Wireless audio communication system and method

Abstract

The invention provides a wireless audio communication system and method, and the system comprises a plurality of wireless charging bins which are used for constructing a wireless mesh network through a preset wireless networking strategy; any intelligent wearable device keeps first wireless connection with the corresponding mobile terminal and second wireless connection with the corresponding wireless charging bin at the same time, and is used for responding to a user data sending request, transmitting obtained first user data to the corresponding wireless charging bin, and sending the first user data to the corresponding wireless charging bin. Transmitting the first user data to other intelligent wearable devices through the constructed wireless mesh network; or, in response to the user data receiving request, obtaining second user data received through the constructed wireless mesh network, mixing the second user data with third user data collected from the corresponding mobile terminal, and outputting the first mixed data. The wireless charging bin not only serves as a medium of wireless communication, but also can process related data, and the communication performance of the whole system is better.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technologies, and in particular, to a wireless audio communication system and method. Background Art

[0002] With the development of wireless communication technologies, wireless earphones are increasingly widely used. Currently, in wireless earphone devices, wireless earphones are usually equipped with a charging case. In the prior art, the charging case usually only has the function of charging the wireless earphones.

[0003] However, the functions of such a charging case are relatively single and cannot meet the application requirements in an actual wireless audio communication system. For example, in order to ensure audio communication between users, existing wireless audio communication systems often need to centrally arrange various hardware in the wireless earphones, making the overall volume of the earphones larger and inconvenient to use. At the same time, due to the need to maintain continuous communication between the earphones, the power consumption of the earphones is relatively high. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure at least provide a wireless audio communication system and method, which perform wireless audio communication through a wireless mesh network constructed by a wireless charging case, share the processing tasks of audio devices such as wireless earphones, and the communication performance of the entire system is better.

[0005] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a wireless audio communication system, including: a plurality of mobile terminals and a plurality of smart wearable devices that are matched and set, and each of the smart wearable devices is correspondingly configured with a wireless charging case;

[0006] The plurality of wireless charging cases are used to construct a wireless mesh network through a preset wireless networking strategy;

[0007] Any one of the smart wearable devices simultaneously maintains a first wireless connection with the corresponding mobile terminal and a second wireless connection with the corresponding wireless charging case, and is used to, in response to a user data sending request, transmit the acquired first user data to the corresponding wireless charging case, so as to transmit the first user data to other smart wearable devices through the constructed wireless mesh network;

[0008] Or, in response to a user data receiving request, acquire second user data received through the constructed wireless mesh network, and mix the second user data with third user data collected from the corresponding mobile terminal, and output first mixed data.

[0009] In a possible implementation manner, the wireless charging case is further used to mix the received multiple paths of user data to obtain second mixed data, and transmit the second mixed data to other wireless charging cases through the wireless mesh network.

[0010] In a possible implementation, the multiple smart wearable devices at least include a first wireless earphone for sending audio data and a second wireless earphone for receiving the audio data. The first wireless earphone is correspondingly configured with a first wireless charging case and the first wireless earphone is wirelessly connected to the first wireless charging case. The second wireless earphone is correspondingly provided with a second wireless charging case and the second wireless earphone is wirelessly connected to the second wireless charging case;

[0011] The first wireless earphone is used to transmit the acquired audio data to the first wireless charging case;

[0012] The first wireless charging case is used to receive the audio data and transmit the received audio data to the second wireless charging case through the constructed wireless mesh network;

[0013] The second wireless charging case is used to transmit the audio data received through the wireless mesh network to the second wireless earphone.

[0014] In a possible implementation, the smart wearable device is a wireless earphone. The wireless earphone is used to transmit the acquired audio data to the corresponding wireless charging case, so as to broadcast the audio data to the smart wearable devices corresponding to other wireless charging cases except the wireless charging case through the constructed wireless mesh network.

[0015] In a possible implementation, the smart wearable devices of the same user are wirelessly connected to the mobile terminal;

[0016] The smart wearable device is used to respond to a first mode switching request, switch from the networking mode to the non-networking mode, and perform voice communication with other mobile terminals outside the wireless mesh network through the mobile terminal.

[0017] In a possible implementation, the smart wearable device is further used to respond to a second mode switching request, switch from the non-networking mode to the networking mode, and acquire the user data of the mobile terminal itself and the user data received through the wireless charging case, and output the mixed data.

[0018] In a possible implementation, the wireless charging case includes a radio frequency unit, a micro control unit and a storage unit, and the micro control unit is electrically connected to the radio frequency unit and the storage unit respectively;

[0019] The micro control unit is used to control the construction of the wireless mesh network and / or process the received and transmitted user data to obtain processed data;

[0020] The radio frequency unit is used to support the first wireless connection between the wireless charging case and the corresponding smart wearable device, support the third wireless connection between the wireless charging case and other wireless charging cases in the same wireless mesh network as it, and support the reception and forwarding of wireless mesh network multi-hop data between wireless charging cases;

[0021] The storage unit is used to store network parameters related to building the wireless mesh network and / or information required for data processing.

