Methods, systems, and devices for transferring control of wireless communication devices

摘要

A wireless communication device can include one or more control circuits, a wireless communication circuit, and an audio output device. The one or more control circuits can receive audio source information identifying an audio source from a paired wireless communication device, and can detect whether the paired wireless communication device is within a communication radius. Where it is, the wireless communication device can receive single-channel audio information from the paired wireless communication device for delivery to the audio output device. However, where it is not, the wireless communication device can connect to the audio source using the audio source information, receive multi-channel audio information from the audio source, and deliver the multi-channel audio information to the audio output device.

主权项

1. A method in a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
receiving, with a wireless communication circuit, single-channel audio information across a network from a paired wireless communication device; also receiving, with the wireless communication circuit, audio source information identifying a remote electronic device from which transmission of the single-channel audio information originated; delivering, with one or more control circuits operable with the wireless communication circuit, the single-channel audio information to an output device; detecting, with the one or more control circuits, the paired wireless communication device disconnecting from the wireless communication circuit; connecting, with the wireless communication circuit, the wireless communication device to the remote electronic device identified by the audio source information; receiving, with the wireless communication circuit, multi-channel audio information across the network from the remote electronic device; and in response to the disconnecting, delivering, with the one or more control circuits operable with the wireless communication circuit, the multi-channel audio information to the output device.