Proxy-bridge for connecting different types of devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8406167
APP PUB NO 20090303926A1
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12308018

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A proxy-bridge for connecting Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) compliant devices with Bluetooth (BT) compliant devices, and includes SSDP support for discovery of available UPnP compliant devices and services; a Bluetooth SDP client for discovery of available Bluetooth devices and available Bluetooth services and a Bluetooth SDP server for communicating with Bluetooth SDP clients in the available Bluetooth devices. The proxy-bridge has a converter for converting the discovered Bluetooth devices and services into associated UPnP device and service information, and the discovered UPnP compliant devices and services into associated Bluetooth device, service, and/or profile information. A device and service announcer advertises device availability at regular intervals. A UPnP adapter represents the Bluetooth devices towards the UPnP devices and a Bluetooth adapter represents the UPnP compliant devices towards the Bluetooth compliant devices.

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KONINKLIJKE KPN N VWILHELMINAKADE 123 3072 AP ROTTERDAM 3072 AP

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Delphinanto, Archi Delft, NL 2 87
Den, Hartog Frank Theodoor Henk Voorschoten, NL 3 92
Madureira, António José Pinto Soares Delft, NL 1 51
Selgert, Franklin Berkel en Rodenrijs, NL 22 248

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