Method and Apparatus Pertaining to use of Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy

摘要

Both Bluetooth-compatible and Bluetooth Low Energy-compatible transceivers are selectively used when supporting wireless communications between two electronic communication devices such as a so-called smartphone and a hands-free accessory. During a first operating state the devices use Bluetooth and during a second operating state the devices use Bluetooth Low Energy. By one approach the first operating state correlates to when a first one of the devices is actively engaged in telephony and the second operating state correlates to when that first device is not actively engaged in telephony.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
by a first control circuit having local access to both Bluetooth-compatible and Bluetooth Low Energy-compatible transceivers:
during a first operating state communicating with a second control circuit via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver;during a second operating state communicating with the second control circuit via the Bluetooth Low Energy-compatible transceiver; such that the first control circuit uses both the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver and the Bluetooth Low Energy-compatible transceiver when communicating with the second control circuit.