IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,582,815
Granted Patent B2
US 11,582,815 · App. 16/933,301 · Granted Feb 14, 2023

Electronic device for receiving data packet in Bluetooth network environment and method thereof

Inventors: Gupil Cheong (Suwon-si, KR); Doosuk Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Bokun Choi (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W76/14H04B1/713H04L9/0861H04L9/12H04L63/18H04W12/03H04W12/041H04W56/0015H04W68/00H04W76/19
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Patent No.
US 11,582,815
App. No.
16/933,301
Granted
Feb 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device for receiving data packets in a Bluetooth environment is provided. The electronic device includes a wireless communication circuitry configured to support a Bluetooth protocol. The wireless communication circuitry is configured to establish a first link with a first external electronic device, synchronize a secret key generation scheme with the first external electronic device based on information obtained while establishing the first link, receive page information transmitted from a second external electronic device, based on Bluetooth address information of the first external electronic device, the Bluetooth address information being obtained while establishing the first link, generate a link key used for a second link between the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device, based on the synchronized secret key generation scheme, and receive an encrypted data packet transmitted over the second link from the second external electronic device using the generated link key.

Claims (77)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a wireless communication circuitry configured to support a Bluetooth protocol,

wherein the wireless communication circuitry is configured to:

establish a first link with a first external electronic device,

synchronize a secret key generation scheme with the first external electronic device based on information obtained while establishing the first link,

receive page information transmitted from a second external electronic device, based on Bluetooth address information of the first external electronic device, the Bluetooth address information being obtained while establishing the first link,

generate a link key used for a second link between the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device, based on the synchronized secret key generation scheme, and

receive an encrypted data packet transmitted over the second link from the second external electronic device using the generated link key.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the information obtained while establishing the first link includes at least one of an authentication key, an encryption key, or clock information.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the clock information includes at least one of master clock information at an initial connection time between the electronic device and the first external electronic device or clock information at a time when an identification (ID) packet is received.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication circuitry is further configured to receive the page information based on the Bluetooth address information and clock information of the first external electronic device.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication circuitry is further configured to:

synchronize a page scan parameter, the page scan parameter being used to receive the page information and including at least one of a starting channel, a starting timing, a page period, a page time, or a frequency hopping channel, with the first external electronic device,

start a page scan at the same starting timing and on the same starting channel as the first external electronic device, based on the synchronized page scan parameter, and

receive the page information while hopping to the same frequency channel as the first external electronic device during the same page period and the same page time as the first external electronic device, based on the synchronized page scan parameter.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication circuitry is further configured to:

generate a secret key that is the same as a secret key of the first external electronic device based on the synchronized secret key generation scheme,

obtain a public key of the second external electronic device by monitoring a pairing procedure between the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device, and

generate the link key using the generated secret key and the obtained public key.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication circuitry is further configured to:

generate the same device access code (DAC) as a DAC of the first external electronic device, using the Bluetooth address information of the first external electronic device, and

receive the page information including the DAC.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication circuitry is further configured to:

detect that the first link is released,

reestablish the first link with the first external electronic device, and

receive the page information while hopping to all frequency channels defined by the Bluetooth protocol.

9. An electronic device, comprising:

a wireless communication circuitry configured to support a Bluetooth protocol,

wherein the wireless communication circuitry is configured to:

establish a first link with a first external electronic device,

synchronize a secret key generation scheme with the first external electronic device based on information obtained while establishing the first link,

perform a page scan based on Bluetooth address information of the electronic device,

receive a signal for requesting to establish a second link from a second external electronic device, and

pair with the second external electronic device based on the synchronized secret key generation scheme.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the information obtained while establishing the first link includes at least one of an authentication key, an encryption key, or clock information.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the clock information includes at least one of master clock information at an initial connection time between the electronic device and the first external electronic device or clock information at a time when an ID packet is received.

12. The electronic device of claim 9 ,

wherein the wireless communication circuitry is further configured to synchronize a parameter for the page scan with the first external electronic device, and

wherein the parameter includes at least one of a starting channel, a starting timing, a page period, a page time, or a frequency hopping channel.

13. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the wireless communication circuitry is further configured to:

generate a secret key based on the synchronized secret key generation scheme,

exchange a public key with the second external electronic device, and

generate a link key used for the second link using the generated secret key and the exchanged public key.

14. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the wireless communication circuitry is further configured to:

detect that the first link is released,

reestablish the first link with the first external electronic device,

change a master role of the second link to the electronic device, and

change adaptive frequency hopping (AFH) of the second link to all frequency channels defined by the Bluetooth protocol.

15. The electronic device of claim 9 , further comprising:

an output device; and

at least one processor operatively connected with the output device and the wireless communication circuitry,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

receive the signal for requesting to establish the second link from the second external electronic device before establishing the first link, via the wireless communication circuitry, and

output a user interface for guiding a user to establish the first link, via the output device.

16. An electronic device, comprising:

a wireless communication circuitry configured to support a Bluetooth protocol; and

a memory, operatively connected with the wireless communication circuitry, for storing a secret key generation scheme synchronized between the electronic device and a first external electronic device,

wherein the wireless communication circuitry is configured to:

establish a first link with the first external electronic device,

receive page information transmitted from a second external electronic device, based on Bluetooth address information of the first external electronic device, the Bluetooth address information being obtained while establishing the first link or being previously stored in the memory,

generate a link key used for a second link between the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device, based on the stored secret key generation scheme, and

receive an encrypted data packet transmitted over the second link from the second external electronic device using the generated link key.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the wireless communication circuitry is further configured to:

synchronize a page scan parameter, the page scan parameter being used to receive the page information and including at least one of a starting channel, a starting timing, a page period, a page time, or a frequency hopping channel, with the first external electronic device,

start a page scan at the same starting timing and on the same starting channel as the first external electronic device, based on the synchronized page scan parameter, and

receive the page information while hopping to the same frequency channel as the first external electronic device during the same page period and the same page time as the first external electronic device, based on the synchronized page scan parameter.

18. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the wireless communication circuitry is further configured to:

generate a secret key that is the same as a secret key of the first external electronic device based on the stored secret key generation scheme,

obtain a public key of the second external electronic device by monitoring a pairing procedure between the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device, and

generate the link key using the generated secret key and the obtained public key.

19. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the wireless communication circuitry is further configured to:

generate the same device access code (DAC) as a DAC of the first external electronic device, using the Bluetooth address information of the first external electronic device, and

receive the page information including the DAC.

20. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the wireless communication circuitry is further configured to:

detect that the first link is released,

reestablish the first link with the first external electronic device, and

receive the page information while hopping to all frequency channels defined by the Bluetooth protocol.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2020
From: CHEONG, GUPIL; KANG, DOOSUK; CHOI, BOKUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053253/0892 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0112778 · Sep 11, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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