Real-time Relay of Wireless Communications

A method comprising:

• at a first wireless audio output device configured as a secondary device to a source device in a first piconet and configured as a primary device to a second wireless audio output device in a second piconet:
• receiving a message indicating that an audio packet transmitted by the source device via the first piconet was received by the second wireless audio output device;
• and
• transmitting, via the second piconet, a request for the audio packet.

A method comprising:

• at a first wireless audio output device configured as a secondary device to a second wireless audio output device in a first piconet, wherein the second wireless audio output device is configured as a primary device to the second wireless audio output device in the first piconet and is configured as a secondary device to a source device in a second piconet:
• transmitting a message to the second wireless audio output device, the message indicating that an audio packet transmitted by the source device was received by the first wireless audio output device;
• and
• receiving, via the second piconet, a request for at least a portion of the audio packet.

A first wireless audio output device, comprising:

• a transceiver configured to connect to a source device in a first piconet and to connect to a second wireless audio output device in a second piconet;
• and
• a processor configured to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a message indicating that an audio packet transmitted by the source device via the first piconet was received by the second wireless audio output device;
• and
• transmitting, via the transceiver, a request for at least a portion of the audio packet via the second piconet.