MOBILE AUDIO STREAM BROADCASTING METHOD AND SYSTEM

• US 20150195857A1
• Filed: 03/19/2014
• Published: 07/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
• Inventors: PAN, YI-AN, LEE, CHUNG-LING
• Granted Patent: US 9,241,356 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/30 Connection release
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A mobile audio stream broadcasting method has steps as follows: establishing a fist Bluetooth (BT) connection between a mobile device and at least one of a plurality of BT speakers; detecting connection signal strength and designating the BT speaker with maximum of connection signal strength as a first BT target speaker; establishing a second BT connection; transmitting an audio stream data to the first BT target speaker for broadcasting music via the second BT connection; detecting connection signal strength of the first BT target speaker continuously and automatically via the first BT connection; determining whether connection signal strength of the first BT target speaker is lower than a preset threshold value; if connection signal strength of the first BT target speaker is lower than the preset threshold value, then disconnecting the first and the second BT connections between the mobile device and the first BT target speaker.

Claims

1. A mobile audio stream broadcasting method, comprising steps as follows:

searching for a plurality of Bluetooth speakers, using a mobile device, in a space;

finding at least one of the Bluetooth speakers, using the mobile device, within a first effective radius range taking the mobile device as the center;

establishing a first Bluetooth connection between the mobile device and at least one of the Bluetooth speakers;

determining whether an identification code of at least one of the Bluetooth speakers corresponds to a preset identification code by the mobile device via the first Bluetooth connection;

detecting a connection signal strength of the Bluetooth speaker corresponding to the preset identification code and designating the Bluetooth speaker with maximum of the connection signal strength as a first Bluetooth target speaker, if the identification code of at least one of the Bluetooth speakers corresponds to the preset identification code;

establishing a second Bluetooth connection between the mobile device and the first Bluetooth target speaker;

transmitting an audio stream data to the first Bluetooth target speaker by the mobile device via the second Bluetooth connection for audio-stream broadcasting;

detecting the connection signal strength of the first Bluetooth target speaker continuously and automatically by the mobile device via the first Bluetooth connection;

determining whether the connection signal strength of the first Bluetooth target speaker is lower than a preset threshold value;

maintaining the first Bluetooth connection and the second Bluetooth connection between the mobile device and the first Bluetooth target speaker, if the connection signal strength of the first Bluetooth target speaker is not lower than the preset threshold value; and

transmitting a control signal by the mobile device to control the first Bluetooth target speaker to enter into a standby state and disconnecting the first Bluetooth connection and the second Bluetooth connection between the mobile device and the first Bluetooth target speaker, if the connection signal strength of the first Bluetooth target speaker is lower than the preset threshold value, and returning back to the space, finding and designating a second Bluetooth target speaker within a second effective radius range taking the mobile device as the center, and establishing the first Bluetooth connection and the second Bluetooth connection with the second Bluetooth target speaker, transmitting the audio stream data to the second Bluetooth target speaker by the mobile device via the second Bluetooth connection for audio-stream broadcasting.

2. The mobile audio stream broadcasting method according to claim 1, wherein after the step that maintaining the first Bluetooth connection and the second Bluetooth connection between the mobile device and the first Bluetooth target speaker, if the connection signal strength of the first Bluetooth target speaker is not lower than the preset threshold value, it returns back to the step that detecting the connection signal strength of the first Bluetooth target speaker continuously and automatically.

3. The mobile audio stream broadcasting method according to claim 1, after the step that determining whether an identification code of at least one of the Bluetooth speakers corresponds to a preset identification code by the mobile device via the first Bluetooth connection, further comprising a step as follows:

disconnecting the first Bluetooth connection between the mobile device and the Bluetooth speaker not corresponding to the preset identification code, if the identification code of at least one of the Bluetooth speakers does not correspond to the preset identification code.

4. The mobile audio stream broadcasting method according to claim 1, wherein before the step that detecting the connection signal strength of the first Bluetooth target speaker continuously and automatically by the mobile device via the first Bluetooth connection, further comprising:

transmitting an address code to the first Bluetooth target speaker by the mobile device via the first Bluetooth connection.

5. A mobile audio stream broadcasting system, comprising:

a mobile device; and

a plurality of Bluetooth speakers, the mobile audio stream broadcasting system searching for a plurality of Bluetooth speakers in a space and finding at least one of the Bluetooth speakers, using the mobile device, within a first effective radius range taking the mobile device as the center;

wherein a first Bluetooth connection is established between the mobile device and at least one of the Bluetooth speakers and the mobile device determines whether an identification code of at least one of the Bluetooth speakers corresponds to a preset identification code via the first Bluetooth connection;

wherein a connection signal strength of the Bluetooth speaker corresponding to the preset identification code is detected and the Bluetooth speaker with maximum of the connection signal strength is designated as a first Bluetooth target speaker, if the identification code of at least one of the Bluetooth speakers corresponds to the preset identification code, a second Bluetooth connection between the mobile device and the first Bluetooth target speaker is established, and an audio stream data is transmitted to the first Bluetooth target speaker by the mobile device via the second Bluetooth connection for audio-stream broadcasting;

wherein the mobile device detects the connection signal strength of the first Bluetooth target speaker continuously and automatically by the mobile device via the first Bluetooth connection and determines whether the connection signal strength of the first Bluetooth target speaker is lower than a preset threshold value;

wherein the first Bluetooth connection and the second Bluetooth connection between the mobile device and the first Bluetooth target speaker are maintained, if the connection signal strength of the first Bluetooth target speaker is not lower than the preset threshold value;

wherein the mobile device transmits a control signal to control the first Bluetooth target speaker to enter into a standby state and disconnects the first Bluetooth connection and the second Bluetooth connection between the mobile device and the first Bluetooth target speaker, if the connection signal strength of the first Bluetooth target speaker is lower than the preset threshold value, and it returns back to the space, finds and designates a second Bluetooth target speaker within a second effective radius range taking the mobile device as the center, and the first Bluetooth connection and the second Bluetooth connection with the second Bluetooth target speaker are established, and the audio stream data is transmitted to the second Bluetooth target speaker by the mobile device via the second Bluetooth connection for audio-stream broadcasting.

6. The mobile audio stream broadcasting system according to claim 5, wherein the first Bluetooth connection between the mobile device and the Bluetooth speaker not corresponding to the preset identification code is disconnected, if the identification code of at least one of the Bluetooth speakers does not correspond to the preset identification code.

7. The mobile audio stream broadcasting system according to claim 5, wherein an address code is transmitted to the first Bluetooth target speaker by the mobile device via the first Bluetooth connection.