Synchronized Multichannel Data

• US 20150333820A1
• Filed: 07/27/2015
• Published: 11/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Toivanen, Timo J., Saari, Jarmo, Hentunen, Kari
• Granted Patent: US 9,762,317 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/26 at least one of which is mobile
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

An apparatus including a wireless configuration interface system configured to assist in establishing a wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with at least one device; and a wireless short range communication system which, after the wireless communication connection has been established with the at least one device, is configured to separately transmit to each of the at least one device at least one channel of multichannel media for either at least two of the devices to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media, or at least two of the apparatus and the at least one device to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media.

Claims

1-18. -18. (canceled)

19. A method comprising:

presenting on a touch screen of an apparatus a plurality of indicia corresponding to channels of multichannel media;

based upon the apparatus being moved into close proximity to a first device, establishing a wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with the first device via a first type of connectivity;

after a user has selected a first one of the indicia on the touch screen corresponding to at least a first one of the channels, and based upon the establishment of the wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with the first device via the first type of connectivity, the apparatus associating the first device with the first channel for playing of the first channel by the first device; and

after the wireless short range communication connection has been established between the apparatus and the first device and after the apparatus associating the first device with the first channel for playing of the first channel by the first device, transmitting the first channel of the multichannel media from the apparatus to the first device.

20. A method as in claim 19 where the indicia comprises a plurality of separate indicia each having an indication to a user of the apparatus how to associate the one of the channels with the first device and at least one other device.

21. A method as in claim 19 where the indicia comprises a channel diagram corresponding to a 5.1 surround sound setup.

22. A method as in claim 19 where the indicia comprises an indicate to a user to tap an icon on the touch screen and touch the apparatus to the first device to associate the first device with the first channel.

23. A method as in claim 19 where the wireless short range communication connection is a NFC connection.

24. A method as in claim 23 where transmitting the first channel of the multichannel media from the apparatus to the first device is via a different second type of connectivity which does not comprises the NFC connection.

25. An apparatus comprising:

a user interface,

a wireless short range communication system comprising electronic circuitry which is configured to separately transmit at least one channel of multichannel media for;

at least two devices to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media, and/or

at least two of the apparatus and at least one device to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media;

a controller connected to the user interface, where the controller comprises at least one processor, and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to;

allow a user to use the user interface to selectively configure which of the channels are assigned to each of the apparatus and/or the device(s), where after a user has selected a first indicia on the user interface corresponding to at least a first one of the channels, and based upon an establishment of a wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with the first device, the apparatus associates the first device with the first channel for playing of the first channel by the first device.

26. An apparatus as in claim 25 where the controller is configured to present on the user interface a plurality of the indicia corresponding to each of the channels of multichannel media;

and based upon the apparatus being moved into close proximity to the first device, establish a wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with the first device via a first type of connectivity, where the wireless short range communication system is configured to separately transmit the at least one channel of multichannel media via a second different type of connectivity.

27. An apparatus as in claim 26 where the controller is configured to display a plurality of separate indicia on the user interface, including the first indicia, at a same time, where each of the indicia has an indication to the user regarding how to associate the channels with the first device and at least one other device and/or the apparatus.

28. An apparatus as in claim 25 where the controller is configured to display on the user interface a channel diagram corresponding to a 5.1 surround sound setup along with the first indicia at a same time.

29. An apparatus as in claim 25 where the controller is configured to display on the user interface the first indicia comprising an indication to a user to tap an icon on the user interface and touch the apparatus to the first device to associate the first device with the first channel.

30. An apparatus as in claim 25 further comprising a NFC wireless configuration interface comprising electronic circuitry configured to assist in establishing a wireless short range communication connection by the wireless short range communication system of the apparatus with the first device, where the wireless configuration interface is configured to communicate with the first device via a first type of connectivity comprising NFC communication.

31. An apparatus as in claim 30 where the wireless short range communication system is configured to separately transmit the at least one channel of multichannel media to the device(s) via a different second type of connectivity which does not comprise NFC communication.

32. An apparatus comprising:

a wireless configuration interface comprising electronic circuitry configured to assist in establishing a wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with at least one device, where the wireless configuration interface is configured to communicate with the at least one device via a first type of connectivity; and

a wireless short range communication system comprising electronic circuitry which, after the wireless short range communication connection has been established with the at least one device, is configured to separately transmit to the at least one device at least one channel of multichannel media via a second type of connectivity for either;

at least two of the devices to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media, or

at least two of the apparatus and the at least one device to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media; and

a controller connected to the wireless short range communication system, where the controller is configured to control synchronization for the channels over at least one wireless protocol.

33. An apparatus as in claim 32 where the controller is configured to control synchronization for the channels over two or more different wireless protocol.

34. An apparatus as in claim 32 further comprising a user interface, where the controller is connected to the user interface, where the controller comprises at least one processor, and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

allow a user to use the user interface to selectively configure which of the channels are assigned to each of the apparatus and/or the device(s), where after a user has selected a first indicia on the user interface corresponding to at least a first one of the channels, and based upon an establishment of a wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with the first device, the apparatus associates the first device with the first channel for playing of the first channel by the first device.

35. An apparatus as in claim 34 where the controller is configured to present on the user interface a plurality of the indicia corresponding to each of the channels of multichannel media;

and based upon the apparatus being moved into close proximity to the first device, establish a wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with the first device via a first type of connectivity, where the wireless short range communication system is configured to separately transmit the at least one channel of multichannel media via a second different type of connectivity.

36. An apparatus as in claim 35 where the controller is configured to display a plurality of separate indicia on the user interface, including the first indicia, at a same time, where each of the indicia has an indication to the user regarding how to associate the channels with the first device and at least one other device and/or the apparatus.

37. An apparatus as in claim 34 where the controller is configured to display on the user interface a channel diagram corresponding to a 5.1 surround sound setup along with the first indicia at a same time.

38. An apparatus as in claim 34 where the controller is configured to display on the user interface the first indicia comprising an indication to a user to tap an icon on the user interface and touch the apparatus to the first device to associate the first device with the first channel.

39. An apparatus as in claim 34 further comprising a NFC wireless configuration interface comprising electronic circuitry configured to assist in establishing a wireless short range communication connection by the wireless short range communication system of the apparatus with the first device, where the wireless configuration interface is configured to communicate with the first device via a first type of connectivity comprising NFC communication.

40. An apparatus as in claim 39 where the wireless short range communication system is configured to separately transmit the at least one channel of multichannel media to the device(s) via a different second type of connectivity which does not comprise NFC communication.