[0022] In a possible implementation manner, the wireless charging case further includes an audio unit and an image / video unit, and both the audio unit and the image / video unit are electrically connected to the micro control unit;

[0023] The audio unit is used to collect or play relevant data according to user selection.

[0024] The image / video unit is used to display a control interface or play image and video data according to user selection.

[0025] Any one of the first wireless connection, the second wireless connection, and the third wireless connection includes but is not limited to one of the following methods, and different connection technologies can be adopted for the three wireless connections:

[0026] Classic Bluetooth, Low Energy Bluetooth, WiFi, 2.4G proprietary protocol, 5GHz proprietary protocol, or proprietary protocols in public frequency bands such as Sub-GHz.

[0027] In a second aspect, the present disclosure further provides a wireless audio communication method, which is applied to the wireless charging case in the wireless audio communication system described in any item of the first aspect and its various implementation manners. The method includes:

[0028] In response to a user data sending request, receive first user data sent by the smart wearable device;

[0029] Transmit the first user data to other wireless charging cases in the wireless mesh network through a pre-constructed wireless mesh network.

[0030] In a possible implementation manner, the method further includes:

[0031] In response to a user data receiving request, obtain second user data received through the wireless mesh network;

[0032] Transmit the second user data to the smart mobile terminal through the wireless connection between the wireless charging case and the smart mobile terminal.

[0033] In a possible implementation, the method further includes:

[0034] Receiving multiplexed user data and mixing them;

[0035] Transmitting the mixed data to other wireless charging bins via the wireless mesh network.

[0036] In a third aspect, the present disclosure also provides a wireless audio communication method, which is applied to a smart wearable device in the wireless audio communication system described in any one of the first aspect and its various implementations. The method includes:

[0037] In response to a user data sending request, obtaining first user data;

[0038] Transmitting the first user data to the wireless charging bin via the wireless connection between the smart wearable device and the wireless charging bin, so as to transmit the first user data to other smart wearable devices via a pre-constructed wireless mesh network.

[0039] In a possible implementation, the method further includes:

[0040] In response to a user data receiving request, obtaining second user data received via the wireless mesh network;

[0041] Mixing the second user data and third user data collected from the corresponding mobile terminal, and outputting mixed data.

[0042] With the above-mentioned wireless audio communication system and method, multiple of the wireless charging bins are used to construct a wireless mesh network through a preset wireless networking strategy; any smart wearable device simultaneously maintains a first wireless connection with the corresponding mobile terminal and a second wireless connection with the corresponding wireless charging bin, and is used to, in response to a user data sending request, transmit the obtained first user data to the corresponding wireless charging bin, so as to transmit the first user data to other smart wearable devices via the constructed wireless mesh network; or, in response to a user data receiving request, obtaining second user data received via the constructed wireless mesh network, and mixing the second user data and third user data collected from the corresponding mobile terminal, and outputting first mixed data. That is, the present disclosure realizes indirect communication between smart wearable devices through the wireless mesh network pre-constructed by each wireless charging bin. The wireless charging bin not only acts as a medium for wireless communication, but also can perform processing such as compression / decompression of relevant data, which avoids problems such as large volume and high power consumption that may be caused by setting all hardware resources on the wireless earphone side in the prior art, and the communication performance of the entire system is better.

[0043] Other advantages of the present disclosure will be explained in more detail in conjunction with the following description and drawings.

[0044] It should be understood that the above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present disclosure, so as to generally understand the technical means of the present disclosure, and then implement it in accordance with the content of the specification. In order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present disclosure more obvious and understandable, specific embodiments of the present disclosure are specifically illustrated below. Description of the Drawings

[0045] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings required to be used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. The drawings here are incorporated into the specification and constitute a part of this specification. These drawings show embodiments that conform to the present disclosure and are used together with the specification to explain the technical solutions of the present disclosure. It should be understood that the drawings only show some embodiments of the present disclosure, and therefore should not be regarded as a limitation on the protection scope. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts. Moreover, throughout the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to represent the same components. In the drawings:

[0046] Figure 1 Shows the system architecture diagram of a wireless audio communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0047] Figure 2 Shows the application schematic diagram of a wireless audio communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0048] Figure 3 Shows the structural schematic diagram of a wireless charging case in the wireless audio communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0049] Figure 4 Shows the flowchart of a wireless audio communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0050] Figure 5 Shows the flowchart of another wireless audio communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0051] Figure 6 Shows the schematic diagram of a wireless audio communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0052] Figure 7 Shows the schematic diagram of another wireless audio communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0053] Figure 8 Shows the schematic diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed Embodiments

[0054] Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments set forth herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided so that the present disclosure can be more thoroughly understood and the scope of the present disclosure can be fully conveyed to those skilled in the art.

[0055] In the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure, it should be understood that terms such as "including" or "having" are intended to indicate the presence of the disclosed features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof in this specification, and do not exclude the possibility of the presence of one or more other features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

[0056] Unless otherwise specified, " / " means "or". For example, A / B may mean A or B; herein, "and / or" is merely a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B may mean: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone.

