Bluetooth
E40780
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology standard used to connect and exchange data between devices such as phones, computers, headphones, and peripherals.
All labels observed (23)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T314879 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bluetooth Context triple: [ChromeOS, supportsConnectivity, Bluetooth]
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A.
Zigbee
Zigbee is a low-power, wireless mesh networking standard commonly used for home automation and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
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B.
NFC
The NFC (National Football Conference) is one of the two conferences in the National Football League, comprising 16 teams that compete for a spot in the Super Bowl.
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C.
IEEE 802.15
IEEE 802.15 is a family of IEEE standards that define wireless personal area networks (WPANs), including technologies like Bluetooth and other short-range, low-power wireless communications.
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D.
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Easy Connect
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Easy Connect is a Wi‑Fi Alliance program that simplifies and secures the onboarding of devices to Wi‑Fi networks, particularly for IoT and display-less products.
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E.
Wi‑Fi 6
Wi‑Fi 6 is the sixth-generation Wi‑Fi standard (IEEE 802.11ax) that delivers faster speeds, better performance in crowded environments, and improved efficiency for modern wireless networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bluetooth Target entity description: Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology standard used to connect and exchange data between devices such as phones, computers, headphones, and peripherals.
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A.
Zigbee
Zigbee is a low-power, wireless mesh networking standard commonly used for home automation and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
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B.
NFC
The NFC (National Football Conference) is one of the two conferences in the National Football League, comprising 16 teams that compete for a spot in the Super Bowl.
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C.
IEEE 802.15
IEEE 802.15 is a family of IEEE standards that define wireless personal area networks (WPANs), including technologies like Bluetooth and other short-range, low-power wireless communications.
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D.
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Easy Connect
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Easy Connect is a Wi‑Fi Alliance program that simplifies and secures the onboarding of devices to Wi‑Fi networks, particularly for IoT and display-less products.
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E.
Wi‑Fi 6
Wi‑Fi 6 is the sixth-generation Wi‑Fi standard (IEEE 802.11ax) that delivers faster speeds, better performance in crowded environments, and improved efficiency for modern wireless networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (99)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
network protocol
ⓘ
short-range radio technology ⓘ wireless communication standard ⓘ |
| abbreviation | BT ⓘ |
| commerciallyAvailableSince | 1999 ⓘ |
| developedBy | Bluetooth Special Interest Group ⓘ |
| governingBody | Bluetooth SIG ⓘ |
| hasProfile |
A2DP
ⓘ
Bluetooth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
AVRCP
GATT ⓘ HFP ⓘ HID ⓘ HSP ⓘ MAP ⓘ OBEX ⓘ PAN ⓘ PBAP ⓘ SPP ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Bluetooth 1.0
ⓘ
Bluetooth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Bluetooth 1.1
Bluetooth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Bluetooth 1.2
Bluetooth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR ⓘ Bluetooth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Bluetooth 3.0 + HS
Bluetooth 4.0 ⓘ Bluetooth 4.1 ⓘ Bluetooth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 5.0 ⓘ Bluetooth 5.1 ⓘ Bluetooth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.3 ⓘ |
| includesSpecification |
Bluetooth
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bluetooth BR/EDR
Bluetooth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Bluetooth Classic
Bluetooth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Bluetooth Low Energy
Bluetooth Mesh ⓘ |
| initiallyDevelopedBy | Ericsson ⓘ |
| introduced | 1990s ⓘ |
| maxRange |
approximately 10 meters for Class 2 devices
ⓘ
up to 100 meters for Class 1 devices ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Harold Bluetooth
ⓘ
surface form:
Harald Bluetooth
|
| originCountry | Sweden ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
IEEE 802.15
ⓘ
surface form:
IEEE 802.15.1 (earlier versions)
|
| supportsCodec |
AAC
ⓘ
LC3 ⓘ SBC ⓘ aptX ⓘ |
| supportsCommunicationType |
point-to-multipoint
ⓘ
point-to-point ⓘ |
| supportsDataRate |
up to 1 Mbps (Bluetooth 1.x)
ⓘ
up to 2 Mbps (Bluetooth LE 5) ⓘ up to 24 Mbps (Bluetooth 3.0 HS theoretical) ⓘ up to 3 Mbps (Bluetooth 2.x EDR) ⓘ |
| supportsDeviceType |
car infotainment system
ⓘ
desktop computer ⓘ fitness tracker ⓘ game controller ⓘ industrial sensor ⓘ laptop computer ⓘ medical device ⓘ mobile phone ⓘ smart home device ⓘ smartphone ⓘ smartwatch ⓘ tablet computer ⓘ wireless headphones ⓘ wireless keyboard ⓘ wireless mouse ⓘ wireless speakers ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
adaptive frequency hopping
ⓘ
audio codecs ⓘ backward compatibility ⓘ device discovery and inquiry ⓘ low power consumption ⓘ service discovery ⓘ |
| supportsSecurityFeature |
LE Secure Connections
ⓘ
authentication ⓘ encryption ⓘ pairing ⓘ secure simple pairing ⓘ |
| supportsTopology |
piconet
ⓘ
scatternet ⓘ |
| supportsUseCase |
asset tracking
ⓘ
hands-free calling ⓘ health monitoring devices ⓘ proximity detection ⓘ wireless file sharing ⓘ wireless music playback ⓘ wireless printing ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Internet of Things connectivity
ⓘ
device discovery ⓘ file transfer between devices ⓘ location-based services ⓘ short-range wireless data exchange ⓘ wireless audio streaming ⓘ wireless input devices ⓘ wireless peripheral connectivity ⓘ wireless tethering ⓘ |
| usesFrequencyBand | 2.4 GHz ISM band ⓘ |
| usesModulation | frequency-hopping spread spectrum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Bluetooth Description of subject: Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology standard used to connect and exchange data between devices such as phones, computers, headphones, and peripherals.
Referenced by (158)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bluetooth Mesh
this entity surface form:
Bluetooth LE
subject surface form:
Amazon Echo
this entity surface form:
Bluetooth Low Energy
this entity surface form:
Bluetooth 1.1
this entity surface form:
Bluetooth 1.2
this entity surface form:
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
this entity surface form:
Bluetooth 3.0 + HS
this entity surface form:
Bluetooth 4.2
this entity surface form:
Bluetooth 5.2
this entity surface form:
AVRCP
this entity surface form:
Bluetooth Low Energy
this entity surface form:
Bluetooth Classic
this entity surface form:
Bluetooth BR/EDR
this entity surface form:
Bluetooth Low Energy
this entity surface form:
Bluetooth Low Energy
this entity surface form:
Bluetooth Low Energy
subject surface form:
Control Center (macOS)
subject surface form:
Apple Vision Pro
subject surface form:
PlayStation 3