This Master's thesis gives insights into the technologies needed to develop Java
Bluetooth applications for mobile devices. Bluetooth, Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME),
and Java APIs for Bluetooth Wireless Technology (JABWT) are discussed. The
necessary infrastructure for developing Java Bluetooth applications are also
described. Descriptions of how different Bluetooth actions like inquiry and service
discovery are done with the Java API are provided. Code samples are included as
well, highlighting the functionality available in JABWT.
Books on JABWT programming became available during the writing of this thesis.
Simple functionality is often explained in a far too complex way in these books,
making it hard for developers to get started with Java Bluetooth programming. This
thesis aims to give a clean and basic introduction to the simple parts of JABWT
before the more complex functionality is explained. Also, a broad view of the
technology is given, enabling developers to see where JABWT has its place among
other technologies. Different software platforms, development tools, and Java
Bluetooth enabled devices are discussed.