Method and system for optimized architecture for bluetooth streaming audio applications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8989661-B2
Application number	US-21542005-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2005
Priority date	Aug 30, 2005
Publication date	Mar 24, 2015
Grant date	Mar 24, 2015

Abstract

Methods and systems for processing data are disclosed herein and may include compressing audio information on-chip within a Bluetooth® transceiver chip utilizing an audio codec implemented within the Bluetooth® transceiver chip. The audio codec may be a low complexity sub-band codec (SBC). An audio stream with the audio information may be generated outside the Bluetooth® transceiver chip. The audio stream may be generated via an audio/video distribution transport protocol (AVDTP) external to the Bluetooth® transceiver chip. A data channel may be established by the Bluetooth® transceiver chip between a Bluetooth® enabled device and a peer Bluetooth® device, for communicating the established audio stream to the Bluetooth® transceiver chip for compression. The data channel may be established utilizing a logical link control and adaptation protocol (L2CAP) and/or an advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for processing data, the method comprising:
in a Bluetooth transceiver chip comprising at least one on-chip processor, wherein said at least one on-chip processor performs the function of:
compressing audio information received by said Bluetooth transceiver chip, wherein said compressing utilizes an on-chip audio codec implemented within said at least one on-chip processor; and
generating outside said Bluetooth transceiver chip an audio stream comprising said audio information, wherein said audio stream is generated via an audio/video distribution transport protocol (AVDTP) external to said Bluetooth transceiver chip.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said audio codec comprises a low complexity sub-band codec (SBC).

3. The method according to claim 1 , comprising establishing a data channel by said Bluetooth transceiver chip between a Bluetooth enabled host device and a peer Bluetooth device, for communicating said established audio stream to said Bluetooth transceiver chip for compression.

4. The method according to claim 3 , comprising establishing said data channel utilizing one or both of a logical link control and adaptation protocol (L2CAP) and/or an advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP).

5. The method according to claim 1 , comprising determining within said Bluetooth transceiver chip, a frame size of at least one audio frame comprising said compressed audio information.

6. The method according to claim 5 , comprising formatting within said Bluetooth transceiver chip said at least one audio frame, based on said determined frame size.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein said formatting comprises one or both of fragmenting said at least one audio frame and/or combining a plurality of said at least one audio frames.

8. The method according to claim 6 , comprising formatting said at least one audio frame via an audio/video distribution transport protocol (AVDTP) implemented within said Bluetooth transceiver chip.

9. The method according to claim 1 , comprising acquiring from outside said Bluetooth transceiver chip, said audio information via a pulse code modulation (PCM) wired connection.

10. A system for processing data, the system comprising:
at least one processor within a Bluetooth transceiver chip, said at least one processor enables compressing of audio information received by said Bluetooth transceiver chip, wherein said compressing utilizes an on-chip audio codec implemented within said at least one on-chip processor,
wherein said at least one processor enables receiving an audio stream comprising said audio information, via a protocol stack that is external to said Bluetooth transceiver chip, wherein said received audio stream is generated via an audio/video distribution transport protocol (AVDTP) within said protocol stack that is external to said Bluetooth transceiver chip.

11. The system according to claim 10 , wherein said audio codec comprises a low complexity sub-band codec (SBC).

12. The system according to claim 10 wherein said at least one processor enables establishing a data channel a Bluetooth enabled host device and a peer Bluetooth device, for communicating said established audio stream to said Bluetooth transceiver chip for compression.

13. The system according to claim 12 , wherein said data channel is established utilizing one or both of a logical link control and adaptation protocol (L2CAP) and/or an advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP) within said protocol stack that is external to said Bluetooth transceiver chip.

14. The system according to claim 10 , wherein said at least one processor enables determining on-chip, of a frame size of at least one audio frame comprising said compressed audio information.

15. The system according to claim 10 , wherein said at least one processor enables formatting on-chip, of at least one audio frame comprising said compressed audio information based on a determined frame size.

16. The system according to claim 15 , wherein said at least one processor enables formatting said at least one audio frame on-chip by one or both of fragmenting said at least one audio frame and/or combining a plurality of said at least one audio frames.

17. The system according to claim 15 , wherein said at least one processor enables formatting on-chip, of said at least one audio frame via an audio/video distribution transport protocol (AVDTP).

18. The system according to claim 10 , wherein said at least one processor enables acquiring on-chip, of said audio information via a pulse code modulation (PCM) wired connection.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with computer executable instructions for processing data to perform steps comprising:
in a Bluetooth transceiver chip comprising at least one on-chip processor, wherein said at least one on-chip processor performs the function of:
compressing audio information received by said Bluetooth transceiver chip, wherein said compressing utilizes an on-chip audio codec implemented within said at least one on-chip processor; and
generating outside of said Bluetooth transceiver chip, an audio stream comprising said audio information, wherein said audio stream is generated via an audio/video distribution transport protocol (AVDTP) external to said Bluetooth transceiver chip.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 19 , wherein said audio codec comprises a low complexity sub-band codec (SBC).

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 19 , comprising code for establishing a data channel via said Bluetooth transceiver chip between a Bluetooth enabled host device and a peer Bluetooth device, for communicating said established audio stream to said Bluetooth transceiver chip for compression.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 21 , comprising code for establishing said data channel utilizing one or both of a logical link control and adaptation protocol (L2CAP) and/or an advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP).

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 19 , comprising code for determining within said Bluetooth transceiver chip, a frame size of at least one audio frame comprising said compressed audio information.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 23 , comprising:
code for formatting within said Bluetooth transceiver chip said at least one audio frame, based on said determined frame size, wherein said formatting comprises one or both of fragmenting said at least one audio frame and/or combining a plurality of said at least one audio frames; and
code for formatting said at least one audio frame via an audio/video distribution transport protocol (AVDTP) implemented within said Bluetooth transceiver chip.

Assignees

• Hillyard Jason
• Hulvey Robert
• Walley John
• Zhodzishsky Victor
• Broadcom Corp

Inventors

• Hillyard Jason
• Hulvey Robert
• Walley John
• Zhodzishsky Victor

Classifications

• G10L19/0208

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• H04L65/607

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L29/06027

  Electricity · mapped topic

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