Audio correlation selection scheme

An apparatus, comprising:

• a microphone configured to capture proximate sound and an audio stream, the proximate sound including an indicator, the indicator including an audio chirp, the audio stream including audio content, and the proximate sound output via a speaker at a second wireless device;
• a wireless receiver configured to detect a wireless audio stream containing the audio content transmitted by the second wireless device;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• initiate a search, in response to capturing, via the microphone, the proximate sound including the indicator, for the wireless audio stream containing the audio content transmitted by the second wireless device,
• detect, via the wireless receiver, the wireless audio stream containing the audio content transmitted by the second wireless device,
• determine a delay between the proximate sound captured via the microphone and the audio content contained in the wireless audio stream,
• detect a substantial match based on a substantial similarity between the proximate sound captured via the microphone and the audio content contained in the wireless audio stream in combination with the determined delay falling within an expected range, and
• establish a wireless connection with the second wireless device.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for capturing proximate sound, the proximate sound including an indicator, the indicator including an audio chirp, and an audio stream including audio content, the proximate sound output via a speaker at a wireless device;
• means for searching, in response to capturing the proximate sound including the indicator, for a wireless audio stream containing the audio content transmitted by the wireless device;
• means for detecting the wireless audio stream containing the audio content transmitted by the wireless device;
• means for determining a delay between the sound captured via the microphone and the audio content contained in the wireless audio stream;
• means for detecting a substantial match based on a substantial similarity between the captured proximate sound and the audio content contained in the wireless audio stream in combination with the determined delay falling within an expected range;
• and
• means for establishing a wireless connection with the wireless device.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, the stored computer-executable instructions configured to cause a first wireless device to:

• listen, via a microphone, in a proximate environment;
• capture a sound via the microphone, the sound including an indicator, the indicator including an audio chirp, and an audio stream including audio content, the sound played, via a speaker at a second wireless device, in the proximate environment;
• search, in response to capturing the sound including the indicator, for a wireless audio stream containing audio content transmitted by the second wireless device;
• detect, via a wireless receiver, the wireless audio stream containing the audio content transmitted by the second wireless device;
• determine a delay between the sound captured via the microphone and the audio content contained in the wireless audio stream;
• detect a substantial match based on a substantial similarity between the sound captured via the microphone and the audio content contained in the wireless audio stream in combination with the determined delay falling within an expected range;
• and
• establish a wireless connection with the second wireless device.