US 2026/0304086 A1 · High Bitrate Audio Wireless Communication

Abstract

Various arrangements are presented that can help preserve bandwidth, such as for audio communications involving high fidelity audio being transmitted to wireless earbuds. A first earbud can receive an audio packet from an audio source device that includes stereo audio separately encoded as a first monophonic channel and a second monophonic channel. The first earbud can determine that it successfully received the audio packet. The second earbud may not successfully receive the audio packet. Thus, the second earbud can make a request to the first earbud. The first earbud can then directly transmit to the second earbud, audio data for only the second monophonic channel from the audio packet. Each earbud can then output its respective monophonic audio channel.

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Dependent claims

A method for audio communications, the method comprising:

receiving, by a first earbud, an audio packet from an audio source device comprising audio separately encoded as a first channel and a second channel;
determining, by the first earbud, that the audio packet was successfully received by the first earbud;
determining, by a second earbud, that the audio packet was not successfully received by the second earbud;
in response to determining that the audio packet was not successfully received by the second earbud, transmitting, by the second earbud, a request to the first earbud;
in response to the request, transmitting, by the first earbud directly to the second earbud, audio data for only the second channel from the audio packet;
outputting by the first earbud, audio for the first channel from the audio packet;
and
outputting, by the second earbud, audio for the second channel from the audio data received from the first earbud.

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An audio system, comprising:

a first audio output device, comprising:
a first speaker;
a first wireless communication interface;
and
a first processing system, comprising one or more processors, that is in communication with the first speaker and the first wireless communication interface, wherein the first processing system is configured to:
receive, via the first wireless communication interface, an audio packet from an audio source device comprising stereo audio separately encoded as a first channel and a second channel;
determine that the audio packet was successfully received by the first audio output device;
receive a request from a second audio output device;
in response to the request, transmit directly to the second audio output device, audio data for only the second channel from the audio packet;
output audio for the first channel from the audio packet via the first speaker;
and
the second audio output device, comprising:
a second speaker;
a second wireless communication interface;
and
a second processing system, comprising one or more processors, that is in communication with the second speaker and the second wireless communication interface, wherein the second processing system is configured to:
determine that the audio packet was not successfully received by the second wireless communication interface;
in response to determining that the audio packet was not successfully received by the second wireless communication interface, transmit the request to the first audio output device;
receive directly from the first audio output device, audio data for only the second channel from the audio packet;
and
output audio for the second channel from the audio data received from the first audio output device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

High Bitrate Audio Wireless Communication

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Abstract

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