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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2015
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A first Bluetooth device and a method performed thereby for operating in a network of Bluetooth devices, the first Bluetooth device being capable of operating according to at least two different configurations, wherein a first configuration is of lower functionality than a second configuration. The method comprises, when the Bluetooth device is being switched on: associating () with other Bluetooth devices by (i) when the first Bluetooth device is operating according to the any configuration not being the highest functionality, transmitting a request, REQ, message in order to discover Bluetooth devices operating according to the configuration having the highest functionality; and (ii) when the first Bluetooth device is operating according to the configuration having the highest functionality, periodically and/or upon reception of the REQ, transmitting an announcement, ANN, message; determining () which configuration to operate according to, based at least partly on the association with the other Bluetooth devices; and operating () according to the determined configuration.