Wireless communication method
View Patent ↗Methods of communicating between a mobile unit and a peripheral device are described. In a first embodiment, a method of wireless communication is described. In a second embodiment, an apparatus for wirelessly communicating with a peripheral device is described.
1. A method of wirelessly interconnecting a mobile unit with a peripheral device using Bluetooth, the method comprising:
establishing a Bluetooth interconnect between a mobile unit and a peripheral device, the mobile unit comprising a radio frequency transceiver, a microprocessor, a memory and an audio-visual interface, the peripheral device comprising a radio frequency transceiver, a microprocessor, a memory and an audio-visual interface;
determining by the mobile unit that the Bluetooth interconnect is authorized, the determining being based on a security field, an identification of the peripheral device and authorization by a user;
outputting information indicating the Bluetooth interconnect by the audio-visual interface of the mobile unit;
establishing a link between the mobile unit and a website, through a base station;
receiving a communication by the mobile unit from the peripheral device, using the Bluetooth interconnect, the communication comprising at least one packet transmitted using a wireless communication;
transmitting the communication from the mobile unit to the website, using the link;
receiving by the mobile unit a confirmation that the communication was sent to the website; and
transmitting the confirmation from the mobile unit to the peripheral device.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile unit comprises a cellular telephone.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device comprises a laptop.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device comprises a handheld device.
5. An apparatus for wirelessly interconnecting a peripheral device using Bluetooth, the apparatus comprising:
a microprocessor;
a memory in communication with the microprocessor and storing instructions to control the operation of the microprocessor; and
the instructions operative to direct the microprocessor to:
establish a Bluetooth interconnect between the apparatus and a peripheral device, the apparatus further comprising a radio frequency transceiver, and an audio-visual interface, the peripheral device comprising a radio frequency transceiver, a microprocessor, a memory and an audio-visual interface;
determine that the Bluetooth interconnect is authorized based on a security field, an identification of the peripheral device and authorization by a user;
output information indicating the Bluetooth interconnect by the audio-visual interface;
establish a link between the apparatus and a website, through a base station;
receive a communication by the apparatus from the peripheral device, using the Bluetooth interconnect, the communication comprising at least one packet transmitted using a wireless communication;
transmit the communication from the apparatus to the website, using the link;
receive by the apparatus a confirmation that the communication was sent to the website; and
transmit the confirmation from the apparatus to the peripheral device.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein the apparatus comprises a cellular telephone.
7. The method of claim 5 wherein the peripheral device comprises a laptop.
8. The method of claim 5 wherein the peripheral device comprises a handheld device.