Device listed as connected but "status" shows it "Not paired to device"

[timbyu]

When I run BlueToothConnector without parameters it lists my keyboard as da-84-3e-56-b9-bf Connected 0 Ergonomic Keyboard but when I try to get status or disconnect using commands like BluetoothConnector --status da-84-3e-56-b9-bf I get the message Not paired to device

Since the list shows my device as connected I would expect to be able to control it. Any help you can provide would be appreciated.

More info: The keyboard is a Microsoft Surface Ergonomic keyboard. If I have not typed anything for ~5 minutes the keyboard sleeps and it takes a few keystrokes to wake it up. This is very frustrating as keys I have typed are missed and I have to start over. When using Windows there is an option to prevent the device from sleeping. Mac does not have that option and so I am trying to keep it awake by interacting with it at a device level.