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Audio rendering device and audio configurator device for audio stream selection, and related methods

US11080011B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 13, 2021
Grant dateAug 3, 2021
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W76/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Audio rendering devices comprising at least one audio rendering unit for playing audio streams, a processing circuit and a wireless communication unit for establishing wireless links and related method are disclosed. One audio rendering device is configured to receive a remote audio stream prioritization policy comprising one or more lists of associations between audio stream attributes and priority values, update a local audio stream prioritization policy based on the remote audio stream prioritization policy, identify audio streams available via wireless links, retrieve audio stream attributes of the available audio streams, select an available audio stream to be played among the available audio streams, based on the updated local audio stream prioritization policy and based on the audio stream attributes of the available audio streams, and play the selected audio stream, by the audio rendering unit of the audio rendering device.

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