Concurrent audio streaming to multiple wireless audio output devices

US11233836B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

• Natalia A. Fornshell · Campbell, US
• Aarti Kumar · Los Altos, US
• Astrid Yi · Sunnyvale, US
• Deepak Iyer · Santa Clara, US
• Brian D. Pietsch · Foster City, US
• Cesar de Camargo Barscevicius · San Mateo, US
• Alexander Richter · Oberwürschnitz, DE
• Ashraya Arya · San Jose, US
• Sarang S. Ranade · San Jose, US
• Michael J. Giles · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 31, 2019
• Grant date: Jan 25, 2022
• Expiry date: May 31, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W76/15
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A device providing concurrent audio streaming to multiple wireless audio output devices may include at least one processor configured to receive a user selection of at least two paired audio output devices. The at least one processor may be further configured to connect to each of the at least two of the paired audio output devices. The at least one processor may be further configured to synchronize at least one audio output synchronization parameter across each of the at least two of the paired audio output devices. The at least one processor may be further configured to concurrently stream a respective audio stream to each of the at least two of the paired audio output devices.