[0057] Terms such as "first" and "second" are only used for convenience of description to distinguish the same or similar technical features, and should not be construed as indicating or implying the relative importance or quantity of these technical features. Thus, the features defined by "first", "second", etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of these features. In the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of the term "plurality" is two or more than two.

[0058] It has been found through research that the charging cases in the prior art usually only have the function of charging wireless earphones.

[0059] However, such a charging case has a relatively single function and cannot meet the application requirements in an actual wireless audio communication system. For example, in order to ensure audio communication between users, existing wireless audio communication systems often need to centrally set various hardware in the wireless earphones, making the overall volume of the earphones larger and inconvenient to use. At the same time, due to the need to maintain continuous communication between the earphones, the power consumption of the earphones is relatively high.

[0060] To at least partially solve one or more of the above problems and other potential problems, the present disclosure provides a wireless audio communication system and method that uses wireless earphones, wireless earbuds, smart glasses, or similar smart wearable devices for flexible group communication. These devices are all equipped with their respective charging cases, and all the charging cases form a mesh network. The smart wearable devices such as earphones / earbuds / glasses are connected to the network through the charging cases, thereby allowing the users of these devices to communicate freely in various ways, and also enabling functions such as mixing of audio data to be implemented on the charging cases and smart wearable devices.

[0061] To facilitate the understanding of this embodiment, first, a wireless audio communication system disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be introduced in detail. As Figure 1 shown, the wireless audio communication system provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure mainly includes a plurality of mobile terminals 10 and a plurality of intelligent wearable devices 20 that are matched and set, and each intelligent wearable device 20 is correspondingly configured with a wireless charging bin 30; wherein:

[0062] A plurality of wireless charging bins 30 are used to construct a wireless mesh network through a preset wireless networking strategy;

[0063] Any one of the intelligent wearable devices 20 simultaneously maintains a first wireless connection with the corresponding mobile terminal 10 and a second wireless connection with the corresponding wireless charging bin 30, and is used to transmit the acquired first user data to the corresponding wireless charging bin 30 in response to a user data sending request, so as to transmit the first user data to other intelligent wearable devices 20 through the constructed wireless mesh network;

[0064] Alternatively, in response to a user data receiving request, acquire the second user data received through the constructed wireless mesh network, and mix it with the third user data collected from the corresponding mobile terminal 10 to output the first mixed data.

[0065] To facilitate the understanding of the wireless audio communication system provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, next, the application scenarios of the system will be briefly described. The wireless audio communication system in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be mainly applied to any relevant scenarios that require group communication, such as sports and leisure scenarios (cycling, outdoors, etc.), intelligent dispatching scenarios (such as takeaways, express deliveries, etc.), sports competition scenarios, building monitoring scenarios, etc. As the group communication range expands, the covered scenarios will be larger. Conversely, a smaller group communication range will cover a smaller scenario range.

[0066] Taking the sports and leisure scenario as an example, a cycling team can correspond to a group communication range; taking the intelligent dispatching scenario as an example, the deliverymen within a few kilometers around can correspond to a group communication range; taking the sports competition scenario as an example, multiple football players on the field can correspond to a group communication range; taking the building monitoring scenario as an example, a corresponding group communication range can be constructed on each floor, or a group communication range can be constructed on all floors. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not make specific limitations on this.

[0067] There are usually multiple users within the group communication range (such as Figure 1As shown, there are n users, and each user can be equipped with a mobile terminal 10, a smart wearable device 20, and a wireless charging case 30. Here, the smart wearable device 20 maintains a wireless connection with the corresponding mobile terminal 10 and a wireless connection with the corresponding wireless charging case 30 at the same time. After multiple wireless charging cases 30 build a wireless mesh network through a preset wireless networking strategy, multiple users can perform indirect communication through their own smart wearable devices 20 based on the wireless mesh network constructed by the multiple wireless charging cases 30.

[0068] Based on different smart wearable devices 20, the user data transmitted in the wireless mesh network is also different. Taking wireless earphones as the smart wearable device 20 as an example, it can receive the user's audio data and transmit the audio data to the wireless mesh network through the wireless connection between the wireless earphones and the wireless charging case 30, and broadcast it to the wireless earphones or other audio receiving devices of other users in the group; taking smart glasses as the smart wearable device 20 as an example, it can receive the captured video data and transmit the video data to the wireless mesh network through the wireless connection between the smart glasses and the wireless charging case 30 to synchronize it to other users in the group; in addition, the smart wearable device 20 here can also be a smart watch, a health bracelet, etc., and the present disclosure does not make specific restrictions on this.

[0069] Considering the wide application of wireless earphones in wireless audio communication systems, next, wireless earphones are mostly used as the smart wearable device 20 for illustration. In addition, in practical applications, in the wireless audio communication system constructed within the group communication range, the same type of smart wearable device 20 can be used, or multiple different types of smart wearable devices 20 can be mixed, and the embodiments of the present disclosure do not make specific restrictions on this. For example, Figure 2 As shown, the smart wearable device 20 in this wireless audio communication system includes not only wireless earphones but also wireless earbuds and smart glasses.

