Systems and methods for wireless surround sound

1 . A system for surround sound comprising:

a user device;

a central network element; and

a plurality of speakers,

wherein the central network element comprises a processor and a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the central network element to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from an A/V source and by the processor, an audio source data via a first interface;

transcoding, by the processor, the audio source data to generate a transcoded audio data comprising a plurality of channels of audio information;

extracting, by the processor, the plurality of channels of audio information from the transcoded audio data;

assigning, by the processor, the plurality of channels of audio information to the plurality of speakers on a one-to-one basis; and

streaming, by the processor and via a second interface different from the first interface, the plurality of channels of audio information to the plurality of speakers, wherein the plurality of channels of audio information streamed over the second interface comprise a physical layer protocol followed by a standard communication protocol header, followed by a transport layer protocol, followed by a standard communication protocol message and wherein the standard communication protocol message causes a digital signal processor connected via the second interface to apply an effects function to at least one of the plurality of channels of audio information before output by a speaker of the plurality of speakers.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one speaker of the plurality of speakers includes the digital signal processor locally within the at least one speaker.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

distributing, by the processor, a control command to at least one speaker of the plurality of speakers via the second interface.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the

standard communication protocol header identifies the plurality of channels of audio information as following a standard communication protocol.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the standard communication protocol defines an ability of each of the central network element, the user device, and the plurality of speakers to discover one another, to request transfer of data, to transmit confirmations on receipt of data, and to perform steps involved with transmitting data using at least one of the first interface or the second interface.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the physical layer protocol comprises at least one of IEEE 802.11 or IEEE 802.15 and the transport layer protocol comprises at least one of TCP/IP, UDP, or DCCP.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

enabling, by the processor, communications between the user device and the central network element via a third interface;

transmitting, by the processor, data to the user device via the third interface; and

receiving, by the processor, a control command from the user device via the third interface.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the third interface comprises a web application or a native application utilizing the standard communication protocol header.

9 . A method comprising:

receiving, from an A/V source and by a processor, an audio source data via a first interface;

transcoding, by the processor, the audio source data to generate a transcoded audio data comprising a plurality of channels of audio information;

extracting, by the processor, the plurality of channels of audio information from the transcoded audio data;

assigning, by the processor, the plurality of channels of audio information to a plurality of speakers on a one-to-one basis; and

streaming, by the processor and via a second interface different from the first interface, the plurality of channels of audio information to the plurality of speakers, wherein the plurality of channels of audio information streamed over the second interface comprise a physical layer protocol followed by a standard communication protocol header, followed by a transport layer protocol, followed by a standard communication protocol message and wherein the standard communication protocol message causes a digital signal processor connected via the second interface to apply an effects function to at least one of the plurality of channels of audio information before output by a speaker of the plurality of speakers.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

distributing, by the processor, a control command to at least one speaker of the plurality of speakers via the second interface.

11 . The method of claim 9 ,

wherein the standard communication protocol header identifies the plurality of channels of audio information as following a standard communication protocol.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

enabling, by the processor, communications between a user device and a central network element via a third interface;

transmitting, by the processor, data to the user device via the third interface; and

receiving, by the processor, a control command from the user device via the third interface.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the third interface comprises a web application or a native application utilizing the standard communication protocol header.

14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the physical layer protocol comprises at least one of IEEE 802.11 or IEEE 802.15 and the transport layer protocol comprises at least one of TCP/IP, UDP, or DCCP.

15 . An article of manufacture including a non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from an A/V source and by the processor, an audio source data via a first interface;

transcoding, by the processor, the audio source data to generate a transcoded audio data comprising a plurality of channels of audio information;

extracting, by the processor, the plurality of channels of audio information from the transcoded audio data;

assigning, by the processor, the plurality of channels of audio information to a plurality of speakers on a one-to-one basis; and

streaming, by the processor and via a second interface different from the first interface, the plurality of channels of audio information to the plurality of speakers, wherein the plurality of channels of audio information streamed over the second interface comprise a physical layer protocol followed by a standard communication protocol header, followed by a transport layer protocol, followed by a standard communication protocol message and wherein the standard communication protocol message causes a digital signal processor connected via the second interface to apply an effects function to at least one of the plurality of channels of audio information before output by a speaker of the plurality of speakers.

16 . The article of manufacture of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

distributing, by the processor, a control command to at least one speaker of the plurality of speakers via the second interface.

17 . The article of manufacture of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

standard communication protocol header identifies the plurality of channels of audio information as following a standard communication protocol.

18 . The article of manufacture of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

enabling, by the processor, communications between a user device and a central network element via a third interface;

transmitting, by the processor, data to the user device via the third interface; and

receiving, by the processor, a control command from the user device via the third interface.

19 . The article of manufacture of claim 18 , wherein the third interface comprises a web application or a native application utilizing the standard communication protocol header.

20 . The article of manufacture of claim 15 , wherein the physical layer protocol comprises at least one of IEEE 802.11 or IEEE 802.15 and the transport layer protocol comprises at least one of TCP/IP, UDP, or DCCP.