Patent ID: 8243700

Claim:
An apparatus for acquiring a remote name in a Bluetooth system, comprising: a controller for sorting devices receiving an inquiry request according to Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI), performing a remote name acquisition procedure in order of the sorted RSSI, and reducing a delay time in the remote name acquisition procedure by changing a timeout of a connection procedure; a baseband processor for changing the timeout of the connection procedure according to a first indication of the controller during the remote name acquisition procedure, and for providing information between the controller and an interface module; and the interface module for transmitting Bluetooth communication information through the baseband processor according to a second indication of the controller, wherein, when the remote name acquisition procedure begins, the controller controls the baseband processor to reduce a page timeout used in an Asynchronous ConnectionLess (ACL) procedure within a predetermined range, thereby reducing the delay time during the remote name acquisition procedure.