Extending synchronous media playback to a bluetooth-only sink device in a connected media environment

An apparatus, comprising:

• one or more processors configured to calculate an initial presentation time stamp (PTS) value indicating a local playback time for one or more media packets to be streamed to a first sink device via a wireless local area network (WLAN) link;
• a receiver configured to receive a delay report from a second sink device, the delay report including a time delay associated with a wireless personal area network (WPAN) link between the apparatus and the second sink device;
• and
• a transmitter configured to:
• transmit the one or more media packets to the first sink device via the WLAN link, wherein the one or more media packets transmitted via the WLAN link include a recalculated PTS value based on the initial PTS value and the time delay indicated in the delay report received from the second sink device;
• and
• transmit the one or more media packets to the second sink device via the WPAN link, wherein the one or more media packets are transmitted via the WPAN link at a time prior to the recalculated PTS value based on the time delay indicated in the delay report received from the second sink device.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for calculating a presentation time stamp (PTS) value indicating a local playback time for one or more media packets to be streamed to a first sink device via a wireless local area network (WLAN) link;
• means for receiving a delay report from a second sink device, the delay report indicating a time delay associated with a wireless personal area network (WPAN) link between the apparatus and the second sink device;
• means for recalculating the PTS value based on the time delay indicated in the delay report received from the second sink device;
• means for transmitting the one or more media packets to the first sink device via the WLAN link, wherein the one or more media packets transmitted via the WLAN link include the recalculated PTS value;
• and
• means for transmitting the one or more media packets to the second sink device via the WPAN link, wherein the one or more media packets are transmitted via the WPAN link at a time prior to the recalculated PTS value based on the time delay indicated in the delay report received from the second sink device.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, the computer-executable instructions configured to cause a source device to:

• calculate a presentation time stamp (PTS) value indicating a local playback time for one or more media packets to be streamed to a first sink device via a wireless local area network (WLAN) link;
• receive a delay report from a second sink device, the delay report indicating a time delay associated with a wireless personal area network (WPAN) link between the source device and the second sink device;
• recalculate the PTS value based on the time delay indicated in the delay report received from the second sink device;
• transmit the one or more media packets to the first sink device via the WLAN link, wherein the one or more media packets transmitted via the WLAN link include the recalculated PTS value;
• and
• transmit the one or more media packets to the second sink device via the WPAN link, wherein the one or more media packets are transmitted via the WPAN link at a time prior to the recalculated PTS value based on the time delay indicated in the delay report received from the second sink device.