Wireless audio adapter
First Claim
1. An adapter for receiving a wireless digital signal that includes an audio signal and audio metadata concerning said audio signal from a portable electronic device, said adapter comprising:
- a Bluetooth wireless receiver for receiving the wireless digital signal from the portable electronic device in a Bluetooth digital format;
a microprocessor having format conversion software for converting the Bluetooth formatted audio signal in said wireless digital signal into an XM or Sirius satellite radio formatted audio signal;
XM or Sirius satellite metadata generating software for generating satellite radio formatted metadata based upon said received Bluetooth formatted audio metadata;
a switch for electrically coupling an output of said adapter to a satellite radio input of an audio system when said Bluetooth transceiver detects a Bluetooth transmission;
wherein said adapter provides the satellite radio formatted audio signal and metadata to the audio system such that said audio signal is reproduced by an audio output of said audio system and said metadata is displayed on a display of said audio system.
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Abstract
An adapter for receiving a wireless digital signal that includes an audio signal and audio metadata concerning the audio signal from a portable electronic device has a Bluetooth wireless receiver for receiving the wireless digital signal from the portable electronic device in a Bluetooth digital format. A microprocessor having format conversion software converts the Bluetooth formatted audio signal in the wireless digital signal into a satellite radio formatted audio signal. Satellite metadata generating software generates satellite radio formatted metadata based upon the received Bluetooth formatted audio metadata. A switch electrically couples an output of the adapter to a satellite radio input of an audio system when the Bluetooth transceiver detects a Bluetooth transmission. The adapter provides the satellite radio formatted audio signal and metadata to the audio system such that the audio signal is reproduced by an audio output of the audio system and the metadata is displayed on a display of the audio system. The adapter can also include an FM modulator that produces a frequency modulated output based upon the received Bluetooth formatted audio signal and metadata.
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17 Claims
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1. An adapter for receiving a wireless digital signal that includes an audio signal and audio metadata concerning said audio signal from a portable electronic device, said adapter comprising:
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a Bluetooth wireless receiver for receiving the wireless digital signal from the portable electronic device in a Bluetooth digital format; a microprocessor having format conversion software for converting the Bluetooth formatted audio signal in said wireless digital signal into an XM or Sirius satellite radio formatted audio signal; XM or Sirius satellite metadata generating software for generating satellite radio formatted metadata based upon said received Bluetooth formatted audio metadata; a switch for electrically coupling an output of said adapter to a satellite radio input of an audio system when said Bluetooth transceiver detects a Bluetooth transmission; wherein said adapter provides the satellite radio formatted audio signal and metadata to the audio system such that said audio signal is reproduced by an audio output of said audio system and said metadata is displayed on a display of said audio system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An accessory for receiving a Bluetooth signal that includes an audio signal and audio metadata concerning said audio signal from a mobile phone, said accessory comprising:
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a wireless receiver for receiving the Bluetooth signal from the mobile phone in a first digital format; a microprocessor having format conversion software for converting the audio signal in said Bluetooth signal from said first format into an XM or Sirius satellite radio receiver formatted audio signal; XM or Sirius satellite metadata generating software for generating satellite radio receiver formatted metadata based upon said received audio metadata from the mobile phone; wherein said accessory provides the satellite radio receiver formatted audio signal and metadata to the audio system such that said audio signal is reproduced by the satellite radio receiver and said metadata is displayed on a display of said satellite radio receiver. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of transferring audio data and associated audio metadata from a portable electronic device to an XM or Sirius satellite radio receiver, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting and receiving a Bluetooth signal containing audio data and metadata relating to said audio data from the portable electronic device; converting the received audio data and audio metadata to an XM or Sirius satellite format capable of being received by the radio receiver; and coupling the converted audio data and metadata to the radio receiver such that an audio output is produced by said radio receiver based upon the audio data and the audio metadata is displayed on a display of the radio receiver. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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