FINAL PROPOSAL: Developing APIs for Stream connection between mobile device/application and desktop via bluetooth

[Robin Srivastava]

1.0 Propasal's Idea

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This propasal puts forward the idea of allowing stream connection between a mobile device/applications (J2ME) and desktop applications (J2SE) using Bluetooth Technology. A number of data sharing methodologies are available for communicating between two or more desktop application or between two or more mobile devices/application. This idea, when materialized, will allow the users to send/receive data from mobile device to PCs in the form of streams of data and vice-versa via bluetooth.

2.0 Background & Abstraction of Idea from it

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With reference to JSR-82, communication support for the following layers have been already provided by the aforementioned JSR :-

>> Service Discovery Protocol

>> RFCOMM (type 1 device support)

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Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol (L2CAP) 
>> OBEX Support

However the implementation provided by JSR - 82 provide the communication facilities from one mobile device to yet another mobile device. 

On the similar pattern when we talk about two or more PCs - they can communicate among themselves through various methodologies :-

>> Socket programming

>> RMI

Various types of traffic can be considered while communication which implements a number of different protocols, example - TCP/IP, UDP etc.

We will be developing an API which would facilitate stream connection between a mobile device/application and a desktop application. A socket would be created at the desktop application side and similarly a connector would open at the side of mobile device/application. A reference of InputStream and OutputStream on both the sides would be then obtained to send and receive data as streams.

3.0 Implementaion

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For implementing the idea outlined in this proposal we need to work keeping in mind three different aspacts :- 

>> making and opening a connector at the mobile side

>> making and opening a connector at desktop side 

>> allowing the communication of data between them. 

It would follow either its own protocol for communication or some existing standard protocol.



4.0 Dependence From Sun

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For successful implementation of this idea, Sun Microsystems need not do any changes in its existing API set.



5.0 References

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[1] JSR - 82

[2] http://www.wikipedia.com

[3] http://www.java.sun.com


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