CPC Class H04W

Network conditions are taken into consideration, by wireless edge devices, when streaming content, such as video content, over a wireless network. A video capture device, such as a video recorder, may be controlled, by the edge device, to adjust the bit rate, capture resolution, or other parameters relating to upload bandwidth of the video stream. The wireless edge device may transcode the video stream received from the capture device to adjust the encoding technique for the video stream. Advantageously, the wireless network and edge devices may work together to offer optimal video quality that fits within required network constraints.

An event entertainment system including a first wearable device associated with a first competitive participant, a second wearable device associated with a second competitive participant, and a hub that receives and wirelessly broadcasts data related to one or more contests; wherein the data related to the one or more contests includes a stream of events related to at least the first competitive participant and the second competitive participant, wherein the data for each event identifies an outcome and an associated competitive participant, wherein the first wearable device and the second wearable device includes a wireless communication module that receives the data related to the one or more contests, wherein, in response to a first trigger event, the first wearable device performs an action and the second wearable device does not perform the action, wherein the first trigger event includes a first outcome associated with the first competitive participant.

Embodiments of wireless audio systems and methods for wirelessly communicating audio information are disclosed herein. In one example, a wireless audio system includes a first wireless headphone and a second wireless headphone. The first wireless headphone is configured to establish a first short-range wireless link with an audio source and a second short-range wireless link with a second wireless headphone; transmit, to the audio source over the first short-range wireless link, a first global acknowledgement (ACK) message indicative of whether the first wireless headphone and the second wireless headphone successfully receive audio information transmitted by the audio source; in response to a mode switch event, transmit, to the second wireless headphone over the second short-range wireless link, status information associated with the first short-range wireless link; in response to the second wireless headphone successfully receiving the status information, transmit, to the second wireless headphone over the second short-range wireless link, a switch start message to switch modes of the first and second wireless headphones; and after transmitting the switch start message, transmit, to the second wireless headphone over the second short-range wireless link, a first local ACK message indicative of whether the first wireless headphone successfully snoops the audio information. The second wireless headphone configured to establish a third short-range wireless link with the audio source based on link information associated with the first short-range wireless link for snooping the audio information transmitted over the first short-range wireless link; receive, from the first wireless headphone over the second short-range wireless link, the status information; receive, from the first wireless headphone over the second short-range wireless link, the switch start message; after receiving the switch start message, receive, from the first wireless headphone over the second short-range wireless link, the first local ACK message; and transmit, to the audio source over the third short-range wireless link based on the status information, a second global ACK message indicative of whether the first wireless headphone and the second wireless headphone successfully receive the audio information based on the first local ACK message.

Methods for a speaker device in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. In one embodiment, a method for a speaker device is provided, the method comprising transmitting a first provisioning beacon signal using the communication module; receiving, in response to the provisioning beacon signal, at least one credential signal from a network device configured to provide an access point, wherein the at least one credential signal includes credential data; storing the credential data in the non-volatile memory; attempting to connect to the access point using the credential data; determining whether the attempt to connect to the access point was successful; and playing a first audio prompt, using the speaker, upon determining an unsuccessful connection to the access point, wherein the first audio prompt comprises a statement indicating that the connection to the access point was unsuccessful.

Embodiments of wireless audio systems and methods for operation mode switch of wireless headphones are disclosed herein. In one example, a wireless audio system includes a first wireless headphone and a second wireless headphone. The first wireless headphone is configured to establish a first short-range wireless link with an audio source; transmit, to a second wireless headphone, link information associated with the first short-range wireless link; and remove the first short-range wireless link with the audio source in response to the second wireless headphone successfully establishing a second short-range wireless link with the audio source based on the link information. The second wireless headphone is configured to receive, from the first wireless headphone, the link information associated with the first short-range wireless link; and establish the second short-range wireless link with the audio source based on the link information.

In a wireless mobile communications system, a method for controlling a radio resource allocation is provided. A network transmits access control information to a terminal such that a request for the radio resource allocation which will be transmitted from the terminal can be controlled. The terminal selectively transmits the request for the radio resource allocation based on the received information, thus a transmission of an unnecessary request for the radio resource can be minimized, thereby preventing a waste of the radio resource.