[0070] In practical applications, to ensure effective communication among users in the group, smart wearable devices 20 of the same type or with the same function can be used. For example, all earphone devices can be used. Whether in the form of earbuds or over-ear headphones, they can perform interactive audio communication. For example, all head-mounted display devices can be used. Whether they are smart glasses or smart helmets, they can perform video communication protection, and so on.

[0071] Multiple users communicate indirectly through the self - held smart wearable device 20. At the same time, the smart wearable device 20 can also be connected with a mobile terminal 10 and a wireless charging bin 30. That is, in practical applications, each user can be equipped with a mobile terminal 10, such as a mobile phone, an IPAD, etc., and can also be equipped with a wireless earphone device, such as a wireless Bluetooth earphone / earplug, etc., and can also be equipped with a wireless charging bin 30. The wireless charging bin 30 needs to have functions such as networking and mixing audio data in addition to the basic charging function, so as to avoid a large amount of data transmission and improve the communication performance of the system.

[0072] Here, when a certain user needs to send data, first, the first user data can be obtained based on the smart wearable device 20, and then, based on the wireless connection between the smart wearable device 20 and its own wireless charging bin 30, the obtained first user data is transmitted to the corresponding wireless charging bin 30. The wireless charging bin 30 is built in a wireless mesh network, and through this wireless mesh network, the above - mentioned first user data can be transmitted to other wireless charging bins 30 in the entire wireless mesh network. The other wireless charging bins 30 are wirelessly connected to the corresponding smart wearable devices 20, so that the corresponding users can learn about the first user data.

[0073] Based on different smart wearable devices 20, the first user data obtained here is also different. For the content of the data, please refer to the above - mentioned description and will not be elaborated here. For different application scenarios, the first user data in the embodiments of the present disclosure is also different. For example, for multiple cyclists wearing headphones respectively, the first user data here can be mutual confirmation information about the cycling route; for another example, for multiple floor administrators wearing headphones respectively, the first user data here can be floor safety information, etc.

[0074] At the same time, when a certain user needs to receive data, the second user data received through the constructed wireless mesh network can be obtained through their smart wearable device 20. At the smart wearable device 20 side, the second user data and the third user data collected from the corresponding mobile terminal 10 can be mixed to output the first mixed data. That is, the smart wearable device 20 in the embodiments of the present disclosure has the function of mixing the data of the wireless charging bin 30 and the mobile terminal 10 (audio). Still taking the cycling scenario as an example, a user in the group can listen to music and the speech content of other users in the group at the same time.

[0075] It can be seen that the wireless mesh network constructed based on the wireless charging case 30 realizes data communication between users. For example, it realizes audio communication between any two users. At the same time, the wireless audio communication system provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure also supports multiple audio data to be transmitted in the mesh network. For example, while the earphone A (corresponding to user 1) sends audio to the earphone B (corresponding to user 2), the earphone C (corresponding to user 3) can send audio to the earphone D (corresponding to user 4).

[0076] To facilitate the understanding of the wireless audio communication system provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following will be described in conjunction with Figure 2 a system architecture diagram shown as follows. As Figure 2 shown in the wireless audio communication system, there are a total of 5 users, and each user is equipped with a mobile phone. The smart wearable device 20 adopted includes 3 wireless earbuds, 1 headphone, and 1 smart glasses, and 5 wireless charging cases 30 are correspondingly set up.

[0077] Here, multiple wireless connections are established for the system, including the wireless connection between the smart wearable device 20 (such as earbuds, headphones, or smart glasses) and the mobile phone (corresponding to the first wireless connection), the connection between the smart wearable device 20 and the wireless charging case 30 (corresponding to the second wireless connection), and the wireless mesh network between the wireless charging cases 30 (corresponding to the third wireless connection).

[0078] For communication within the group, users conduct audio communication through multiple channels. For example, the audio data of user 1 is first transmitted between the headphone and the wireless charging case 30, and then the wireless charging case 30 of user 1 transmits the required audio data to the wireless charging case 30 of user 3 through the wireless mesh network, and the wireless charging case 30 of user 3 then transmits the data to the wireless earbuds of user 3.

[0079] Among them, the transmission path between the wireless charging case 30 of user 1 and the wireless charging case 30 of user 3 can be determined based on the characteristics of the constructed wireless mesh network. Optional paths can be, for example, the routing path of the wireless charging cases 30 of user 1 - user 2 - user 3, or the routing path of the wireless charging cases 30 of user 1 - user 4 - user 5 - user 3, or other routing paths, and specific limitations are not made here.

[0080] The wireless mesh network constructed here can be, for example, a Bluetooth mesh network, a WiFi mesh network, or a private network constructed based on shared frequency bands such as 2.4 GHz, 5.8 GHz, or Sub - GHz.

[0081] The first wireless connection between the smart wearable device 20 such as a wireless earphone and a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone can be, for example, classic Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, WiFi, Ultra Wide Band (UWB), or a private protocol, etc., and can also be other methods, which are not specifically limited herein; the second wireless connection between the smart wearable device 20 and the wireless charging case 30 can be, for example, classic Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, WiFi, 2.4G private protocol or Sub-Ghz private protocol, etc., and can also be other methods, which are not specifically limited herein either.

