Smart Phone and Next Generation Mobile Computing

166 Smart Phone and Next-Generation Mobile Computing

The interoperable applications of Bluetooth fall into the following

categories:

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Cable replacement — Computers are notorious for having clut-

tered cables for various peripherals such as a keyboard, a mouse,

speakers, and a headset. More and more people use an earpiece

connected to a cell phone while making a call. It would be far more

convenient to have wireless connections between the peripherals

and the devices. Bluetooth can be used for this purpose.

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Ad hoc data networking — As more mobile devices are used by

the general public, ad hoc networking capability is often desired

to facilitate occasional data transfer and interaction. Bluetooth

is designed to allow effortless network setup of a number ...