Wireless audio system and method for wirelessly communicating audio information using the same
First Claim
1. A wireless audio system, comprising:
- a first wireless headphone configured to;
receive, from an audio source, audio information using a first type of short-range wireless communication;
in response to successfully receiving the audio information from the audio source, generate an error correcting code based on the audio information; and
transmit an error correcting message including the error correcting code without transmitting the audio information; and
a second wireless headphone configured to;
receive, only from the audio source, the audio information using the first type of short-range wireless communication;
receive, from the first wireless headphone, the error correcting message including the error correcting code; and
in response to successfully receiving the audio information from the audio source based on the error correcting code, transmit an acknowledgement (ACK) message to the audio source,wherein one of the first and second wireless headphones works in a snoop mode to communicate with the audio source based on communication parameters of another one of the first and second wireless headphones.
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Abstract
Embodiments of wireless audio systems and methods for wirelessly communicating audio information are disclosed herein. In one example, a wireless audio system includes a first and a second wireless headphones. The first wireless headphone is configured to receive, from an audio source, audio information using a short-range wireless communication; in response to successfully receiving the audio information, generate an error correcting code based on the audio information; and transmit an error correcting message including the error correcting code. The second wireless headphone is configured to receive, from the audio source, the audio information using the short-range wireless communication; receive, from the first wireless headphone, the error correcting message including the error correcting code; and in response to successfully receiving the audio information based on the error correcting code, transmit an ACK message to the audio source. One of the first and second wireless headphones works in a snoop mode to communicate with the audio source based on communication parameters of another one of the first and second wireless headphones.
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31 Claims
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1. A wireless audio system, comprising:
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a first wireless headphone configured to; receive, from an audio source, audio information using a first type of short-range wireless communication; in response to successfully receiving the audio information from the audio source, generate an error correcting code based on the audio information; and transmit an error correcting message including the error correcting code without transmitting the audio information; and a second wireless headphone configured to; receive, only from the audio source, the audio information using the first type of short-range wireless communication; receive, from the first wireless headphone, the error correcting message including the error correcting code; and in response to successfully receiving the audio information from the audio source based on the error correcting code, transmit an acknowledgement (ACK) message to the audio source, wherein one of the first and second wireless headphones works in a snoop mode to communicate with the audio source based on communication parameters of another one of the first and second wireless headphones. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for wirelessly communicating audio information, comprising:
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receiving, by a first wireless headphone, audio information from an audio source using a first type of short-range wireless communication; in response to successfully receiving the audio information from the audio source, generating, by the first wireless headphone, an error correcting code based on the audio information; transmitting, by the first wireless headphone, an error correcting message including the error correcting code without transmitting the audio information; receiving, by a second wireless headphone, the audio information only from the audio source using the first type of short-range wireless communication; receiving, by the second wireless headphone, the error correcting message including the error correcting code from the first wireless headphone; and in response to successfully receiving the audio information from the audio source based on the error correcting code, transmitting, by the second wireless headphone, an ACK message to the audio source. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for wirelessly communicating BLUETOOTH audio information, comprising:
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receiving a BLUETOOTH audio data packet from an audio source using BLUETOOTH communication; in response to successfully receiving the BLUETOOTH audio data packet from the audio source, generating an error correcting code by coding a payload of the BLUETOOTH audio data packet; and transmitting, to a wireless headphone, an error correcting message including the error correcting code without transmitting the BLUETOOTH audio data packet. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for wirelessly communicating BLUETOOTH audio information, comprising:
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receiving a BLUETOOTH audio data packet only from an audio source using BLUETOOTH communication; receiving, from a wireless headphone, an error correcting message including an error correcting code without receiving the BLUETOOTH audio data packet; correcting the BLUETOOTH audio data packet from the audio source based on the error correcting code; and in response to successfully receiving the BLUETOOTH audio data packet after the correction, transmitting an ACK message to the audio source. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A wireless audio system, comprising:
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a first wireless headphone configured to; receive, from an audio source, audio information using a first type of short-range wireless communication; in response to successfully receiving the audio information from the audio source, generate an error correcting code based on the audio information; and transmit an error correcting message including the error correcting code; and a second wireless headphone configured to; receive, from the audio source, the audio information using the first type of short-range wireless communication; receive, from the first wireless headphone, the error correcting message including the error correcting code; and in response to successfully receiving the audio information from the audio source based on the error correcting code, transmit an acknowledgement (ACK) message to the audio source, wherein one of the first and second wireless headphones works in a snoop mode to communicate with the audio source based on communication parameters of another one of the first and second wireless headphones, the first type of short-range wireless communication is based on a plurality of slots with a same duration, the first wireless headphone is configured to receive at least part of the audio information and transmit the error correcting message in a same slot, and the second wireless headphone is configured to transmit the ACK message in an immediately subsequent slot.
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