Rendering A Media Stream By Wireless Devices Sharing Device Identifiers And Encryption Keys

A method of enabling short-range communications among wireless devices, comprising:

• receiving by a passive sink device an encryption key, an active sink device address, and a source device address from an active sink device that has negotiated a communication link with a source device;
• using the received encryption key, the received active sink device address, and the received source device address to passively receive at the passive sink device a media stream transmitted from the source device to the active sink device;
• and
• transmitting a signal by the passive sink device configured to cause the source device to retransmit a portion of the media stream.

A computing device, comprising:

• a wireless transceiver;
• and
• a processor coupled to the wireless transceiver and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
• receiving an encryption key, an active sink device address, and a source device address from an active sink device that has negotiated a communication link with a source device;
• using the received encryption key, the received active sink device address and the received source device address to passively receive a media stream transmitted from the source device to the active sink device;
• and
• sending information about the media stream to the active sink device, wherein the information is configured to cause the active sink device to instruct the source device to take an action to improve reception of the media stream by the passive sink device.

A computing device, comprising:

• a wireless transceiver;
• and
• a processor coupled to the wireless transceiver and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
• receiving an encryption key, an active sink device address, and a source device address from an active sink device that has negotiated a communication link with a source device;
• using the received encryption key, the received active sink device address, and the received source device address to passively receive a media stream transmitted from the source device to the active sink device;
• and
• transmitting a signal configured to cause the source device to retransmit a portion of the media stream.