Profiles and services
Interoperability depends on profiles
Any Bluetooth device has at least one profile, i.e. an application that you can use the device for.
When two devices are to interoperate, i.e. communicate with each other, they must have a shared profile. If, for instance, you want to transfer a file from one Bluetooth enabled computer to another, both computers must support the profile OBEX File Transfer.
The Bluetooth Software Suite supports a number of profiles, called your Local Profiles. You will find these on the Local Profiles bar.
Services are used for link establishment
While the function of the Local Profiles bar is to display the profiles your device supports, the Local Services bar is what you will actually be using when operating the Bluetooth Neighborhood. Facilitated by a profile, each of the services represents a specific operation that your device can carry out. An example of a service is business card transfer, which is facilitated by the profile OBEX Object Push. Business card transfer can take place between your computer and other Bluetooth™ devices supporting the OBEX Object Push profile.
In later sections, we will show you how to make use of each of the services that your device features.
For the Local Profiles bar, click Local Profiles.
For the Local Services bar, click Local Services.
For a complete list of the profiles that your Bluetooth device supports, including which services each profile facilitates, see “Appendix A: Profiles”.