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Hands-Free Profile (Windows CE 5.0)

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The Bluetooth Hands-Free Profile (HFP) depends on the on the Generic Access Profile (GAP) and the Serial Port Profile (SPP). HPF
defines the requirements for using a mobile device, such as a cellular phone, in conjunction with a hands-free device over a
Bluetooth link. The mobile device acts as the audio gateway (AG) for input and output audio and the hands-free device provides
the audio input and output mechanism for the AG and controls it through AT commands.

Microsoft® Windows® CE supports HFP by providing the Audio Gateway Service that links Bluetooth devices by using the
Winsock interface to the Bluetooth Protocol Stack. This service also interfaces with the TAPI to control a cellular phone.

The hands-free device sends AT commands to the AG, in response to user-initiated events. The following table shows the AT
commands supported in Windows CE.

AT command Description

AT+BLDN Redials the previously dialed number.

AT+BRSF Retrieves the supported features.

AT+BVRA Enables or disables voice recognition in the AG.

AT+CCWA Enables call waiting notification in the AG.

AT+CHUP Rejects an incoming call.

AT+CIND? Reads the current status of the AG indicators.

AT+CIND=? Retrieves the indicator mappings for the AG.

AT+CLIP Enables the call line identification.

AT+CMER Registers or unregisters status updates.

AT+VGM= Notifies the AG service when the microphone volume on the headset is changed to the specified gain
<gain> value.

AT+VGS=<gain> Notifies the AG service when the speaker volume on the headset is changed to the specified gain value.

AT+VTS Transmits DTMF codes to the network.

ATA Receives an incoming call.

ATD>nnn Dials a number in memory.

ATDdd...dd Dials a number.

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When the AG receives an AT command, it processes the command and controls the hands-free device by returning an unsolicited
result code. The following table shows the result codes supported in Windows CE.

Result code Description

+BRSF Notifies the supported profile features.

+BSIR Sets the in-band ring tone either on or off.

+BVRA Sends the voice recognition notification to the hands-free device.

+CIEV Reports the indicator status.

+CLIP Sends the call line identification.

+CCWA Notifies that a call is waiting during an ongoing call.

+VGM=<gain> Sets the microphone volume on the hands-free device.

+VGS=<gain> Sets the speaker volume on the hands-free device.

RING Sends a ring to the hands-free device.

The procedures specified by the HFP define the set of features that the hands-free device supports. The following table shows
the HFP features supported by Windows CE.

Feature Procedure

Connection The AG service or the hands-free device uses the supported unsolicited results codes and the AT
management commands, respectively, to set up and release a service-level connection.

Phone status For generating the registration or the call status, the hands-free device sends the AT+CMER command
information to the AG. The AG returns the +CIEV result code and indicates the phone status. Based on these
values, the hands-free device generates a status code that indicates whether or not the AG is
registered, or if the call is active.

Audio Connection In response to a user-initiated event, the AG, or the hands-free device, initializes or releases an audio
handling connection. After the connection is initialized or released audio paths are routed to the AG.

Accept or reject an During an incoming call, the AG sends a sequence of RING codes to the hands-free device. The RING
incoming voice call alert is sent as long as the call is not received. The hands-free device is responsible for notifying the
user about the incoming call.
The hands-free device may either receive the call by sending the ATA command or reject the call by
sending the AT+CHUP command to the AG.

Note   If the incoming call is interrupted, the AG notifies the hands-free device by
sending the +CIEV result code.

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The AG may also receive or reject the call by calling the BthAGNetworkAnswerCall or
BthAGNetworkRejectCall function, respectively.

Terminate a call The hands-free device can terminate an ongoing call by sending the AT+CHUP command to the AG.
Alternately, the AG can also terminate the call by calling the BthAGNetworkDropCall function.

Audio Connection The audio connection transfer can be initiated by the user either from the hands-free device or from
transfer during an the AG. In either case, the connection setup procedure is initiated and the ongoing call is transferred
ongoing call from the AG to the hands-free device.

Place a call with the The hands-free device provides a destination phone number to the AG to place an outgoing call by
phone number setting up a service level connection and then sending the ATDdd...dd command. The AG then places
supplied by the the call by using the BthAGNetworkDialNumber function.
hands-free device

Place a call using The hands-free device provides the destination phone number to the AG to place an outgoing call.
memory dialing The device sets up a service level connection and then sends the ATD>nnn command to the AG. The
AG then places the call by using BthAGNetworkDialNumber.

Place a call to the The hands-free device provides a destination phone number to the AG to place an outgoing call by
last number dialed setting up a Service Level Connection and then sending the ATD+BLDN command. The AG then places
the call by using BthAGNetworkDialNumber.

Call waiting The hands-free device enables the call waiting functionality of the AG by sending the AT+CCWA
notification command. The AG notifies the hands-free device by returning the +CCWA result code.

Call Line The hands-free device enables the call line identification functionality of the AG by sending the
Identification (CLI) AT+CLIP command. If the call identity is available, then the AG notifies the hands-free device by
returning the +CLIP result code after every call notification through the RING alert.

Ability to transmit The hands-free device sends the AT+VTS command to the AG to transmit a DTMF code. The AG
DTMF codes transmits the code by using the BthAGNetworkTransmitDTMF function.

Remote audio To set the volume of the microphone or the speaker on the hands-free device, there must be an active
volume control connection between the AG and the device.
To change the microphone or speaker volume, the AG service sends the +VGM or +VGS result code,
respectively, to the device and specifies the gain as a parameter to the result code.

Voice recognition The hands-free device can enable or disable the voice recognition functionality by sending an
activation AT+BVRA command to the AG. The AG enables this functionality and sends the +BVRA result code
back to the hands-free device.

For more information about the procedures related to these features see the Hands-Free Profile Specification at this Official
Bluetooth Wireless Info Web site.

See Also
Bluetooth OS Design Development | Bluetooth Profiles | Audio Gateway Service

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