IP Library Granted Patent US 8,644,532
Granted Patent B2
US 8,644,532 · App. 12/172,147 · Granted Feb 4, 2014

Channel coordination between a wireless earphone and a transmitter

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Patent No.
US 8,644,532
App. No.
12/172,147
Granted
Feb 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of the present invention includes coordinating tuning to the same channel of a radio band wherein the following steps are performed: tuning to a channel, within a radio band, that uses a side band; receiving control information in the side band of the channel; and processing the received audio information in the channel using the control information.

Claims (7)

1. A method of coordinating tuning to the same channel of a radio band comprising: first synchronizing a FM transmitter (FMT) block to a second FM receiver (FMR) block that receives audio information regarding a channel to be tuned to; finding a channel to be tuned to; second synchronizing again the FMT block to the second FMR block; tuning to the found channel, within a radio band, that uses a side band; receiving control information in the side band of the channel; and processing the received audio information in the channel using the control information, wherein the audio information is transmitted onto the channel after the second synchronization step is performed.

2. A method of coordinating tuning, as recited in claim 1 , wherein during processing, outputting the received radio information.

3. A method of coordinating tuning, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the processing is performed using an identification (ID), within the received audio information, as the control information.

4. A method of coordinating tuning, as recited in claim 3 , wherein comparing the ID to a predetermined ID and only if there is a match between the ID and the predetermined ID match, outputting the received audio information.

5. A method of coordinating tuning, as recited in claim 1 , wherein during processing, encrypting the received audio information using an encryption key as the control information.

6. A method of coordinating tuning, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the tuning step causes tuning to an alternative frequency.

7. A method of coordinating tuning, as recited in claim 1 , wherein during the processing step, determining whether or not the channel is occupied and if so, searching for a clear channel.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2025
From: NXP B.V.; NXP USA, INC.
To: VELOCITY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 070169/0257 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2015
From: QUINTIC MICROELECTRONICS (WUXI) CO., LTD.
To: NXP B.V.
Reel/Frame 034854/0262 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2015
From: NXP B.V.
To: QUINTIC MICROELECTRONICS (WUXI) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034752/0761 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2015
From: NXP B.V.
To: QUINTIC MICROELECTRONICS (WUXI) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034747/0893 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2014
From: QUINTIC HOLDINGS
To: QUINTIC MICROELECTRONICS (WUXI) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034037/0541 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2008
From: ZHANG, YIFENG; TZOU, KOU-HU; HONG, PENGYI; GUO, HANGWEI
To: QUINTIC HOLDINGS
Reel/Frame 021228/0123 →