[0082] In practical applications, the above three wireless connections can adopt different connection technologies or the same connection technology, which are not specifically limited herein.

[0083] The wireless charging case 30 in the embodiments of the present disclosure serves as a transmission medium for realizing audio communication between users. In addition to supporting communication between different smart wearable devices 20, it also has the function of mixing relevant (audio) data and then transmitting it.

[0084] In a specific application, the wireless charging case 30 here can mix the received multiple paths of user data to obtain second mixed data, and transmit the second mixed data to other wireless charging cases 30 through a wireless mesh network, thereby avoiding a large amount of data transmission within the entire system and improving the system communication performance.

[0085] The multiple paths of user data received here can be the data transmitted by the corresponding smart wearable device 20, or the data transmitted by other one or more wireless charging cases 30 through the constructed wireless mesh network, or other relevant data supporting system communication, which is not specifically limited thereto.

[0086] Considering the key role of the wireless charging case 30 in the entire wireless audio communication system, the structure of the wireless charging case 30 will be specifically described next. As Figure 3 shown, the wireless charging case 30 provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure mainly includes a radio frequency unit 31, a micro control unit 32, and a storage unit 33. The micro control unit 32 is electrically connected to the radio frequency unit 31 and the storage unit 33 respectively; wherein:

[0087] The micro control unit 32 is used to control the construction of the wireless mesh network and / or process the received and transmitted user data to obtain processed data;

[0088] The radio frequency unit 31 is used to support the first wireless connection between the wireless charging case 30 and the corresponding smart wearable device 20, support the third wireless connection between the wireless charging case 30 and other wireless charging cases 30 in the same wireless mesh network, and support the reception and forwarding of wireless mesh network multi-hop data between the wireless charging cases 30;

[0089] The storage unit 33 is used to store network parameters related to building a wireless mesh network and / or information required for data processing.

[0090] The microcontroller unit 32 (MCU) herein is, on the one hand, used to control the construction of the wireless mesh network, and on the other hand, can process the received and transmitted user data for audio processing such as audio compression / decompression, audio mixing, etc.; the radio frequency unit 31 here can be integrated using radio frequency (RF) technology. On the one hand, it can support the second wireless connection between the wireless charging case 30 and the corresponding smart wearable device 20, and on the other hand, it can support the third wireless connection between the wireless charging case 30 and one or more other wireless charging cases 30 in the wireless mesh network, that is, it is used to achieve dual connections.

[0091] In addition, network parameters required for building a wireless mesh network, such as service set identifier (SSID), wireless frequency band, etc., and information required for data processing, such as sampling rate, sampling bit depth, bit rate, and number of channels required for audio decompression, etc., are provided to facilitate rapid data processing and transmission operations.

[0092] As Figure 3 shown, the wireless charging case 30 here may further include an audio unit 34 and an image / video unit 35, and both the audio unit 34 and the image / video unit 35 are electrically connected to the microcontroller unit 32;

[0093] The audio unit 34 is used to collect or play relevant data according to user selection.

[0094] The image / video unit 35 is used to display a control interface or play image and video data according to user selection.

[0095] It is known that in addition to the basic function of charging and additional functions such as data processing to support system communication, the wireless charging case 30 provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can also support the multi-faceted needs of users in combination with actual application scenarios. For example, when the earphones worn by the user malfunction or are not suitable for work in a short period of time, the audio playback function of the audio unit 34 can be used to play road information during cycling, and relevant audio data during driving can also be collected. For another example, the image and video unit 35 can be used to meet the user's need for playing images and videos. Still taking the cycling scenario as an example, it can act as a portable device during driving to support the user's actual needs such as viewing a real-time map, which is more practical.

[0096] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a wireless audio communication solution. Specifically, multiple smart wearable devices 20 at least include a first wireless earphone for sending audio data and a second wireless earphone for receiving audio data. The first wireless earphone is correspondingly configured with a first wireless charging case 30 and the first wireless earphone is wirelessly connected to the first wireless charging case 30. The second wireless earphone is correspondingly provided with a second wireless charging case 30 and the second wireless earphone is wirelessly connected to the second wireless charging case 30. Among them:

[0097] The first wireless earphone is used to transmit the acquired audio data to the first wireless charging case 30;

[0098] The first wireless charging case 30 is used to receive audio data and transmit the received audio data to the second wireless charging case 30 through a constructed wireless mesh network;

[0099] The second wireless charging case 30 is used to transmit the audio data received through the wireless mesh network to the second wireless earphone.

[0100] Here, the two wireless earphones (i.e., the first wireless earphone and the second wireless earphone) realize the transmission of audio data through wireless communication between the two wireless charging cases 30 (i.e., the first wireless charging case 30 and the second wireless charging case 30) in the wireless mesh network. Among them, the two wireless charging cases 30 can communicate directly or indirectly through other wireless charging cases 30, and no specific limitation is made here.

[0101] The wireless earphones here can transmit the acquired audio data to the corresponding wireless charging case 30 to broadcast the audio data to the smart wearable devices 20 corresponding to other wireless charging cases 30 except the wireless charging case 30 through the constructed wireless mesh network. In other words, the audio data transmitted by earphone A can be received by other earphones in the group. What can be realized here is the broadcast or group intercom function.

