公开(公告)号：US09706496B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-11

申请号：US13286018

申请日：2011-10-31

申请人： Angel Polo ,  Yuan Zhuang ,  Chikan Kwan ,  Guoxin Xie ,  Arthur Jin ,  Cindy (Xin) Tian

发明人： Angel Polo ,  Yuan Zhuang ,  Chikan Kwan ,  Guoxin Xie ,  Arthur Jin ,  Cindy (Xin) Tian

IPC分类号： H04B5/00 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04W4/00

CPC分类号： H04W52/0274 ,  H04W4/80 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/1262 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144

摘要： A technique to open a single receiving window to perform scanning and initiating operations in a Bluetooth Low Energy compliant device, instead of using two separate receiving windows to perform the equivalent operations. The combining of the scanning and initiating operations in one receiving window, instead of two separate windows, reduces power consumption and provides for bandwidth efficiency.

公开(公告)号：US09185652B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-10

申请号：US13334205

申请日：2011-12-22

申请人： Guoxin Xie ,  Yuan Zhuang ,  Angel Polo ,  Chikan Kwan ,  Cindy (Xin) Tian ,  Arthur Jin ,  Long Wang

发明人： Guoxin Xie ,  Yuan Zhuang ,  Angel Polo ,  Chikan Kwan ,  Cindy (Xin) Tian ,  Arthur Jin ,  Long Wang

IPC分类号： H04W52/02 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04L12/18

CPC分类号： H04W52/0229 ,  H04L12/189 ,  H04W8/005 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/144

摘要： Disclosed are various embodiments of Bluetooth low energy (BLE) modules and methods implemented therein. An embodiment of the disclosure can obtain in a BLE module an advertiser packet transmitted by a BLE advertiser. An advertiser cache can be checked to determine whether the advertiser cache in the BLE module contains an entry associated with an advertiser address from the advertiser packet. The BLE module can determine whether a payload value of the advertiser packet has changed relative to a previous advertiser packet associated with the advertiser address. The BLE module can then suppress forwarding of the packet to a host processor and/or on-board processor executing firmware. The BLE module can also suppress sending a scan request packet back to the BLE advertiser.

摘要翻译： 公开了蓝牙低能量（BLE）模块和其中实现的方法的各种实施例。 本公开的实施例可以在BLE模块中获得由BLE广告商发送的广告商分组。 可以检查广告商缓存以确定BLE模块中的广告商缓存是否包含与广告商分组中的广告客户地址相关联的条目。 BLE模块可以确定广告商分组的有效载荷值是否相对于与广告商地址相关联的先前广告商分组已经改变。 然后，BLE模块可以禁止将数据包转发到执行固件的主机处理器和/或板上处理器。 BLE模块还可以禁止将扫描请求数据包发送回BLE广告客户。

公开(公告)号：US20130109315A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-02

申请号：US13286018

申请日：2011-10-31

申请人： Angel Polo ,  Yuan Zhuang ,  Chikan Kwan ,  Guoxin Xie ,  Arthur Jin ,  Cindy (Xin) Tian

发明人： Angel Polo ,  Yuan Zhuang ,  Chikan Kwan ,  Guoxin Xie ,  Arthur Jin ,  Cindy (Xin) Tian

IPC分类号： H04W52/02 ,  H04B7/00

CPC分类号： H04W52/0274 ,  H04W4/80 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/1262 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144

摘要： A technique to open a single receiving window to perform scanning and initiating operations in a Bluetooth Low Energy compliant device, instead of using two separate receiving windows to perform the equivalent operations. The combining of the scanning and initiating operations in one receiving window, instead of two separate windows, reduces power consumption and provides for bandwidth efficiency.

摘要翻译： 一种打开单个接收窗口以在蓝牙低能耗兼容设备中执行扫描和启动操作的技术，而不是使用两个单独的接收窗口来执行等效操作。 在一个接收窗口中组合扫描和启动操作，而不是两个单独的窗口，可以降低功耗并提供带宽效率。

公开(公告)号：US20130165044A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-27

申请号：US13334205

申请日：2011-12-22

申请人： Guoxin Xie ,  Yuan Zhuang ,  Angel Polo ,  Chikan Kwan ,  Cindy (Xin) Tian ,  Arthur Jin ,  Long Wang

发明人： Guoxin Xie ,  Yuan Zhuang ,  Angel Polo ,  Chikan Kwan ,  Cindy (Xin) Tian ,  Arthur Jin ,  Long Wang

IPC分类号： H04B7/00

CPC分类号： H04W52/0229 ,  H04L12/189 ,  H04W8/005 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/144

摘要： Disclosed are various embodiments of Bluetooth low energy (BLE) modules and methods implemented therein. An embodiment of the disclosure can obtain in a BLE module an advertiser packet transmitted by a BLE advertiser. An advertiser cache can be checked to determine whether the advertiser cache in the BLE module contains an entry associated with an advertiser address from the advertiser packet. The BLE module can determine whether a payload value of the advertiser packet has changed relative to a previous advertiser packet associated with the advertiser address. The BLE module can then suppress forwarding of the packet to a host processor and/or on-board processor executing firmware. The BLE module can also suppress sending a scan request packet back to the BLE advertiser.

