth connection is a classic Bluetooth connection.

14 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a transmitter, configured to send feedback of the first-type data packet to the second devi

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Zehong
• Cao Cong
• Chen Tong
• Lu Han
• Yang Yufei
• Jing Dishan
• Xue Kai

Classifications

• H04W76/10 Primary

  Connection setup · CPC title

• H04W4/80 Primary

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• Y02D30/70

  in wireless communication networks · CPC title

• H04W48/14

  using user query {or user detection} · CPC title

• H04W84/18

  Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks · CPC title