Multi-Protocol Wireless Audio Client Device
First Claim
1. A wireless audio client device, comprising:
- a set of peripherals, the set of peripherals includes a microphone, a speaker and an RF antenna;
processing circuitry in communication with the set of peripherals, the processing circuitry concurrently synchronizes to a clock of a first master device and to a clock of a second master device, and uses the set of peripherals to allow a user to bi-directionally and wirelessly communicate audio data with the first master device using a first communication protocol, and to bi-directionally and wirelessly communicate audio data with the second master device using a second communication protocol which is incompatible with the first communication protocol;
a microphone multiplexer including an input path to a microphone, and output paths to the processing circuitry, the microphone multiplexer is controllable based on a control mode of the processing circuitry; and
a speaker multiplexer including an output path to a speaker, and input paths from the processing circuitry, the speaker multiplexer is controllable based on the control mode of the processing circuitry.
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Abstract
A wireless audio client device such as a headset worn by a user allows the user to talk with multiple other devices using different communication protocols. In one approach, the wireless audio client device is a slave device which pairs with multiple master devices such as a game console and cell phone. The wireless audio client device uses a common set of peripherals such as a speaker, microphone, RF antenna, battery, status lights and control buttons. Processing circuitry is provided in one or more chips, to handle the different communication protocols. The wireless audio client device can automatically interrupt a game chat to allow the user to accept an incoming phone call, or can prompt the user to accept the call. Or, the wireless audio client device can play audio from the cell phone while the game chat continues.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless audio client device, comprising:
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a set of peripherals, the set of peripherals includes a microphone, a speaker and an RF antenna; processing circuitry in communication with the set of peripherals, the processing circuitry concurrently synchronizes to a clock of a first master device and to a clock of a second master device, and uses the set of peripherals to allow a user to bi-directionally and wirelessly communicate audio data with the first master device using a first communication protocol, and to bi-directionally and wirelessly communicate audio data with the second master device using a second communication protocol which is incompatible with the first communication protocol; a microphone multiplexer including an input path to a microphone, and output paths to the processing circuitry, the microphone multiplexer is controllable based on a control mode of the processing circuitry; and a speaker multiplexer including an output path to a speaker, and input paths from the processing circuitry, the speaker multiplexer is controllable based on the control mode of the processing circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless audio client device, comprising:
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a set of peripherals, the set of peripherals includes a microphone, a speaker and an RF antenna; and processing circuitry in communication with the set of peripherals, the processing circuitry uses the set of peripherals to allow a user to bi-directionally and wirelessly communicate audio data with a first master device using a first communication protocol, and to bi-directionally and wirelessly communicate audio data with a second master device using a different, second communication protocol, a first control mode of the processing circuitry is a talk and listen mode for the first master device, a second control mode of the processing circuitry is a talk and listen mode for the second master device, and the processing circuitry controls the set of peripherals to switch from the first control mode to the second control mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless audio client device, comprising:
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a set of peripherals, the set of peripherals includes a microphone, a speaker and an RF antenna; and processing circuitry in communication with the set of peripherals, the processing circuitry uses the set of peripherals to allow a user to bi-directionally and wirelessly communicate audio data with a first master device using a first communication protocol, and to bi-directionally and wirelessly communicate audio data with a second master device using a different, second communication protocol, a first control mode of the processing circuitry is a talk and listen mode for the first master device, a second control mode of the processing circuitry is a listen mode for the second master device combined with the talk and listen mode for the first master device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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