摘要翻译： 公开了蓝牙低能量（BLE）模块和其中实现的方法的各种实施例。 本公开的实施例可以在BLE模块中获得由BLE广告商发送的广告商分组。 可以检查广告商缓存以确定BLE模块中的广告商缓存是否包含与广告商分组中的广告客户地址相关联的条目。 BLE模块可以确定广告商分组的有效载荷值是否相对于与广告商地址相关联的先前广告商分组已经改变。 然后，BLE模块可以禁止将数据包转发到执行固件的主机处理器和/或板上处理器。 BLE模块还可以禁止将扫描请求数据包发送回BLE广告客户。

公开(公告)号：US08737917B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-27

申请号：US12546621

申请日：2009-08-24

申请人： Prasanna Desai ,  Chikan Kwan ,  Angel Polo ,  Song Qiao ,  Cindy Tian ,  Yuan Zhuang ,  Guoxin Xie ,  Latha Caliaperoumal ,  Brima Ibrahim

发明人： Prasanna Desai ,  Chikan Kwan ,  Angel Polo ,  Song Qiao ,  Cindy Tian ,  Yuan Zhuang ,  Guoxin Xie ,  Latha Caliaperoumal ,  Brima Ibrahim

IPC分类号： H04B7/00

CPC分类号： H04W8/005 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W52/0216 ,  H04W84/18 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/144

摘要： A dual-mode BLE device identifies idle intervals within Bluetooth BR/EDR traffic communications. The identified idle intervals are used by the dual-mode BLE device to concurrently perform various BLE activities. For example, advertising packet transmissions, advertising packet scanning, connection setup, and/or data packet communication may be concurrently performed within identified idle intervals within the Bluetooth BR/EDR traffic communications. Packet transmission timing, advertising interval, scan window, and/or packet size are determined based on the identified idle intervals within the Bluetooth BR/EDR traffic communications. A scan window is adjusted based on timing of expected advertising transmissions and/or advertising interval(s) for saving power. BLE packets and Bluetooth BR/EDR packets may be detected in a single advertising channel. Maximal payload size is set based on the identified idle intervals within Bluetooth BR/EDR traffic communications. As a slave, the dual-mode BLE device updates connection parameters based on the identified idle intervals within Bluetooth BR/EDR traffic communications.

摘要翻译： 双模式BLE设备识别蓝牙BR / EDR通信通信中的空闲间隔。 识别的空闲间隔由双模BLE设备用于同时执行各种BLE活动。 例如，广告分组传输，广告分组扫描，连接建立和/或数据分组通信可以在蓝牙BR / EDR业务通信内的标识的空闲间隔内同时执行。 基于蓝牙BR / EDR业务通信中识别的空闲间隔来确定分组传输定时，广告间隔，扫描窗口和/或分组大小。 基于预期的广告发送的定时和/或用于节省功率的广告间隔来调整扫描窗口。 可以在单个广告信道中检测到BLE分组和蓝牙BR / EDR分组。 基于蓝牙BR / EDR业务通信中识别的空闲间隔来设置最大有效载荷大小。 作为从设备，双模BLE设备基于蓝牙BR / EDR业务通信中识别的空闲间隔来更新连接参数。

公开(公告)号：US20110021142A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-27

申请号：US12546621

申请日：2009-08-24

申请人： Prasanna Desai ,  Chikan Kwan ,  Angel Polo ,  Song Qiao ,  Cindy Tian ,  Yuan Zhuang ,  Guoxin Xie ,  Latha Caliaperoumal ,  Brima Ibrahim

发明人： Prasanna Desai ,  Chikan Kwan ,  Angel Polo ,  Song Qiao ,  Cindy Tian ,  Yuan Zhuang ,  Guoxin Xie ,  Latha Caliaperoumal ,  Brima Ibrahim

IPC分类号： H04B7/00

CPC分类号： H04W8/005 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W52/0216 ,  H04W84/18 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/144

