Bluetooth Manager Overview

The Bluetooth Manager component provides non-volatile storage of details of Bluetooth devices in the Bluetooth Registry.

Purpose

The Bluetooth Manager enables you to store details of devices in the Bluetooth Registry. It also enables you to retrieve, modify and delete the information about devices.

Key concepts and terms

Documentation on the Bluetooth Manager component uses the following key concepts and terms:

Cookie: Stored data that can be used by the UI whenever it is needed.
EIR (Extended Inquiry Response): Information that is supplied by the host and transmitted in the inquiry responses sub-state.
'Bonded' settings: Details of peer devices with which a device has formed secure relationships in the past.
'Last used' settings: Details of when devices were last connected.

Architecture

Figure: Diagram showing Bluetooth Manager relationships

Bluetooth Manager summary

The Bluetooth Manager component provides the following:

BT Device

btdevice.dll

Provides a mechanism for discovering, setting and retreiving information about the various properties of a Bluetooth device.
BT Manager Client

btmanclient.dll

Provides access to the Bluetooth Manager server.
BT Manager Server

btmanserver.exe

Provides access to the Bluetooth Registry.
EIR Client

eirclient.dll

Provides ways of publishing information over the Bluetooth EIR mechanism.