Apparatus and method for an audio channel switching wireless device
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- detecting a plurality of audio sources within communication range of a wireless device;
establishing an audio link with a pre-determined number of audio source devices of the detected audio sources; and
providing, via one or more selected device audio channels, audio streams to a user of the wireless device, wherein the audio streams are from one or more of the predetermined number of audio source devices with an established audio link to the wireless device.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for an audio channel switching headset are described. The method includes detection of a plurality of audio sources within communication range of a wireless headset device. Once the plurality of audio sources are detected, an audio link may be established with a pre-determined number of the selected audio sources. Finally, a user of the headset device is provided, via a plurality of headset audio channels, access to each audio source within an established audio link. Accordingly, a user of such a headset device may listen to audio sources simultaneously or may toggle between various audio sources using a mechanical switch or voice-activated toggling of audio sources. Furthermore, a user may request additional audio channels, which are enabled by a host device, which multiplexes multiple audio sources with a single device audio link.
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39 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting a plurality of audio sources within communication range of a wireless device;
establishing an audio link with a pre-determined number of audio source devices of the detected audio sources; and
providing, via one or more selected device audio channels, audio streams to a user of the wireless device, wherein the audio streams are from one or more of the predetermined number of audio source devices with an established audio link to the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20)
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11. A computer readable storage medium including program instructions that direct a computer to function in a specified manner when executed by a processor, the program instructions comprising:
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detecting a plurality of audio sources within communication range of a wireless device;
establishing an audio link with a pre-determined number of audio source devices of the detected audio sources; and
providing, via one or more device audio channels, audio streams to a user of the wireless device wherein the audio streams are from one or more selected audio source devices with an established audio link to the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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21. A method comprising:
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receiving, by an audio source device, a request from a wireless device for a combined audio link;
generating an audio link with a requested audio source device;
combining the generated audio link with an audio link between the audio source device and the wireless device, thereby forming the combined audio link; and
providing, via the combined audio link, combined audio streams from the audio source device and the requested audio source device, to the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer readable storage medium including program instructions that direct a computer to function in a specified manner when executed by a processor, the program instructions comprising:
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receiving, by an audio source device, a request from a wireless device for a combined audio link;
generating an audio link with a requested audio source device;
combining the generated audio link with an audio link between the audio source device and the wireless device, thereby forming the combined audio link; and
providing, via the combined audio link, combined audio streams from the audio source device and the requested audio source device, to the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor to establish an audio link with a pre-determined number of audio sources within communication range of the apparatus;
a communications interface coupled to the processor, the communications interface to generate an audio channel for each of the pre-determined detected audio source device, and to provider the user of the apparatus with access to each audio channel device; and
a channel selection unit to receive a selection from the user for one or more of the generated audio channels, and provide the selected channels to the user via the communications interface. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A system comprises:
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one or more audio source devices; and
a host device including an audio link combination unit to combine a generated audio link to a requested audio source device with an audio link between the host device and a wireless device, thereby forming a combined audio link; and
provide, via the combined audio link, combined audio streams from the audio source device and the requested audio source device, to the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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