List of applications Using in Bluetooth

List of applications Using in Bluetooth

• Wireless control of and communication between a mobile phone and a handsfree headset. This was one of the earliest applications to become popular.

• Wireless networking between PCs in a confined space and where little bandwidth is required.

• Wireless communication with PC input and output devices, the most common being the mouse, keyboard and printer.

• Transfer of files, contact details, calendar appointments, and reminders between devices with OBEX.

• Replacement of traditional wired serial communications in test equipment, GPS receivers, medical equipment, bar code scanners, and traffic control devices.

• For controls where infrared was traditionally used.

• For low bandwidth applications where higher USB bandwidth is not required and cable-free connection desired.

• Sending small advertisements from Bluetooth-enabled advertising hoardings to other, discoverable, Bluetooth devices.

• Wireless bridge between two Industrial Ethernet (e.g., PROFINET) networks.

• Three seventh-generation game consoles, Nintendo's Wii and Sony's PlayStation 3 and PSP Go, use Bluetooth for their respective wireless controllers.

• Dial-up internet access on personal computers or PDAs using a data-capable mobile phone as a wireless modem.

• Short range transmission of health sensor data from medical devices to mobile phone, set-top box or dedicated telehealth devices.

• Allowing a DECT phone to ring and answer calls on behalf of a nearby cell phone

• Real-time location systems (RTLS), are used to track and identify the location of objects in real-time using “Nodes” or “tags” attached to, or embedded in the objects tracked, and “Readers” that receive and process the wireless signals from these tags to determine their locations

• Personal security application on mobile phones for prevention of theft or loss of items. The protected item has a Bluetooth marker (e.g. a tag) that is in constant communication with the phone. If the connection is broken (the marker is out of range of the phone) then an alarm is raised. This can also be used as a man overboard alarm. A product using this technology has been available since 2009.