Seamless transitions between media modes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12003563-B2
Application number	US-202217952109-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2022
Priority date	Sep 23, 2022
Publication date	Jun 4, 2024
Grant date	Jun 4, 2024

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In a wireless audio system, a first wireless device may generate a first media stream associated with a first media mode and a second media stream associated with a second media mode, buffer the first media stream in accordance with a first latency time value for adjusting a first latency time of the first media stream and buffering the second audio stream, independently from the first media stream, in accordance with a second latency time value for adjusting a second latency time of the second media stream, and transmit a mixed media stream including the buffered first media stream mixed with the buffered second media stream to a second wireless device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for wireless communication at a first wireless device, comprising:
generating a first media stream associated with a first media mode and a second media stream associated with a second media mode;
buffering the first media stream in accordance with a first latency time value for adjusting a first latency time of the first media stream and buffering the second media stream, independently from the first media stream, in accordance with a second latency time value for adjusting a second latency time of the second media stream;
transmitting a mixed media stream including the buffered first media stream mixed with the buffered second media stream to a second wireless device;
mixing, after the buffering, the first media stream at a first sample rate and the second media stream at a second sample rate;
jointly encoding the mixed first media stream and the second media stream;
setting the first latency time value associated with the first media stream based at least in part on the first sample rate; and
resizing and shifting the second media stream between a transmission state at the first wireless device and an encoder input at the first wireless device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
terminating the second media stream associated with the second media mode; and
increasing, in response to terminating the second media stream, a latency of the first media stream.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
terminating the first media stream associated with the first media mode; and
transitioning from operating in a dual-media mode in which the first media stream and the second media stream are classified as independent from each other to operating in a single media mode based at least in part on terminating the first media stream.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
inserting an overlap add packet block into the first media stream and the second media stream prior to the mixing, wherein the overlap add packet block is associated with transitioning from operating in a dual-media mode in which the first media stream and the second media stream are classified as independent from each other to operating in a single media mode.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein mixing the first media stream and the second media stream comprises mixing the first media stream and the second media stream at a third sample rate prior to the mixing.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first media mode comprises a high quality mode and the second media mode comprises a low-latency mode.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless device comprises a media source device and the second wireless device comprises a media sink device.

8. A method for wireless communication at a first wireless device, comprising:
generating a first media stream associated with a first media mode and a second media stream associated with a second media mode;
buffering the first media stream in accordance with a first latency time value for adjusting a first latency time of the first media stream and buffering the second media stream, independently from the first media stream, in accordance with a second latency time value for adjusting a second latency time of the second media stream;
transmitting a mixed media stream including the buffered first media stream mixed with the buffered second media stream to a second wireless device;
refraining from jointly encoding the first media stream and the second media stream for a duration of the second latency time value;
disabling a first target wake time associated with the first media stream prior to mixing the first media stream at a first sample rate and the second media stream at a second sample rate;
enabling a second target wake time associated with the first media stream; and
mixing the first media stream and the second media stream based at least in part on the second target wake time.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
enabling the second target wake time associated with the first media stream; and
encoding the first media stream based at least in part on the second target wake time.

10. An apparatus for wireless communication at a first wireless device, comprising:
a processor;
memory coupled with the processor; and
instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
generate a first media stream associated with a first media mode and a second media stream associated with a second media mode;
buffer the first media stream in accordance with a first latency time value for adjusting a first latency time of the first media stream and to buffer the second media stream, independently from the first media stream, in accordance with a second latency time value for adjusting a second latency time of the second media stream;
transmit a mixed media stream including the buffered first media stream mixed with the buffered second media stream to a second wireless device;
mix, in time and after the buffering, the first media stream at a first sample rate and the media stream at a second sample rate;
jointly encode the first media stream and the second media stream;
set the first latency time value associated with the first media stream based at least in part on the first sample rate; and
resize and shift the second media stream between a transmission state at the first wireless device and an encoder input at the first wireless device.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
terminate the second media stream associated with the second media mode; and
increase, in response to terminating the second media stream, a latency of the first media stream.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
terminate the first media stream associated with the first media mode; and
transition from operating in a dual-media mode in which the first media stream and the second media stream are classified as independent from each other to operating in a single media mode based at least in part on terminating the first media stream.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
insert an overlap add packet block into the first media stream and the second media stream prior to the mixing, wherein the overlap add packet block is associated with transitioning from operating in a dual-media mode in which the first media stream and the second media stream are classified as independent from each other to operating in a single media mode.

14. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein mixing the first media stream and the second media stream comprises mixing the first media stream and the second media stream at a third sample rate prior to the mixing.

15. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first media mode comprises a high quality mode and the second media mode comprises a low-latency mode.

16. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first wireless device comprises a media source device and the second wireless device comprises a media sink device.

17. An apparatus for wireless communication at a first wireless device, comprising:
a processor;
memory coupled with the processor; and
instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
generate a first media stream associated with a first media mode and a second media stream associated with a second media mode;
buffer the fi

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Turner Richard
• Wojcieszak Laurent
• Rea Derrick
• Bhat Noojady Krishna Raghavendra
• Tirunagaru Bharath Kumar

Classifications

• H04L65/65 Primary

  Network streaming protocols, e.g. real-time transport protocol [RTP] or real-time control protocol [RTCP] · CPC title

• H04J3/0632

  Synchronisation of packets and cells, e.g. transmission of voice via a packet network, circuit emulation service [CES] (queuing arrangements in packet switching elements H04L49/90; synchronising systems for the synchronous transmission of a pulse code modulated video signal with one or more other pulse code modulated signals H04N7/56) · CPC title

• H04L65/80 Primary

  Responding to QoS · CPC title

• H04L65/70

  Media network packetisation · CPC title

• H04L65/61

  for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio · CPC title