Bluetooth communication method and system

Abstract

A Bluetooth communication method and system for enabling one Bluetooth device to rapidly connect to another Bluetooth device using an audio signal, and also enabling them to transmit data to each other are provided. The system includes first and second Bluetooth devices. The first Bluetooth device transforms authentication information required to establish a Bluetooth communication connection into an audio signal, and broadcasts the audio signal. The second Bluetooth device receives the audio signal and extracts the authentication information from the received audio signal. The second Bluetooth device establishes a Bluetooth communication channel with the first Bluetooth device, using the extracted authentication information.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An apparatus comprising:
 a speaker; and 
 a controller operatively coupled with the speaker, the controller configured to:
 generate a signal for requesting mode to transmit contents when a preset motion of the apparatus is detected, 
 extract authentication information required to connect other devices, 
 transform the extracted authentication information into an audio signal, and 
 output the audio signal via the speaker. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
 identify at least one of a swing motion and a tilting motion in a specific direction, via a motion sensor operatively coupled with the apparatus. 
 
     
     
       3. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to mix the audio signal with another audio signal. 
     
     
       4. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
 receive a communication connection request signal from an external apparatus, via a short-range wireless communication module operatively coupled with the controller; and 
 transmit a response signal corresponding to the communication connection request signal, to the external apparatus, via the short-range wireless communication module. 
 
     
     
       5. The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the controller is configured to:
 transmit, to the external apparatus, content selected by a user via the short-range wireless communication connection. 
 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to:
 terminate the short-range wireless communication connection when all of the content is transmitted; and 
 indicate, via one of a message and sound, that all of the content is transmitted. 
 
     
     
       7. A method comprising:
 generating, at an apparatus, a signal for requesting mode to transmit contents when a preset motion of the apparatus is detected; 
 extracting authentication information required to connect other devices; 
 transforming the extracted authentication information into an audio signal; and 
 outputting, via the speaker, the audio signal. 
 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 identifying whether a preset motion of the apparatus is detected, 
 wherein the identifying comprises identifying at least one of a swing motion and a tilting motion in a specific direction, via a motion sensor operatively coupled with the apparatus. 
 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 7 , wherein the outputting of the audio signal comprises mixing the audio signal with another audio signal. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 stopping to output the authentication information via an audio processor based at least in part on a determination that a communication connection request signal of short-range wireless communication from an external electronic device is received within a specified time period. 
 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 transmitting, to the external electronic device, content selected by a user, via the short-range wireless communication connection. 
 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the transmitting comprises:
 terminating the short-range wireless communication connection when all of the content is transmitted to the external electronic device; and 
 indicating, via a message or sound, that all of the content is transmitted to the external electronic device. 
 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 receiving a communication connection request signal from an external electronic device, via a short-range wireless communication module operatively coupled with the apparatus; and 
 transmitting a response signal corresponding to the communication connection request signal, to the external electronic device, via the short-range wireless communication module.