Patent ID: 8396424

Claim:
A method for a first wireless device to perform role management of short-range wireless connections involving the first wireless device, the method comprising: accepting a request from a second wireless device to establish a connection over a short-range wireless link such that the first wireless device temporarily performs a slave role with respect to the connection, wherein the short-range wireless link supports a short-range wireless protocol and wherein the first wireless device supports role switching with respect to connections involving the first wireless device; responsive to establishing the connection, initiating a disconnect of the connection; subsequent to disconnecting the connection, communicating a second request to the second wireless device to establish a new connection over the short-range wireless link; receiving an acceptance of the second request from the second wireless device; establishing the new connection over the short-range wireless link such that the first wireless device performs a master role with respect to the new connection; disabling role switching functionality of the first wireless device prior to accepting the request to establish the connection.