[0102] The wireless audio communication system provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can not only realize audio communication within the group, but also realize voice communication outside the group. Specifically:

[0103] The smart wearable device 20 is configured to switch from the networking mode to the non-networking mode in response to the first mode switching request, and perform voice communication with other mobile terminals 10 outside the wireless mesh network through the mobile terminal 10.

[0104] The smart wearable device 20 here mainly refers to a wireless headset device, which can be a head-mounted Bluetooth headset, or an ear-mounted Bluetooth headset, etc. For example, user A can make a voice call with other users outside the group through the connection between the Bluetooth headset and the mobile phone.

[0105] In addition, the smart wearable device 20 here is also used to respond to the second mode switching request, switch from the non-networking mode to the networking mode, and obtain the user data of the mobile terminal 10 itself and the user data received through the wireless charging case 30, and output the mixed data.

[0106] The mode switching request here can be triggered based on touch, continuous touch, etc., and is used to realize the switching of the smart wearable device 20 between networking mode and non-networking mode, so that not only data mixing under the networking function can be performed, but also voice communication with users outside the group can be achieved, which is more practical.

[0107] The wireless connection between the smart wearable device 20 and the mobile terminal 10 may be, for example, classic Bluetooth, low-power Bluetooth, WiFi, or other methods, which are not specifically limited here.

[0108] Based on the wireless audio communication system provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a variety of wireless audio communication methods executed by different execution entities. The execution entity of the wireless audio communication method provided here is generally an electronic device with a certain computing capability, and the electronic device includes, for example, a wireless charging compartment and a smart wearable device. The smart wearable device can be various headphone devices with wireless communication functions, such as head-mounted Bluetooth headphones, ear-mounted Bluetooth headphones, etc., and can also be other smart wearable devices including smart glasses and health bracelets. In some possible implementations, the wireless audio communication method can be implemented by a processor calling computer-readable instructions stored in a memory.

[0109] See also Figure 4 FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a wireless audio communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The execution subject of the method may be a wireless charging station in a wireless audio communication system. The wireless audio communication method includes steps S101 to S102, wherein:

[0110] S101: In response to a user data sending request, receive first user data sent by a smart wearable device;

[0111] S102: Transmit the first user data to other wireless charging bins in the wireless mesh network through a pre - constructed wireless mesh network.

[0112] Using the above - mentioned wireless audio communication method, in response to a user data sending request, the wireless charging bin first receives the first user data sent by the smart wearable device, and then transmits the first user data to other wireless charging bins in the wireless mesh network through the pre - constructed wireless mesh network, thereby supporting indirect communication between smart wearable devices. The wireless charging bin not only acts as a medium for wireless communication, but also can perform processing such as compression / decompression of relevant data, which avoids problems such as large volume and high power consumption that may be caused by setting all hardware resources on the wireless headphone side in the prior art, and the communication performance of the entire system is better.

[0113] For the specific communication process, reference can be made to the relevant description of the above - mentioned data transmission system, which will not be elaborated here.

[0114] In a possible implementation manner, the above - mentioned method further includes the following steps:

[0115] Step 1: In response to a user data receiving request, obtain second user data received through the wireless mesh network;

[0116] Step 2: Transmit the second user data to the smart mobile terminal through a wireless connection between the wireless charging bin and the smart mobile terminal.

[0117] In a possible implementation manner, the above - mentioned method further includes the following steps:

[0118] Step 1: Receive multiple paths of user data and mix them;

[0119] Step 2: Transmit the mixed data to other wireless charging bins through the wireless mesh network.

[0120] See Figure 5 As shown, it is a flowchart of another wireless audio communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The execution subject of this method may be a smart wearable device in a wireless audio communication system. The above - mentioned data transmission method includes steps S201 - S202, where:

[0121] S201: In response to a user data sending request, obtain first user data;

[0122] S202: Transmit the first user data to the wireless charging case through the wireless connection between the smart wearable device and the wireless charging case, so as to transmit the first user data to other smart wearable devices through the pre-constructed wireless mesh network.

[0123] Using the above wireless audio communication method, in response to a user data sending request, the smart wearable device first obtains the first user data, and then transmits the first user data to the wireless charging case through the wireless connection between the smart wearable device and the wireless charging case, so as to transmit the first user data to other smart wearable devices through the pre-constructed wireless mesh network, which supports the indirect communication between smart wearable devices. The wireless charging case not only acts as a medium for wireless communication, but also can perform processing such as data compression / decompression, etc. This avoids problems such as large volume and high power consumption that may be caused by setting all hardware resources on the wireless earphone side in the prior art, and the communication performance of the entire system is better.

[0124] For the specific communication process, reference can be made to the relevant description of the above data transmission system, which will not be elaborated here.

[0125] In a possible implementation manner, the above method further includes the following steps:

[0126] Step 1: In response to a user data receiving request, obtain the second user data received through the wireless mesh network;

[0127] Step 2: Mix the second user data and the third user data collected from the corresponding mobile terminal, and output the mixed data.

