Reduced Latency for Initial Connection to Local Wireless Networks

A computer/server for controlling a local wireless network, the local wireless network providing a connection for one or more programmable personal mobile communications devices to a public display/address system through a local wireless network, the computer/server comprising:

• one or more processing units coupled to a memory holding instructions for one or more processing units;
• wherein the one or more processing units are programmed to make a connection for a selected programmable personal mobile communications device to the public display/address system over the local wireless network in a minimized time interval by:
• receiving signals through the local wireless network to initiate communications connection from a selected programmable personal mobile communications device to the public display/address system through the local wireless communications network;
• initializing the processing of communications data from the selected programmable personal mobile communications device for playback over the public display/address system;
• waiting for incoming communications data from the selected programmable personal mobile communications device;
• sending signals through the local wireless network to the selected programmable personal mobile communications device to initiate connection from the selected programmable personal mobile communications device to the public display/address system through the local wireless network;
• receiving an initial packet of communications data over the local wireless network from the selected programmable personal mobile communications device;
• and
• responsive to the step of receiving the initial communications data packet, switching into a communications processing state to playback the communications data from the selected programmable personal mobile communications device over the public display/address system.

A method of operating a programmable personal mobile communications device in connecting the device to a public display/address system through a local wireless communications network, comprising:

• receiving signals to initiate connection to the public display/address system through the local wireless communications network;
• initiating capture of communications data from the programmable personal mobile communications device into frames for transmission over the local wireless network;
• transmitting the frames encapsulating the communications data over the local wireless network to establish a stream of the frames of audiocommunications data over the local wireless network;
• and
• thereafter changing status indication on the personal mobile communications device to show connection of personal mobile communications device to the public display/address system;
• whereby latency in making the connection between the personal mobile communications device and the public display/address system is reduced.

A programmable personal mobile communications device connectable to a public display/address system over a local wireless network, the programmable personal mobile communications device comprising:

• one or more processing units coupled to a memory holding instructions for one or more processing units;
• wherein the one or more processing units are programmed so that the programmable personal mobile communications device makes a connection to the public display/address system over the local wireless network by:
• receiving signals to initiate connection to the public display/address system through the local wireless communications network;
• initiating capture of communications display/data from the programmable personal mobile communications device into frames for transmission over the local wireless network;
• transmitting the frames encapsulating the communications data over the local wireless network to establish a stream of the frames of communications data over the local wireless network;
• and
• thereafter changing status indication on the personal mobile communications device to show connection of personal mobile communications device to the public display/address system;
• whereby latency in making the connection between the personal mobile communications device and the public display/address system is reduced.