Method and apparatus for audio streaming

A first data sink device comprising:

• a near-field transceiver;
• a far-field RF transceiver;
• a processor coupled to the transceivers and configured to:
• receive wirelessly streaming data from a source device via a first far-field RF communications link with the far-field RF transceiver;
• detect a formation of a near-field body area network (BAN) communications link with the near-field transceiver between the first data sink device and a second data sink device;
• and
• send authentication credentials, required to set up a second far-field RF communications link between the data source device and the second data sink device, from the first data sink device to the second data sink device over the near-field body area network (BAN) communications link in response to detecting formation of the near-field BAN communications link.

A data source device comprising:

• a far-field RF transceiver;
• a processor coupled to the far-field RF transceiver;
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• wirelessly transmit data to a first data sink device via a first far-field RF communications link with the far-field RF transceiver;
• receive authentication credentials, required to set up a second far-field RF communications link between the data source device and a second data sink device from the first data sink device via the far-field RF transceiver,
• wherein the authentication credentials were received by the first data sink device over a near-field body area network (BAN) communications link between the first data sink device and the second data sink device;
• and
• wirelessly transmit data to the second data sink device via the second far-field RF communications link with the far-field RF transceiver.