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Samsung patents method to link Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections on devices

Samsung describes a way for a device to use a shared Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip to set up a basic Bluetooth link with another device. It then uses that link to swap information so a separate Bluetooth chip can connect, while the shared chip switches to Wi-Fi for faster data transfer.

Why it mattersThis filing details a technical method for managing multiple wireless connections, which could help devices switch between low-power Bluetooth and high-speed Wi-Fi more efficiently.

In the filing’s own words

A first electronic device controls a combined Wi-Fi and BT interface to obtain a media access control (MAC) address of the standalone BT interface; control the combined Wi-Fi and BT interface to establish a first connection according to Bluetooth communication with a second electronic device; control the combined Wi-Fi and BT interface to transmit the MAC address of the standalone BT interface to the second electronic device via the first connection and receive Wi-Fi connection information associated with the second electronic device; control the standalone BT interface to establish a second connection according to Bluetooth communication with the second electronic device, based on the MAC address of the standalone BT interface; and control the combined Wi-Fi and BT interface to establish a third connection according to Wi-Fi communication with the second electronic device, based on the Wi-Fi connection information associated with the second electronic device.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A first electronic device comprising: a communication interface comprising a standalone Bluetooth (BT) interface and a combined Wi-Fi and BT interface; memory storing one or more instructions; and at least one processor comprising processing circuitry and configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory, wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the first electronic device to: based on the first electronic device being powered on, control the combined Wi-Fi and BT interface to obtain a media access control (MAC) address of the standalone BT interface; control the combined Wi-Fi and BT interface to establish a first connection according to Bluetooth communication with a second electronic device; control the combined Wi-Fi and BT interface to transmit the MAC address of the standalone BT interface to the second electronic device via the first connection and receive Wi-Fi connection information associated with the second electronic device; control the standalone BT interface to establish a second connection according to Bluetooth communication with the second electronic device, based on the MAC address of the standalone BT interface; and control the combined Wi-Fi and BT interface to establish a third connection according to Wi-Fi communication with the second electronic device, based on the Wi-Fi connection information associated with the second electronic device.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
FIRST ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SECOND ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME
Publication number
US20260261832A1
Application number
19652493
Filed
Apr 20, 2026
Published
Sep 3, 2026
Inventors
6
Claims
15

Classified under

H04W 4/80 Electricity & electronicsH04W 76/10 Electricity & electronics
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