Bluetooth communication system and method and Bluetooth communication conversion deviceTechnical Field
The present invention relates to the field of electronic communications technologies, and in particular, to a bluetooth communication system and method, and a bluetooth communication conversion device.
Background
In recent years, more and more bluetooth earphone and sound box products are available in the market. At present, the Bluetooth earphone and the sound box all adopt a classical Bluetooth A2DP transmission mode, and one mobile phone can only be connected with one Bluetooth earphone or sound box.
The bluetooth low energy BLE audio technology that the 2020 release can realize the broadcasting of audio, namely can realize that a sound source connects a plurality of earphone, the scene of audio amplifier. However, at present, mobile phones, flat-panel televisions, smart televisions and the like only support classical Bluetooth A2DP (Advanced Audio DistributionProfile), and even if headphones or sound boxes support Bluetooth low-power BLE audio, a scene that classical Bluetooth A2DP equipment such as mobile phones, flat-panel televisions, smart televisions and the like is connected with a plurality of headphones and sound boxes is not realized.
In view of this, there is an urgent need to design a new bluetooth transmission scheme to overcome at least some of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the existing bluetooth transmission scheme.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides a Bluetooth communication system and a Bluetooth communication method and a Bluetooth communication conversion device, which can enable traditional equipment only supporting classical Bluetooth to be connected with equipment supporting Bluetooth low energy BLE audio.
In order to solve the technical problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, the following technical scheme is adopted:
a bluetooth communication system, the bluetooth communication system comprising:
The first device comprises a first Bluetooth communication module;
the at least one second device comprises a first low-power consumption Bluetooth communication module;
The conversion device comprises a second Bluetooth communication module and a second low-power-consumption Bluetooth communication module, the conversion device is connected with the first equipment through the second Bluetooth communication module, the conversion device is connected with each second equipment through the second low-power-consumption Bluetooth communication module, and the conversion device is used for receiving data sent by the first equipment and forwarding the received data to the set second equipment.
The forwarding device further comprises a control module and a storage module, wherein the control module is respectively connected with the storage module, the second Bluetooth communication module and the second low-power-consumption Bluetooth communication module;
The control module is connected with the first equipment through a second Bluetooth communication module, and is connected with the corresponding second equipment through a second low-power-consumption Bluetooth communication module;
The control module is used for receiving the setting data sent by the first equipment and storing the received data in the storage module, and the control module is used for sending the setting data in the storage module to the set second equipment.
As one embodiment of the present invention, the first device includes at least one of a mobile phone, a tablet, and a smart television.
As an embodiment of the present invention, the second device includes at least one of an earphone and a speaker.
According to another aspect of the invention, the Bluetooth communication conversion device comprises a control module, a storage module, a Bluetooth communication module and a low-power consumption Bluetooth communication module, wherein the control module is respectively connected with the storage module, the Bluetooth communication module and the low-power consumption Bluetooth communication module;
The control module is connected with first equipment with a Bluetooth communication module through the Bluetooth communication module, and is connected with second equipment with low-power consumption Bluetooth communication modules through the low-power consumption Bluetooth communication module;
The control module is used for receiving the setting data sent by the first equipment and storing the received data in the storage module, and the control module is used for sending the setting data in the storage module to the set second equipment.
According to still another aspect of the present invention, a Bluetooth communication method is adopted, the Bluetooth communication method comprising:
the conversion device is connected with the first equipment through the Bluetooth communication module and receives data sent by the first equipment;
The conversion device is connected with the corresponding second equipment through the low-power consumption Bluetooth communication module and forwards the received data to the set second equipment.
The Bluetooth communication system and the Bluetooth communication conversion device have the beneficial effects that the traditional equipment only supporting classical Bluetooth can be connected with the equipment supporting Bluetooth low energy BLE audio, so that a plurality of new characteristics of the Bluetooth low energy BLE audio, such as connection of one sound source with a plurality of receiving equipment, are fully exerted.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a bluetooth communication system according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a conversion device in a bluetooth communication system according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a bluetooth communication system according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a bluetooth communication system according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a bluetooth communication system according to an embodiment of the invention.
Detailed Description
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
For a further understanding of the present invention, preferred embodiments of the invention are described below in conjunction with the examples, but it should be understood that these descriptions are merely intended to illustrate further features and advantages of the invention, and are not limiting of the claims of the invention.
The description of this section is intended to be illustrative of only a few exemplary embodiments and the invention is not to be limited in scope by the description of the embodiments. It is also within the scope of the description and claims of the invention to interchange some of the technical features of the embodiments with other technical features of the same or similar prior art.
"Connected" in the specification includes both direct and indirect connections. In the specification, bluetooth communication refers to classical Bluetooth communication Bluetooth BasicRate/ENHANCED DATARATE (BT), and Bluetooth communication with low energy refers to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).
The invention discloses a Bluetooth communication system, fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the composition of the Bluetooth communication system in an embodiment of the invention, and please refer to fig. 1, wherein the Bluetooth communication system comprises a first device 1, at least one second device 2 and a conversion device 3.
