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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 26, 2019
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Clarke S. Watson, San Carlos, CA (US);

Benjamin W. Cook, San Francisco, CA (US);

Axel D. Berny, San Francisco, CA (US);

Jason A. Trachewsky, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/12 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04L 1/16 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04L 1/16 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04L 2001/0092 (2013.01); H04L 2001/0097 (2013.01); H04R 2420/05 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01);
Abstract

A wireless speaker audio system configured to receive audio information wirelessly transmitted by an audio source including first and second wireless transceivers. The first wireless transceiver establishes a bidirectional secondary wireless link with the audio source for receiving and acknowledging receipt of the audio information. The first and second wireless transceivers communicate with each other via a primary wireless link. A wireless audio system including an audio source and first and second wireless transceivers. The first and second wireless transceivers communicate via a primary wireless link. The audio source communicates audio information to the first wireless transceiver via a secondary wireless link which is configured according to a standard wireless protocol. The first wireless transceiver is configured to acknowledge successful reception of audio information via the secondary wireless link. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.


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