Basic Imaging Profile (BIP)
BIP defines how an imaging device can be remotely controlled, how an imaging device may print, as well as how an imaging device can transfer images to a storage device. BIP also includes the ability to resize and convert images to make them suitable for the receiving device.
Usage Scenarios
The BIP is what allows devices to work together to send, receive and browse images. Use your mobile phone to browse and retrieve images stored on your digital camera or PC. Have your PC automatically download images as soon as a camera comes into its vicinity.
Example Products
Here are a few examples of the types of devices that you might find using the Basic Imaging Profile:
- Digital camera
- PC
- Mobile Phone
- Printer
- PDA
Getting Technical
The BIP defines two roles, that of an initiator and responder device.
- Imaging Initiator – The device that initiates a Basic Imaging feature.
- Imaging Responder – The device that responds to the initiation of a Basic Imaging feature by the Imaging Initiator.
Need more? View the Basic Imaging Profile (BIP) 1.0. |
BIP may be broken down as follows:
- Image Push: Allows the sending of images from a device the user controls
- Image Pull: Allows the browsing and retrieval of images from a remote device
- Advanced Image Printing: Print images with advanced options using the DPOF format
- Automatic Archive: Allows the automatic backup of all the new images from a target device
- Remote Camera: Allows the initiator to remotely use a digital camera
- Remote Display: Allows the initiator to push images to be displayed on another device
The Baseband, LMP, and L2CAP are the OSI layer 1 and 2 Bluetooth protocols. RFCOMM is the Bluetooth adaptation of GSM TS 07.10. SDP is the Bluetooth Service Discovery Protocol. OBEX is the Bluetooth adaptation of IrOBEX. |
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