Granted Patent B2

US 12,446,084 · App. 17/780,079 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Inventors: Yanzhi Yu (Shanghai, CN); Ziquan Zhou (Shanghai, CN); Hao Li (Shanghai, CN); Long Wang (Shanghai, CN)

Assignee: SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.

H04W76/15H04R5/04H04R2420/07

Abstract

Claims (52)

1. An audio data transmission method for a wireless earphone, wherein a play mode adopted by the wireless earphone comprises a first play mode and a second play mode, and the method comprises:

determining whether the first play mode currently adopted by the wireless earphone satisfies a transmission bandwidth required by to-be-played audio data at least based on parameter information of the to-be-played audio data; and

based on the first play mode not satisfying the transmission bandwidth required by the to-be-played audio data, transmitting the to-be-played audio data through a connection channel corresponding to the second play mode;

wherein said transmitting the to-be-played audio data through the connection channel corresponding to the second play mode comprises:

determining a play mode switching duration;

transmitting pre-cached audio data through a connection channel corresponding to the first play mode, so that the wireless earphone performs audio data precaching before switching, wherein a duration of the pre-cached audio data is determined based on the play mode switching duration; and

transmitting the to-be-played audio data through the connection channel corresponding to the second play mode from a termination position of the pre-cached audio data.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein prior to transmitting the to-be-played audio data through the connection channel corresponding to the second play mode from a termination position of the pre-cached audio data, said transmitting the to-be-played audio data through the connection channel corresponding to the second play mode further comprises:

during a period when the wireless earphone plays the pre-cached audio data, establishing the connection channel corresponding to the second play mode with the wireless earphone; or

during the period when the wireless earphone plays the pre-cached audio data, activating the connection channel corresponding to the second play mode which has been established with the wireless earphone in advance.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein based on the first play mode not satisfying the transmission bandwidth required by the to-be-played audio data, prior to transmitting the to-be-played audio data through the connection channel corresponding to the second play mode, the method further comprises: determining whether to switch the play mode at least based on power consumption information of the wireless earphone and/or preset switching delay tolerance,

wherein based on determining to switch the play mode, the to-be-played audio data is transmitted through the connection channel corresponding to the second play mode.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second play mode is a Wi-Fi play mode, and the connection channel corresponding to the Wi-Fi play mode is a Wi-Fi connection channel, a process for establishing the Wi-Fi connection channel comprises:

sending Wi-Fi network configuration information, wherein the Wi-Fi network configuration information instructs the wireless earphone to establish the Wi-Fi connection channel directly or indirectly with an audio data sender which transmits the to-be-played audio data.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the Wi-Fi network configuration information is sent through a connection channel corresponding to the first play mode.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the audio data sender comprises a server and a smart device, wherein the smart device is configured to send the Wi-Fi network configuration information.

7. The method according to claim 4 , wherein said transmitting the to-be-played audio data through a connection channel corresponding to the second play mode comprises:

sending play indication information, wherein the play indication information indicates the wireless earphone to acquire the to-be-played audio data from the audio data sender through the Wi-Fi connection channel.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the play indication information is sent through the connection channel corresponding to the first play mode or the connection channel corresponding to the second play mode.

9. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the process for establishing the Wi-Fi connection channel further comprises:

when a preset connection channel switching condition is triggered, receiving connection channel switching request information;

determining a connection channel switching duration based on a number of Wi-Fi connection channels supported by the wireless earphone simultaneously;

transmitting the pre-cached audio data through a current Wi-Fi connection channel, so that the wireless earphone performs audio data precaching before switching, wherein a duration of the pre-cached audio data is determined based on the connection channel switching duration;

sending updated Wi-Fi network configuration information, where the updated Wi-Fi network configuration information instructs the wireless earphone to establish an updated Wi-Fi connection channel directly or indirectly with an updated audio data sender; and

transmitting the to-be-played audio data through the updated Wi-Fi connection channel from a termination position of the pre-cached audio data.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein before or while or after the updated Wi-Fi connection channel is established, the process for establishing the Wi-Fi connection channel further comprises:

releasing the current Wi-Fi connection channel.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the process for establishing the Wi-Fi connection channel further comprises:

based on play of the pre-cached audio data being completed before the updated Wi-Fi connection channel is established, playing the to-be-played audio data through the connection channel corresponding to the first play mode from the termination position of the pre-cached audio data, until the updated Wi-Fi connection channel is established.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the preset connection channel switching condition comprises:

Wi-Fi signal strength of a terminal pointed by the current Wi-Fi connection channel being lower than a preset threshold;

receiving a connection channel switching instruction; or

Wi-Fi signal strength of a terminal pointed by the updated Wi-Fi connection channel being higher than the preset threshold.

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

sending play control information through a connection channel corresponding to the first play mode or the connection channel corresponding to the second play mode, where the play control information comprises audio play parameters used to adjust the wireless earphone.

14. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the parameter information of the to-be-played audio data is selected from a group consisting of following items: a code rate of the to-be-played audio data, a file format of the to-be-played audio data, and a file size of the to-be-played audio data.

15. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first play mode is a Bluetooth play mode, and the second play mode is a Wi-Fi play mode; or the first play mode is a Wi-Fi play mode, and the second play mode is a Bluetooth play mode.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the connection channel corresponding to the Bluetooth play mode is a Bluetooth connection channel, and the connection channel corresponding to the Wi-Fi play mode is a Wi-Fi connection channel.

17. A non-transitory storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising computer instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

determine whether a first play mode currently adopted by a wireless earphone satisfies a transmission bandwidth required by to-be-played audio data at least based on parameter information of the to-be-played audio data, wherein a play mode adopted by the wireless earphone comprises the first play mode and a second play mode; and

based on the first play mode not satisfying the transmission bandwidth required by the to-be-played audio data, transmit the to-be-played audio data through a connection channel corresponding to the second play mode;

wherein said transmitting the to-be-played audio data through the connection channel corresponding to the second play mode comprises:

determining a play mode switching duration;

transmitting pre-cached audio data through a connection channel corresponding to the first play mode, so that the wireless earphone performs audio data precaching before switching, wherein a duration of the pre-cached audio data is determined based on the play mode switching duration; and

transmitting the to-be-played audio data through the connection channel corresponding to the second play mode from a termination position of the pre-cached audio data.

18. A terminal comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising computer instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

determine whether a first play mode currently adopted by a wireless earphone satisfies a transmission bandwidth required by to-be-played audio data at least based on parameter information of the to-be-played audio data, wherein a play mode adopted by the wireless earphone comprises the first play mode and a second play mode; and

based on the first play mode not satisfying the transmission bandwidth required by the to-be-played audio data, transmit the to-be-played audio data through a connection channel corresponding to the second play mode;

wherein said transmitting the to-be-played audio data through the connection channel corresponding to the second play mode comprises:

determining a play mode switching duration;

transmitting pre-cached audio data through a connection channel corresponding to the first play mode, so that the wireless earphone performs audio data precaching before switching, wherein a duration of the pre-cached audio data is determined based on the play mode switching duration; and

transmitting the to-be-played audio data through the connection channel corresponding to the second play mode from a termination position of the pre-cached audio data.

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