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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
May. 06, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Aarti Kumar, Los Altos, CA (US);
Joseph M. Williams, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Dhandapani Dharumalingam, Fremont, CA (US);
Taylor G. Carrigan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method performed by a first electronic device that is communicatively coupled to a wireless headset, the method includes, while engaged in a call with a second electronic device, communicating with the wireless headset via a bi-directional wireless audio connection; determining that a joint media playback session has been initiated in which the first and second electronic devices are to independently stream media content for separate playback by both of the first and second electronic devices while engaging in the call; and switching to communicate with the wireless headset via a uni-directional wireless audio connection based on a determination of one or more capabilities of the wireless headset, wherein a mix of 1) one or more signals associated with the call and 2) an audio signal of the media content is transmitted to the wireless headset over the uni-directional wireless audio connection.