[0128] In the description of this specification, the descriptions made with reference to terms such as "some possible implementation manners", "some implementation manners", "examples", "specific examples", or "some examples", etc. mean that the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in connection with the implementation manner or example are included in at least one implementation manner or example of the present disclosure, and the above terms do not necessarily represent the same implementation manner or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described can be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more implementation manners or examples. In addition, without contradiction, those skilled in the art can combine and combine the different implementation manners or examples described in this specification and the features of different implementation manners or examples.

[0129] Regarding the method flowchart of the embodiments of the present disclosure, certain operations are described as different steps executed in a certain order. Such a flowchart is illustrative rather than restrictive. Some of the steps described herein may be grouped together and executed in a single operation, or some steps may be divided into multiple sub-steps, and some steps may be executed in an order different from that shown herein. Each step shown in the flowchart may be implemented in any way by any circuit structure and / or tangible mechanism (e.g., software running on a computer device, hardware (e.g., a processor or chip-implemented logic function), etc., and / or any combination thereof).

[0130] Those skilled in the art can understand that in the methods described in the above specific embodiments, the writing order of each step does not mean a strict execution order, and the specific execution order of each step should be determined according to its function and possible internal logic.

[0131] Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a wireless audio communication device corresponding to the wireless audio communication method. Since the principle of solving problems by the device in the embodiments of the present disclosure is similar to that of the above wireless audio communication method in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the implementation of the device can refer to the implementation of the method, and the repeated parts will not be described again.

[0132] Referring to Figure 6 As shown, it is a schematic diagram of a wireless audio communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The device is applied to a wireless charging bin in a wireless audio communication system, and specifically includes: a receiving module 301 and a transmitting module 302; wherein:

[0133] The receiving module 301 is configured to receive first user data sent by a smart wearable device in response to a user data sending request.

[0134] The transmitting module 302 is configured to transmit the first user data to other wireless charging bins in the wireless mesh network through a pre-constructed wireless mesh network.

[0135] In a possible implementation manner, the transmitting module 302 is further configured to:

[0136] Acquire second user data received through the wireless mesh network in response to a user data receiving request; and transmit the second user data to the smart mobile terminal through a wireless connection between the wireless charging bin and the smart mobile terminal.

[0137] In a possible implementation manner, the transmitting module 302 is further configured to:

[0138] Receive multiple paths of user data and mix them; and transmit the mixed data to other wireless charging bins through the wireless mesh network.

[0139] Referring toFigure 7 As shown in the figure, it is a schematic diagram of a wireless audio communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. This device is applied to a smart wearable device in a wireless audio communication system, and specifically includes: an acquisition module 401 and a transmission module 402; where:

[0140] The acquisition module 401 is configured to acquire first user data in response to a user data sending request;

[0141] The transmission module 402 is configured to transmit the first user data to a wireless charging bin through a wireless connection between the smart wearable device and the wireless charging bin, so as to transmit the first user data to other smart wearable devices through a pre-constructed wireless mesh network.

[0142] In a possible implementation manner, it further includes a mixing module 403, which is configured to:

[0143] Acquire second user data received through the wireless mesh network in response to a user data receiving request; mix the second user data and third user data collected from the corresponding mobile terminal, and output mixed data.

[0144] Corresponding to Figure 4 or Figure 5 in the wireless audio communication method, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an electronic device. As Figure 8 shown in the figure, it is a schematic diagram of the electronic device structure provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, including:

[0145] A processor 501, a memory 502, and a bus 503; the memory 502 is used to store execution instructions, including an internal memory 5021 and an external memory 5022; here, the internal memory 5021 is also called the main memory, which is used to temporarily store the operation data in the processor 501 and the data exchanged with the external memory 5022 such as a hard disk. The processor 501 exchanges data with the external memory 5022 through the internal memory 5021. When the electronic device is running, the processor 501 communicates with the memory 502 through the bus 503, so that the processor 501 executes the following instructions:

[0146] Receive first user data sent by the smart wearable device in response to a user data sending request;

[0147] Transmit the first user data to other wireless charging bins in the wireless mesh network through a pre-constructed wireless mesh network;

[0148] Or execute the following instructions:

[0149] Acquire first user data in response to a user data sending request;

[0150] Through the wireless connection between the smart wearable device and the wireless charging bin, the first user data is transmitted to the wireless charging bin, so as to transmit the first user data to other smart wearable devices through the pre-constructed wireless mesh network.

[0151] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is run by a processor, it executes the steps of the wireless audio communication method described in the above method embodiments. Wherein, the storage medium may be a volatile or non-volatile computer-readable storage medium.

[0152] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer program product, which carries program codes. The instructions included in the program codes can be used to execute the steps of the wireless audio communication method described in the above method embodiments. For details, reference can be made to the above method embodiments, which will not be elaborated here.

[0153] Among them, the above computer program product can be specifically implemented in the form of hardware, software, or a combination thereof. In an alternative embodiment, the computer program product is specifically embodied as a computer storage medium. In another alternative embodiment, the computer program product is specifically embodied as a software product, such as a Software Development Kit (SDK), etc.