摘要： A dual-mode BLE device identifies idle intervals within Bluetooth BR/EDR traffic communications. The identified idle intervals are used by the dual-mode BLE device to concurrently perform various BLE activities. For example, advertising packet transmissions, advertising packet scanning, connection setup, and/or data packet communication may be concurrently performed within identified idle intervals within the Bluetooth BR/EDR traffic communications. Packet transmission timing, advertising interval, scan window, and/or packet size are determined based on the identified idle intervals within the Bluetooth BR/EDR traffic communications. A scan window is adjusted based on timing of expected advertising transmissions and/or advertising interval(s) for saving power. BLE packets and Bluetooth BR/EDR packets may be detected in a single advertising channel. Maximal payload size is set based on the identified idle intervals within Bluetooth BR/EDR traffic communications. As a slave, the dual-mode BLE device updates connection parameters based on the identified idle intervals within Bluetooth BR/EDR traffic communications.

摘要翻译： 双模式BLE设备识别蓝牙BR / EDR通信通信中的空闲间隔。 识别的空闲间隔由双模BLE设备用于同时执行各种BLE活动。 例如，广告分组传输，广告分组扫描，连接建立和/或数据分组通信可以在蓝牙BR / EDR业务通信内的标识的空闲间隔内同时执行。 基于蓝牙BR / EDR业务通信中识别的空闲间隔来确定分组传输定时，广告间隔，扫描窗口和/或分组大小。 基于预期的广告发送的定时和/或用于节省功率的广告间隔来调整扫描窗口。 可以在单个广告信道中检测到BLE分组和蓝牙BR / EDR分组。 基于蓝牙BR / EDR业务通信中识别的空闲间隔来设置最大有效载荷大小。 作为从设备，双模BLE设备基于蓝牙BR / EDR业务通信中识别的空闲间隔来更新连接参数。

公开(公告)号：US20130259230A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-03

申请号：US13434215

申请日：2012-03-29

申请人： Angel Polo ,  Guoxin Xie ,  Chikan Kwan ,  Xin Tian ,  Sriram Hariharan

发明人： Angel Polo ,  Guoxin Xie ,  Chikan Kwan ,  Xin Tian ,  Sriram Hariharan

IPC分类号： H04L9/00

CPC分类号： H04L63/0272 ,  H04L63/04 ,  H04L63/06 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W12/003 ,  H04W12/02

摘要： Disclosed are various embodiments of Bluetooth low energy (BLE) modules and methods implemented therein. An embodiment of the disclosure generates in a BLE central device an identity resolving key (IRK) associated with a BLE peripheral device. The IRK is transmitted to the BLE peripheral. A resolvable private address (RPA) is generated in the BLE central device that corresponds to the IRK. Packets transmitted in an advertising channel use the RPA for transmissions to the BLE peripheral.

摘要翻译： 公开了蓝牙低能量（BLE）模块和其中实现的方法的各种实施例。 本公开的实施例在BLE中央设备中生成与BLE外围设备相关联的身份解析密钥（IRK）。 IRK发送到BLE外设。 在与IRK对应的BLE中央设备中生成可解析的专用地址（RPA）。 在广告渠道中传输的数据包使用RPA传输到BLE外设。

公开(公告)号：US08554141B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-08

申请号：US12839957

申请日：2010-07-20

申请人： Prasanna Desai ,  Angel Polo ,  Chikan Kwan ,  Latha Roy ,  Yuan Zhuang ,  Ash Kapur ,  Norbert Grunert ,  Brima Ibrahim ,  John Walley

发明人： Prasanna Desai ,  Angel Polo ,  Chikan Kwan ,  Latha Roy ,  Yuan Zhuang ,  Ash Kapur ,  Norbert Grunert ,  Brima Ibrahim ,  John Walley

IPC分类号： H04B7/00

CPC分类号： H04W8/005 ,  H04L1/0061 ,  H04L63/02 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W28/04 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W84/18

摘要： A Bluetooth low energy (BLE) device receives advertising packets from an advertising BLE device. The BLE device filters the received advertising packets utilizing hardware to search for the advertiser. If the advertiser is not found by the hardware, the packet filtering continues utilizing firmware. Device identity information, comprising non-private and/or private device identities, of preferred BLE devices is partitioned to form a different white list for the hardware, firmware, and host, respectively, to concurrently support privacy and white listing. If the advertiser is found by the hardware, the hardware sends a response to the advertiser following a successful CRC check performed in the hardware. If the advertiser is found by the firmware, the device identity information of the advertiser is inserted in the white list for the hardware. The host may be awakened based on the device configuration and/or attribute type information of the received advertising packets.