The first device 1 comprises a first bluetooth communication module BT 11, each second device 2 comprises a first bluetooth low energy communication module BLE 21, and the conversion means 3 comprises a second bluetooth communication module 31 and a second bluetooth low energy communication module 32. The conversion device 3 is connected with the first equipment 1 through a second Bluetooth communication module 31, the conversion device 3 is connected with each second equipment 2 through a second Bluetooth communication module 32, and the conversion device 3 is used for receiving data sent by the first equipment 1 and forwarding the received data to the set second equipment 2.
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a conversion device in a bluetooth communication system according to an embodiment of the invention, fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a bluetooth communication system according to an embodiment of the invention, please refer to fig. 2 and fig. 3, in which the forwarding device further includes a control module 33 and a storage module 34, and the control module 33 is respectively connected to the storage module 34, the second bluetooth communication module 31 and the second bluetooth communication module 32. The control module 33 is connected to the first device 1 through a second bluetooth communication module 31, the control module 33 is connected to the corresponding second device 2 through a second bluetooth communication module 32, the control module 33 is configured to receive the setting data sent by the first device 1, store the received data in the storage module 34, and the control module 33 is configured to send the setting data in the storage module to the set second device 2.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the first device 1 includes at least one of a mobile phone, a tablet, and a smart tv, and is not limited thereto, and all devices supporting bluetooth with classical function are applicable, and the second device 2 includes at least one of a headset and a speaker, and is not limited thereto, and all devices supporting bluetooth low energy BLE audio are applicable.
The invention also discloses a bluetooth communication conversion device, fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the bluetooth communication conversion device according to an embodiment of the invention, please refer to fig. 2, in an embodiment of the invention, the conversion device includes a control module 33, a storage module 34, a second bluetooth communication module 31 and a second bluetooth low energy communication module 32, wherein the control module 33 is respectively connected with the storage module 34, the second bluetooth communication module 31 and the second bluetooth low energy communication module 32. The control module 33 is connected to a first device having a bluetooth communication module through a second bluetooth communication module 31, and the control module 33 is connected to a second device each having a bluetooth communication module through a second bluetooth communication module 32. The control module is configured to receive the setting data sent by the first device, store the received data in the storage module, and the control module 33 is configured to send the setting data in the storage module 34 to the set second device.
Referring to fig. 4, in an embodiment of the present invention, the classical bluetooth device is a mobile phone, and the device supporting bluetooth low energy BLE audio is a headset. The multifunctional gateway is used as a multimode wireless system supporting classical Bluetooth and Bluetooth low energy BLE audio. An A2DP connection is established between the mobile phone and the multifunctional gateway, the mobile phone is used as a sound source, and the audio information is sent to the multifunctional gateway. The multifunctional gateway converts the A2DP audio into BLE audio and forwards the BLE audio to the plurality of pairs of headphones.
Referring to fig. 5, in an embodiment of the present invention, a classical bluetooth device is a smart tv, a device supporting bluetooth low energy BLE audio is a speaker, and the speaker only supports bluetooth low energy BLE audio, and a multifunctional gateway is used as a multimode wireless system supporting both classical bluetooth and bluetooth low energy BLE audio. An A2DP connection is established between the intelligent television and the multifunctional gateway, and the intelligent television is used as a sound source to send the audio information to the multifunctional gateway. The multifunctional gateway converts the A2DP audio into BLE audio and forwards the BLE audio to the earphone.
The multimode wireless system supporting both classical Bluetooth and Bluetooth low power consumption comprises a dual antenna design, wherein one antenna is used for classical Bluetooth communication, and the other antenna is used for Bluetooth low power consumption communication. The main reason for using the dual-antenna design is that the classical Bluetooth A2DP and the Bluetooth low energy BLE audio belong to large data volume application, and the utilization rate of the antenna is very high. If a single antenna design is used, the classical bluetooth A2DP and bluetooth low energy BLE audio collide when using the antenna, resulting in audio stuck and the like. Meanwhile, the design of using the double antennas can fully utilize the frequency hopping characteristics of classical Bluetooth and Bluetooth with low power consumption, and under the condition that the isolation of the antennas is not very good, the two antennas can still work simultaneously.
The invention also discloses a Bluetooth communication method, which comprises the steps that the conversion device is connected with the first equipment through the Bluetooth communication module and receives data sent by the first equipment, and the conversion device is connected with the corresponding second equipment through the low-power-consumption Bluetooth communication module and forwards the received data to the set second equipment.
In summary, the bluetooth communication system and method and the bluetooth communication conversion device according to the present invention can enable a conventional device supporting only classical bluetooth to be connected with a device supporting bluetooth low energy BLE audio, so as to fully exert many new characteristics of bluetooth low energy BLE audio, such as a connection of one audio source to a plurality of receiving devices.
The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are not described for brevity of description, however, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features, they should be considered as the scope of the description.
The description and applications of the present invention herein are illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention to the embodiments described above. Effects or advantages referred to in the embodiments may not be embodied in the embodiments due to interference of various factors, and description of the effects or advantages is not intended to limit the embodiments. Variations and modifications of the embodiments disclosed herein are possible, and alternatives and equivalents of the various components of the embodiments are known to those of ordinary skill in the art. It will be clear to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other forms, structures, arrangements, proportions, and with other assemblies, materials, and components, without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Other variations and modifications of the embodiments disclosed herein may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.