Patent ID: 8295766

Claim:
A method in an accessory Bluetooth-enabled device having a memory configured to store a paired device list of listed Bluetooth-enabled devices, the method comprising: powering up the accessory Bluetooth device; determining whether there is more than one listed Bluetooth enabled device having a first profile in the paired device list; determining a last-connected listed Bluetooth-enabled device of the first profile type if there is more than one listed Bluetooth-enabled device having the first profile in the paired device list; searching to find the last-connected listed Bluetooth-enabled device having the first profile; attempting to establish a connection between the accessory Bluetooth-enabled device and the last-connected listed Bluetooth-enabled device of the first profile type if the last-connected listed Bluetooth-enabled device of the first profile type is found; determining whether there is more than one listed Bluetooth enabled devices having a second profile in the paired device list; determining a last-connected listed Bluetooth-enabled device of the second profile type if there is more than one listed Bluetooth-enabled device having the second profile in the paired device; searching to find the last-connected listed Bluetooth-enabled device having the second profile; attempting to establish a connection between the accessory Bluetooth-enabled device and the last-connected listed Bluetooth-enabled device of the second profile type if the last-connected listed Bluetooth-enabled device of the second profile type is found; searching for next-to-the-last connected listed Bluetooth-enabled device of at least one of the first profile type and the second profile type in the paired device list based on a recency of connection if the last-connected listed Bluetooth-enabled device of that profile type is not found; and placing the accessory Bluetooth device in discoverable mode if no connection is made with listed Bluetooth-enabled devices in the paired device list; wherein the accessory-enabled device is automatically paired to a multiple number of Bluetooth-enabled devices having at least the first profile type and the second profile type after powering up.