US 2008/0076489 A1 · Physically and electrically-separated, data-synchronized data sinks for wireless systems

Abstract

Wireless systems having a plurality of physically and electrically-separated data sinks. An exemplary wireless system includes first and second data sinks having no physical or electrical connection therebetween. The first and second data sinks each include a wireless communication device, e.g., a radio frequency (RF) receiver or transceiver configured to receive data signals over one or more single-access wireless links or over a multi-access wireless link. The first and second data sinks in exemplary embodiments may comprise audio data sinks, e.g., stereo speakers, left-ear and right-ear earphones (e.g., earbuds or canalphones), left-ear and right-ear circum-aural over-the-ear headphones, etc. At least one of the first and second data sinks may also be coupled to a wireless transmitter and accompanying data source (e.g., a microphone or sensor), so as to provide, for example, two-way communications between a user and an external data device (e.g., a cellular telephone).

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Dependent claims

A wireless system, comprising:

a first wireless receiver coupled to a first data sink;
and
a second wireless receiver coupled to a second data sink,
wherein said first and second data sinks have no physical or electrical connection between them, and said first and second wireless receivers are operable to reduce a differential latency between data received by said first wireless receiver and data received by said second wireless receiver.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Physically and electrically-separated, data-synchronized data sinks for wireless systems

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Physically and electrically-separated, data-synchronized data sinks for wireless systems

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Abstract

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