US 12,732,658 B1 · Interference mitigation for wireless data transmission

Abstract

A media playback system may include features for mitigating interference. The media playback system may include a display device such as a smart TV that wirelessly transmits audio data to one or more listening devices such as earbuds, headphones, etc. The media playback system may include a remote control that can communicate using the same or similar frequencies and/or channels used for transmitting audio data. The media playback system may therefore use the radio(s) of the remote control to measure interference as a position removed from the smart TV and potentially closer to the listening device. This measurement may better reflect the listening device's ability to receive data packets reliably than a measurement of interference taken only at the location of the smart TV.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

receiving, by a media device, a first request for media content;
receiving, by the media device from a remote-control device, first data including at least a first value representing a first measurement of interference corresponding to a first wireless communication channel and a second value representing a second measurement of interference corresponding to a second wireless communication channel;
determining, based on at least the first data, to send audio data via the first wireless communication channel;
and
based on the determining to send audio data via the first wireless communication channel, sending first audio data corresponding to the media content via the first wireless communication channel.

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An electronic device comprising:

at least one processor;
and
at least one memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
receive, from a remote-control device, first data including at least a first value representing a first measurement of interference corresponding to a first wireless communication channel and a second value representing a second measurement of interference corresponding to a second wireless communication channel;
determine, based on at least the first data, to send audio data corresponding to media content via the first wireless communication channel;
and
send first audio data via the first wireless communication channel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Interference mitigation for wireless data transmission

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Interference mitigation for wireless data transmission

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Abstract

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