BEACON SYSTEM TO IMPROVE WIRELESS AUDIO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HEADSET COMMUNICATION DEVICES
First Claim
1. A headset communication device, comprising:
- a computer-readable storage medium; and
at least one processor coupled to the computer-readable storage medium and configured to;
transmit, via a dedicated virtual communication channel of a wireless communication protocol, local beacon data to one or more remote headset communication devices within a work environment, each headset communication device associated with a respective worker within the work environment and being configured to communicate using the wireless communication protocol to enable wireless voice conferencing between the workers without use of a base station;
discover a remote headset communication device included in the one or more remote headset communication devices by receiving, via the dedicated virtual communication channel of the wireless communication protocol, remote beacon data that is transmitted by the remote headset communication device and that is different from the local beacon data;
responsive to discovering the remote headset communication device, automatically synchronize, based on the remote beacon data, the headset communication device with the remote headset communication device; and
after synchronizing the headset communication device with the remote headset communication device, transmit, via one or more additional virtual communication channels of the wireless communication protocol, local audio communication data to the one or more remote headset communication devices.
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Abstract
A headset communication device includes at least one processor configured to transmit, via a dedicated virtual communication channel of a wireless communication protocol, local beacon data to one or more remote headset communication devices within a work environment, to discover a remote headset communication device included in the one or more remote headset communication devices by receiving, via the dedicated virtual communication channel of the wireless communication protocol, remote beacon data that is transmitted by the remote headset communication device, to automatically synchronize, based on the remote beacon data, the headset communication device with the remote headset communication device, and, to transmit, via one or more additional virtual communication channels of the wireless communication protocol, local audio communication data to the one or more remote headset communication devices.
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29 Claims
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1. A headset communication device, comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium; and at least one processor coupled to the computer-readable storage medium and configured to; transmit, via a dedicated virtual communication channel of a wireless communication protocol, local beacon data to one or more remote headset communication devices within a work environment, each headset communication device associated with a respective worker within the work environment and being configured to communicate using the wireless communication protocol to enable wireless voice conferencing between the workers without use of a base station; discover a remote headset communication device included in the one or more remote headset communication devices by receiving, via the dedicated virtual communication channel of the wireless communication protocol, remote beacon data that is transmitted by the remote headset communication device and that is different from the local beacon data; responsive to discovering the remote headset communication device, automatically synchronize, based on the remote beacon data, the headset communication device with the remote headset communication device; and after synchronizing the headset communication device with the remote headset communication device, transmit, via one or more additional virtual communication channels of the wireless communication protocol, local audio communication data to the one or more remote headset communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of a headset communication device to:
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transmit, via a dedicated virtual communication channel of a wireless communication protocol, local beacon data to one or more remote headset communication devices within a work environment, each headset communication device associated with a respective worker within the work environment and being configured to communicate using the wireless communication protocol to enable wireless voice conferencing between the workers without use of a base station; discover a remote headset communication device included in the one or more remote headset communication devices by receiving, via the dedicated virtual communication channel of the wireless communication protocol, remote beacon data that is transmitted by the remote headset communication device and that is different from the local beacon data; responsive to discovering the remote headset communication device, automatically synchronize, based on the remote beacon data, the headset communication device with the remote headset communication device; and after synchronizing the headset communication device with the remote headset communication device, transmit, via one or more additional virtual communication channels of the wireless communication protocol, local audio communication data to the one or more remote headset communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A headset communication device, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to; transmit, via a wireless communication protocol, first communication data to one or more remote headset communication devices within an environment, each headset communication device being associated with a respective user within the work environment and being configured to communicate using the wireless communication protocol to enable voice communication between the users without use of a base station; receive, via the communication protocol, second communication data that is transmitted by a remote headset communication device included in the one or more remote headset communication devices; responsive to determining that the second communication data includes a defined signal, synchronize the headset communication device with the remote headset communication device by resetting an internal time counter to match a time counter of the remote headset communication device as indicated by the defined signal; and after synchronizing the headset communication device with the remote headset communication device, transmit, via the wireless communication protocol, third communication data to the one or more remote headset communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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