Patent ID: 7609627

Claim:
A method for packet data transmission in a Bluetooth radio communication system, wherein the packet data comprises a first data packet type and at least one different second data packet type, comprising the steps of: recording changes in a quality of a transmission channel used for a connection between a first data source and a data sink; depending on the changes in the quality recorded, switching back and forth between the first data packet type and the at least one different second data packet type for subsequent data packets to be sent over the transmission channel, wherein a) the first data packet type is a DM5 packet, and b) the at least one different second data packet type is a DH5 packet, and wherein the step of switching back and forth between the first data packet type and the at least one different second data packet type comprises determining if the first data source is a master data source or a slave data source, and if the first data source is the master, then the switch to another data packet type is made immediately, and if the first data source is the slave, then the switch to another data packet type is made after requesting to a master of the slave the data packet type switch.