Method for short-range wireless communication and electronic device using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9743226-B2
Application number	US-201615143213-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 29, 2016
Priority date	Apr 30, 2015
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

A method for short-range wireless communication for an electronic device is provided, which comprises establishing a first connection to a first electronic device; transmitting audio data on a call received by the electronic device to the first electronic device based on the first connection; and receiving audio data on a call received by the first electronic device based on a second connection in a state where the electronic device and the first electronic device are connected through the first connection.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for short-range wireless communication for an electronic device, the method comprising:
establishing a first connection to a first electronic device;
transmitting audio data on a call received based on a first call connection request from a first base station, by the electronic device to the first electronic device based on the first connection; and
receiving, by the electronic device, audio data on a call received, based on a second call connection request from a second base station, by the first electronic device based on a second connection in a state where the electronic device and the first electronic device are connected through the first connection.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first connection and the second connection are short-range wireless communication connections.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the establishing of the first connection comprises establishing a first Hands-Free Profile (HFP) connection using an Audio Gateway (AG) of the electronic device and a Hands-Free unit (HF) of the first electronic device.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the second connection comprises a second Hands-Free Profile (HFP) connection using a Hands-Free unit (HF) of the electronic device and an Audio Gateway (AG) of the first electronic device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the transmitting of the audio data on the call received by the electronic device to the first electronic device based on the first connection comprises:
connecting to a first Synchronous Connection Oriented (SCO) link based on the first HFP connection; and
transmitting the audio data on the call received by the electronic device to the first electronic device through the first SCO link.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the electronic device receiving the audio data on the call received by the first electronic device based on the second connection comprises:
terminating the connection of the first SCO link;
connecting to a second SCO link based on the second HFP connection; and
receiving the audio data on the call received by the first electronic device from the first electronic device through the second SCO link.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
establishing a third connection to a second electronic device; and
transmitting the audio data on the call received by the electronic device to the second electronic device based on the third connection while the electronic device receives the audio data on the call received by the first electronic device based on the second connection.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first connection comprises a first Hands-Free Profile (HFP) connection, and wherein the second connection comprises a second Hands-Free Profile (HFP) connection using a Hands-Free unit (HF) of the electronic device and an Audio Gateway (AG) of the first electronic device, and
wherein the establishing the third connection comprises establishing a third Hands-Free Profile (HFP) connection using an Audio Gateway (AG) of the electronic device and the Hands-Free unit (HF) of the second electronic device.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the receiving of the audio data on the call received by the first electronic device from the first electronic device based on the second connection comprises:
connecting to a second SCO link based on the second HFP connection; and
receiving the audio data on the call received by the first electronic device from the first electronic device through the second SCO link.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the transmitting of the audio data on the call received by the electronic device to a third electronic device while receiving the audio data on the call received by the first electronic device from the first electronic device comprises:
terminating the connection of the second SCO link;
connecting to a third Synchronous Connection Oriented (SCO) link based on the third HFP connection; and
transmitting the audio data on the call received by the electronic device to the second electronic device through the third SCO link.

11. An electronic device comprising:
a communication module;
an Audio Gateway (AG) service module;
a Hands-Free Profile (HFP) service module;
a processor electrically connected to the communication module, the AG service module, and the HFP service module; and
a memory,
wherein the memory stores instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to establish a first connection to a first electronic device, to transmit audio data on a call received, based on a first call connection request from a first base station, by the electronic device to the first electronic device based on the first connection, and to receive audio data on a call received, based on a second call connection request from a second base station, by the first electronic device based on a second connection in a state where the electronic device and the first electronic device are connected through the first connection.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the first connection and the second connection are short-range wireless communication connections.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the memory stores instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to establish a first HFP connection using the AG of the electronic device and a Hands-Free unit (HF) of the first electronic device in a case where the electronic device establishes the first connection.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the memory stores instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to establish a second Hands-Free Profile (HFP) connection using the Hands-Free unit (HF) of the electronic device and the Audio Gateway (AG) of the first electronic device in the case where the electronic device establishes the second connection.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the memory stores instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to connect to a first Synchronous Connection Oriented (SCO) link based on the first HFP connection and to transmit the audio data on the call received by the electronic device to the first electronic device through the first SCO link in a case where the electronic device transmits the audio data on the call received by the electronic device to the first electronic device based on the first connection.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the memory stores instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to terminate the connection of the first SCO link, to connect to a second SCO link based on the second HFP connection, and to receive the audio data on the call received by the first electronic device from the first electronic device through the second SCO link in a case where the electronic device receives the audio data on the call received by the first electronic device based on the second connection.

17. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the memory stores instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to establish a third connection to a second electronic device, and to transmit the audio data on the call received by the electronic device to the second electronic device based on the third connection while the electronic device receives the audio data on the call received by the first electronic device based on the second connection.

18. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the first connection comprises a first HFP connection, and w

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Namjin

Classifications

• H04M1/6066 Primary

  including a wireless connection · CPC title

• H04W76/02

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W4/008 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/006

  Call diverting means · CPC title

• H04M2250/02

  including a Bluetooth® interface · CPC title