IP Library Granted Patent US 12,262,189
Granted Patent B2
US 12,262,189 · App. 17/897,322 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Audio transmission method and electronic device

Inventor: Deng Zhao (Dongguan, DE)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04S3/008G10L19/008H04S2400/01
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Patent No.
US 12,262,189
App. No.
17/897,322
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An audio transmission method is performed by a first electronic device, the first electronic device is connected to a second electronic device through wireless communication, and the second electronic device includes a first channel playback apparatus and a second channel playback apparatus. The audio transmission method includes: obtaining target audio, and decoding the target audio into a first channel audio signal and a second channel audio signal; and transmitting the first channel audio signal to the first channel playback apparatus through an ultra wide band transport protocol, and transmitting the second channel audio signal to the second channel playback apparatus through the ultra wide band transport protocol.

Claims (43)

1. An audio transmission method, performed by a first electronic device, wherein the first electronic device is connected to a second electronic device through wireless communication, the second electronic device comprises a first channel playback apparatus and a second channel playback apparatus, and the audio transmission method comprises:

obtaining target audio, and decoding the target audio into a first channel audio signal and a second channel audio signal; and

in a case that a transmission bandwidth required for transmitting the first channel audio signal and the second channel audio signal is greater than a preset bandwidth, transmitting a first channel audio signal in a first bandwidth to the first channel playback apparatus through an ultra wide band transport protocol, and transmitting a first channel audio signal in a second bandwidth to the first channel playback apparatus through a Bluetooth transport protocol; and transmitting a second channel audio signal in a third bandwidth to the second channel playback apparatus through the ultra wide band transport protocol, and transmitting a second channel audio signal in a fourth bandwidth to the second channel playback apparatus through the Bluetooth transport protocol, wherein

a sum of the first bandwidth and the second bandwidth is a bandwidth required for transmitting the first channel audio signal; and a sum of the third bandwidth and the fourth bandwidth is a bandwidth required for transmitting the second channel audio signal.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

invoking media access control (MAC) and a physical layer (PHY) in the ultra wide band transport protocol through an alternate medium access control/physical layer (AMP) controller and a protocol adaptation layer (PAL) in the Bluetooth transport protocol, transmitting the first channel audio signal to the first channel playback apparatus, and transmitting the second channel audio signal to the second channel playback apparatus.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after the obtaining the target audio, and decoding the target audio into the first channel audio signal and the second channel audio signal, the method further comprises:

in a case that the transmission bandwidth required for transmitting the first channel audio signal and the second channel audio signal is less than or equal to the preset bandwidth, transmitting the first channel audio signal to the first channel playback apparatus through the Bluetooth transport protocol, and transmitting the second channel audio signal to the second channel playback apparatus through the Bluetooth transport protocol.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device is connected to the second electronic device through Bluetooth connection.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device is provided with a first Bluetooth chip and a second Bluetooth chip, the first Bluetooth chip is used to encode the first channel audio signal, and transmit the encoded first channel audio signal to the first channel playback apparatus based on the ultra wide band transport protocol, and the second Bluetooth chip is used to encode the second channel audio signal, and transmit the encoded second channel audio signal to the second channel playback apparatus based on the ultra wide band transport protocol; or

the first electronic device is provided with a single Bluetooth chip, and the single Bluetooth chip is used to encode the first channel audio signal and the second channel audio signal, transmit the encoded first channel audio signal to the first channel playback apparatus based on the ultra wide band transport protocol, and transmit the encoded second channel audio signal to the second channel playback apparatus based on the ultra wide band transport protocol.

6. An electronic device, wherein the electronic device is a first electronic device, the first electronic device is connected to a second electronic device through wireless communication, the second electronic device comprises a first channel playback apparatus and a second channel playback apparatus, and the first electronic device comprises a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, and the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the first electronic device to perform:

obtaining target audio, and decoding the target audio into a first channel audio signal and a second channel audio signal; and

in a case that a transmission bandwidth required for transmitting the first channel audio signal and the second channel audio signal is greater than a preset bandwidth, transmitting a first channel audio signal in a first bandwidth to the first channel playback apparatus through an ultra wide band transport protocol, and transmitting a first channel audio signal in a second bandwidth to the first channel playback apparatus through a Bluetooth transport protocol; and transmitting a second channel audio signal in a third bandwidth to the second channel playback apparatus through the ultra wide band transport protocol, and transmitting a second channel audio signal in a fourth bandwidth to the second channel playback apparatus through the Bluetooth transport protocol, wherein

a sum of the first bandwidth and the second bandwidth is a bandwidth required for transmitting the first channel audio signal; and a sum of the third bandwidth and the fourth bandwidth is a bandwidth required for transmitting the second channel audio signal.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the first electronic device to further perform:

invoking media access control (MAC) and a physical layer (PHY) in the ultra wide band transport protocol through an alternate medium access control/physical layer (AMP) controller and a protocol adaptation layer (PAL) in the Bluetooth transport protocol, transmitting the first channel audio signal to the first channel playback apparatus, and transmitting the second channel audio signal to the second channel playback apparatus.

8. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the first electronic device to further perform:

in a case that the transmission bandwidth required for transmitting the first channel audio signal and the second channel audio signal is less than or equal to the preset bandwidth, transmitting the first channel audio signal to the first channel playback apparatus through the Bluetooth transport protocol, and transmitting the second channel audio signal to the second channel playback apparatus through the Bluetooth transport protocol.

9. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the first electronic device is connected to the second electronic device through Bluetooth connection.

10. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the first electronic device is provided with a first Bluetooth chip and a second Bluetooth chip, the first Bluetooth chip is used to encode the first channel audio signal, and transmit the encoded first channel audio signal to the first channel playback apparatus based on the ultra wide band transport protocol, and the second Bluetooth chip is used to encode the second channel audio signal, and transmit the encoded second channel audio signal to the second channel playback apparatus based on the ultra wide band transport protocol; or

the first electronic device is provided with a single Bluetooth chip, and the single Bluetooth chip is used to encode the first channel audio signal and the second channel audio signal, transmit the encoded first channel audio signal to the first channel playback apparatus based on the ultra wide band transport protocol, and transmit the encoded second channel audio signal to the second channel playback apparatus based on the ultra wide band transport protocol.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor of a first electronic device cause the first electronic device to perform:

obtaining target audio, and decoding the target audio into a first channel audio signal and a second channel audio signal; and

in a case that a transmission bandwidth required for transmitting the first channel audio signal and the second channel audio signal is greater than a preset bandwidth, transmitting a first channel audio signal in a first bandwidth to a first channel playback apparatus through an ultra wide band transport protocol, and transmitting a first channel audio signal in a second bandwidth to the first channel playback apparatus through a Bluetooth transport protocol; and transmitting a second channel audio signal in a third bandwidth to a second channel playback apparatus through the ultra wide band transport protocol, and transmitting a second channel audio signal in a fourth bandwidth to the second channel playback apparatus through the Bluetooth transport protocol, wherein

a sum of the first bandwidth and the second bandwidth is a bandwidth required for transmitting the first channel audio signal; and a sum of the third bandwidth and the fourth bandwidth is a bandwidth required for transmitting the second channel audio signal; wherein

the first electronic device is connected to a second electronic device through wireless communication, the second electronic device comprises the first channel playback apparatus and the second channel playback apparatus.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the first electronic device to further perform:

invoking media access control (MAC) and a physical layer (PHY) in the ultra wide band transport protocol through an alternate medium access control/physical layer (AMP) controller and a protocol adaptation layer (PAL) in the Bluetooth transport protocol, transmitting the first channel audio signal to the first channel playback apparatus, and transmitting the second channel audio signal to the second channel playback apparatus.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the first electronic device to further perform:

in a case that the transmission bandwidth required for transmitting the first channel audio signal and the second channel audio signal is less than or equal to the preset bandwidth, transmitting the first channel audio signal to the first channel playback apparatus through the Bluetooth transport protocol, and transmitting the second channel audio signal to the second channel playback apparatus through the Bluetooth transport protocol.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the first electronic device is connected to the second electronic device through Bluetooth connection.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the first electronic device is provided with a first Bluetooth chip and a second Bluetooth chip, the first Bluetooth chip is used to encode the first channel audio signal, and transmit the encoded first channel audio signal to the first channel playback apparatus based on the ultra wide band transport protocol, and the second Bluetooth chip is used to encode the second channel audio signal, and transmit the encoded second channel audio signal to the second channel playback apparatus based on the ultra wide band transport protocol; or

the first electronic device is provided with a single Bluetooth chip, and the single Bluetooth chip is used to encode the first channel audio signal and the second channel audio signal, transmit the encoded first channel audio signal to the first channel playback apparatus based on the ultra wide band transport protocol, and transmit the encoded second channel audio signal to the second channel playback apparatus based on the ultra wide band transport protocol.

16. A computer program product, wherein the computer program product is stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program product is executed by at least one processor of a first electronic device, steps of the audio transmission method according to claim 1 are implemented; wherein

the first electronic device is connected to a second electronic device through wireless communication, the second electronic device comprises the first channel playback apparatus and the second channel playback apparatus.

17. The computer program product according to claim 16 , wherein the computer program product, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the first electronic device to further perform:

invoking media access control (MAC) and a physical layer (PHY) in the ultra wide band transport protocol through an alternate medium access control/physical layer (AMP) controller and a protocol adaptation layer (PAL) in the Bluetooth transport protocol, transmitting the first channel audio signal to the first channel playback apparatus, and transmitting the second channel audio signal to the second channel playback apparatus.

18. The computer program product according to claim 16 , wherein the computer program product, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the first electronic device to further perform:

in a case that the transmission bandwidth required for transmitting the first channel audio signal and the second channel audio signal is less than or equal to the preset bandwidth, transmitting the first channel audio signal to the first channel playback apparatus through the Bluetooth transport protocol, and transmitting the second channel audio signal to the second channel playback apparatus through the Bluetooth transport protocol.

19. The computer program product according to claim 16 , wherein the first electronic device is connected to the second electronic device through Bluetooth connection.

20. The computer program product according to claim 16 , wherein the first electronic device is provided with a first Bluetooth chip and a second Bluetooth chip, the first Bluetooth chip is used to encode the first channel audio signal, and transmit the encoded first channel audio signal to the first channel playback apparatus based on the ultra wide band transport protocol, and the second Bluetooth chip is used to encode the second channel audio signal, and transmit the encoded second channel audio signal to the second channel playback apparatus based on the ultra wide band transport protocol; or

the first electronic device is provided with a single Bluetooth chip, and the single Bluetooth chip is used to encode the first channel audio signal and the second channel audio signal, transmit the encoded first channel audio signal to the first channel playback apparatus based on the ultra wide band transport protocol, and transmit the encoded second channel audio signal to the second channel playback apparatus based on the ultra wide band transport protocol.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2025
From: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Reel/Frame 073133/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2022
From: ZHAO, DENG
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060922/0625 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010181286.3 · Mar 16, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021079725 · Mar 9, 2021
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