Operating more than one wireless communication protocol with a hearing device

A wireless communication device, the wireless communication device comprising:

• a memory storing a first wireless communication protocol and a second wireless communication protocol,
• the first wireless communication protocol for streaming audio, and
• the second wireless communication protocol configured to transmit advertising packets on one or more advertising channels;
• a controller, electronically coupled to the memory, for controlling transmission and reception of packets based on requests from the first wireless communication protocol and the second wireless communication protocol;
• and
• a shared transceiver, electronically coupled to the controller, for transmitting or receiving the packets,
• wherein
• the controller is configured to:
• increase a time duration between beginnings of advertising packets transmitted during an advertising event of the second wireless communication protocol,
• align a timing of the first wireless communication protocol and the second wireless communication protocol to reduce overlapping requests to access the shared transceiver from the first wireless communication protocol and the second wireless communication protocol, and
• select a request from the second wireless communication protocol over a request from the first wireless communication protocol based on priority of the second wireless communication protocol.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, which when executed by a processor cause a hearing device or wireless communication device to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• aligning a timing of audio frames of a first wireless communication protocol with a timing of advertising events of a second wireless communication protocol to reduce overlapping requests to access a shared transceiver from the first wireless communication protocol and the second wireless communication protocol;
• increasing a time duration between beginnings of advertising packets transmitted during an advertising event of the second wireless communication protocol;
• receiving a first request to access the shared transceiver of the wireless communication device from the first wireless communication protocol and receiving a second request to access the transceiver of the wireless communication device from the second wireless communication protocol;
• and
• selecting the second request from the second wireless communication protocol to be executed based on priority of the second wireless communication protocol over the first wireless communication protocol.