APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS AUDIO NETWORK MANAGEMENT

摘要

Electronic apparatus and method are provided for management of communication s between channel master (e.g. audio player), responding device (e.g. remote control/headphones) and, optionally, passive devices (e.g. headphones) wirelessly connected in a wireless audio network. The channel master transmits, and the responding device receives, audio signals and network management information. Profile negotiation means communicates application profiles for the devices, establishing at least one application profile whic h is common to them and designating a selected, common application profile for use in associating the devices. Channel selection means selects a channel fo r the communications using an ordered selection of channels (PCS) obtained fro m scanning the channels for idle channels and ordering the scanned channels according to priority based on channel quality. Normalized control and statu s interfaces establish interoperability between devices which use different da ta streams to communicate in the network.