Private audio streaming at point of sale
AssigneeGN Hearing A/S
InventorBrian Dam Pedersen
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Abstract
A point of sale system includes: a transceiver; an activator; and a processing unit; wherein the transceiver is configured for, upon activation of the activator, detecting radio frequency signals transmitted from at least one device; wherein the processing unit is configured for: associating a measurement value with each of the at least one device, selecting a device from the at least one device for reception of an audio stream, based on the measurement value of the device fulfilling at least one selection criteria, and operating the transceiver to transmit the audio stream to the selected device.
Claims19
A point of sale system comprising:
- a transceiver;
- an activator;
- and
- a processing unit;
- wherein the transceiver is configured for, upon activation of the activator, detecting radio frequency signals transmitted from a plurality of devices;
- wherein the processing unit is configured for:
- obtaining measurement values associated respectively with the plurality of devices based on the detected radio frequency signals,
- selecting a device from the plurality of devices for reception of an audio stream, based on at least one of the measurement values fulfilling at least one selection criteria, and
- operating the transceiver to transmit the audio stream to the selected device;
- and
- wherein the processing unit is configured to select the device after the measurement values are obtained.
A method of streaming audio data from a point of sale system to a hearing device, wherein the point of sale system comprises a transceiver and an activator, comprising:
- activating the activator in response to a request from a user of the hearing device for a securely transmitted audio stream from the point of sale system to the hearing device;
- searching for radio signals from a plurality of devices including the hearing device receivable by the transceiver of the point of sale system;
- identifying one of the received radio signals having a highest signal strength;
- selecting a device from the plurality of devices that is associated with the identified one of the received radio signals;
- and
- transmitting the audio stream from the point of sale system to the selected device.
A hearing aid configured to communicate with a point of sale system, comprising:
- a processing unit;
- and
- a wireless transceiver;
- wherein the wireless transceiver is configured to:
- send a request for a securely transmitted audio stream to be provided from the point of sale system, the point of sale system configured to select one of a plurality of devices including the hearing aid, and
- receive the audio stream from the point of sale system after the point of sale system has selected the hearing aid as a receiving device based at least in part on a measurement value associated with the hearing aid.
A point of sale system comprising:
- a transceiver;
- an activator;
- and
- a processing unit;
- wherein the transceiver is configured for, upon activation of the activator, detecting radio frequency signals transmitted from multiple devices;
- wherein the processing unit is configured for:
- obtaining measurement values associated with the respective devices based on the detected radio frequency signals, the measurement values comprising at least a first measurement value and a second measurement value,
- selecting one of the devices for reception of an audio stream, based on the measurement values of the devices, and
- operating the transceiver to transmit the audio stream to the selected device;
- and
- wherein the processing unit is configured to select one of the devices after the measurement values are obtained.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.