摘要翻译： 蓝牙低能量（BLE）设备从广告BLE设备接收广告分组。 BLE设备使用硬件来过滤所接收的广告包以搜索广告商。 如果硬件没有找到广告商，则包过滤继续利用固件。 将包含优选BLE设备的非私有和/或私有设备标识的设备身份信息分割成分别用于硬件，固件和主机的不同的白名单，以同时支持隐私和白名单。 如果通过硬件找到广告客户，则在硬件中执行成功的CRC校验后，硬件向广告商发送响应。 如果通过固件找到广告主，则广告商的设备身份信息被插入硬件的白名单中。 可以基于所接收的广告分组的设备配置和/或属性类型信息来唤醒主机。

公开(公告)号：US20110319020A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-29

申请号：US12839957

申请日：2010-07-20

申请人： Prasanna Desai ,  Angel Polo ,  Chikan Kwan ,  Latha Roy ,  Yuan Zhuang ,  Ash Kapur ,  Norbert Grunert ,  Brima Ibrahim ,  John Walley

发明人： Prasanna Desai ,  Angel Polo ,  Chikan Kwan ,  Latha Roy ,  Yuan Zhuang ,  Ash Kapur ,  Norbert Grunert ,  Brima Ibrahim ,  John Walley

IPC分类号： H04B7/00

CPC分类号： H04W8/005 ,  H04L1/0061 ,  H04L63/02 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W28/04 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W84/18

摘要： A Bluetooth low energy (BLE) device receives advertising packets from an advertising BLE device. The BLE device filters the received advertising packets utilizing hardware to search for the advertiser. If the advertiser is not found by the hardware, the packet filtering continues utilizing firmware. Device identity information, comprising non-private and/or private device identities, of preferred BLE devices is partitioned to form a different white list for the hardware, firmware, and host, respectively, to concurrently support privacy and white listing. If the advertiser is found by the hardware, the hardware sends a response to the advertiser following a successful CRC check performed in the hardware. If the advertiser is found by the firmware, the device identity information of the advertiser is inserted in the white list for the hardware. The host may be awakened based on the device configuration and/or attribute type information of the received advertising packets.

摘要翻译： 蓝牙低能量（BLE）设备从广告BLE设备接收广告分组。 BLE设备使用硬件来过滤所接收的广告包以搜索广告商。 如果硬件没有找到广告商，则包过滤继续利用固件。 将包含优选BLE设备的非私有和/或私有设备标识的设备身份信息分割成分别用于硬件，固件和主机的不同的白名单，以同时支持隐私和白名单。 如果通过硬件找到广告客户，则在硬件中执行成功的CRC校验后，硬件向广告商发送响应。 如果通过固件找到广告主，则广告商的设备身份信息被插入硬件的白名单中。 可以基于所接收的广告分组的设备配置和/或属性类型信息来唤醒主机。

公开(公告)号：US07165171B2

公开(公告)日：2007-01-16

申请号：US10675803

申请日：2003-09-30

申请人： Tong Zhang ,  Yuqian C. Wong ,  Robert W. Hulvey ,  Angel Polo ,  Kevin Cadieux

发明人： Tong Zhang ,  Yuqian C. Wong ,  Robert W. Hulvey ,  Angel Polo ,  Kevin Cadieux

IPC分类号： G06F9/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/4401 ,  G06F9/4411

摘要： A host-side wireless interface services communications between a wireless user input device and a serviced host. The host-side wireless interface includes a wireless network interface, a host interface, and may include additional components. The wireless network interface wirelessly communicates with the wireless user input device. The host interface communicatively couples to the wireless interface and to the serviced host. When the serviced host initiates bootstrap operations via a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), the host interface operates in a BIOS host interface mode to allow input from the wireless user input device to the BIOS during the bootstrap operations. Further, when the serviced host initiates Operating System (OS) operations, the host interface operates in an OS host interface mode, wherein the OS host interface mode differs from the BIOS host interface mode. In this fashion, the user of the wireless user input device may interface with the BIOS during booting operations prior to loading and configuration of the OS.

摘要翻译： 主机侧无线接口为无线用户输入设备和服务主机之间的通信提供服务。 主机侧无线接口包括无线网络接口，主机接口，并且可以包括附加组件。 无线网络接口与无线用户输入设备无线通信。 主机接口通信地耦合到无线接口和服务主机。 当服务主机通过基本输入/输出系统（BIOS）启动引导操作时，主机接口以BIOS主机接口模式运行，以允许在引导操作期间从无线用户输入设备输入到BIOS。 此外，当服务主机启动操作系统（OS）操作时，主机接口以OS主机接口模式操作，其中OS主机接口模式与BIOS主机接口模式不同。 以这种方式，在加载和配置OS之前，无线用户输入设备的用户可以在引导操作期间与BIOS接口。