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Communication of audio control signals for wireless audio output devices

  • US 8,064,422 B2
  • Filed: 08/27/2010
  • Issued: 11/22/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless audio output device communications system, comprising:

  • a wireless transceiver for transmitting audio content to an audio output device and for transmitting audio control commands between the audio output device and a host device, wherein the audio control commands conform to a wireless audio control protocol for transmitting audio control commands to and from the audio output device; and

    a converter that provides an application-level translation between the audio control protocol for transmitting the audio control commands and a host device control protocol for controlling an audio source on the host device, the converter further providing to the host device, a converted audio control signal that controls a selected audio control function and conforms to the host device control protocol;

    wherein the audio control protocol and the host device control protocol both define application-level audio commands.

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