[0154] Each embodiment in the present disclosure is described in a progressive manner. The same or similar parts between each embodiment can be referred to each other, and the key point of each embodiment is to illustrate the differences from other embodiments. In particular, for the embodiments of the device, equipment, and computer-readable storage medium, since they are basically similar to the method embodiments, the descriptions thereof are simplified, and the relevant parts can be referred to the partial descriptions of the method embodiments.

[0155] The device, equipment, and computer-readable storage medium provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure correspond to the method one by one. Therefore, the device, equipment, and computer-readable storage medium also have beneficial technical effects similar to those of the corresponding method. Since the beneficial technical effects of the method have been described in detail above, the beneficial technical effects of the device, equipment, and computer-readable storage medium will not be elaborated here.

[0156] Those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented in the form of a method, an apparatus (device or system), or a computer-readable storage medium. Therefore, the present disclosure can adopt a completely hardware implementation manner, a completely software implementation manner, or an implementation manner combining software and hardware. Moreover, the present disclosure can adopt the form of a computer-readable storage medium implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media containing computer-usable program code (including but not limited to disk memory, read-only optical disc memory (CD-ROM), optical memory, etc.).

[0157] The present disclosure is described with reference to the flowcharts and / or block diagrams of methods, apparatuses (devices or systems), and computer-readable storage media according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. It should be understood that each process and / or block in the flowchart and / or block diagram, and the combination of processes and / or blocks in the flowchart and / or block diagram can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to the processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor, or other programmable data processing devices to generate a machine, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing devices generate a device for implementing the functions specified in one or more processes in the flowchart and / or one or more blocks in the block diagram.

[0158] These computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer-readable memory capable of guiding a computer or other programmable data processing devices to work in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory generate a product including an instruction device, where the instruction device implements the functions specified in one or more processes in the flowchart and / or one or more blocks in the block diagram.

[0159] These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing devices, so that a series of operation steps are executed on the computer or other programmable devices to generate a computer-implemented process, and thus the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable devices provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more processes in the flowchart and / or one or more blocks in the block diagram.

[0160] In a typical configuration, a computing device includes one or more processors (CPUs), an input / output interface, a network interface, and a memory.

[0161] The memory may include non-permanent memory in the form of computer-readable media, random access memory (RAM), and / or non-volatile memory, such as read-only memory (ROM) or flash memory (Flash RAM). The memory is an example of a computer-readable medium.

[0162] A computer-readable medium includes permanent and non-permanent, removable and non-removable media and can implement information storage by any method or technology. The information can be computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data. Examples of computer-readable storage media include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), other types of random access memory, read-only memory, electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technologies, CD-ROM, digital versatile disc (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassette tapes, magnetic tape magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmission medium that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device. In addition, although the operations of the method of the present disclosure are described in a specific order in the drawings, this does not require or imply that these operations must be performed in that specific order, or that all of the operations shown must be performed to achieve the desired result. Additionally, certain steps may be omitted, multiple steps may be combined into one step and executed, and / or one step may be decomposed into multiple sub-steps and executed.

[0163] Although the spirit and principles of the present disclosure have been described above with reference to several specific embodiments, it should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed, and the division of each aspect does not mean that the features in these aspects cannot be combined. The present disclosure aims to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A wireless audio communication system, characterized in that, Including: A plurality of mobile terminals and a plurality of smart wearable devices configured to match, each of the smart wearable devices is correspondingly configured with a wireless charging bin; The plurality of wireless charging bins are used to construct a wireless mesh network through a preset wireless networking strategy; Any one of the smart wearable devices simultaneously maintains a first wireless connection with the corresponding mobile terminal and a second wireless connection with the corresponding wireless charging bin, and is used to transmit the acquired first user data to the corresponding wireless charging bin in response to a user data sending request, so as to transmit the first user data to other smart wearable devices through the constructed wireless mesh network; Alternatively, in response to a user data receiving request, acquire second user data received through the constructed wireless mesh network, and mix the second user data and third user data collected from the corresponding mobile terminal to output first mixed data.

2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The wireless charging bin is further used to mix the received multiple paths of user data to obtain second mixed data, and transmit the second mixed data to other wireless charging bins through the wireless mesh network.

3. The system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The plurality of smart wearable devices at least include a first wireless earphone for sending audio data and a second wireless earphone for receiving the audio data. The first wireless earphone is correspondingly configured with a first wireless charging bin and the first wireless earphone is wirelessly connected to the first wireless charging bin. The second wireless earphone is correspondingly provided with a second wireless charging bin and the second wireless earphone is wirelessly connected to the second wireless charging bin; The first wireless earphone is used to transmit the acquired audio data to the first wireless charging bin; The first wireless charging bin is used to receive the audio data and transmit the received audio data to the second wireless charging bin through the constructed wireless mesh network; The second wireless charging bin is used to transmit the audio data received through the wireless mesh network to the second wireless earphone.

4. The system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The smart wearable device is a wireless earphone, and the wireless earphone is used to transmit the acquired audio data to the corresponding wireless charging bin, so as to broadcast the audio data to the smart wearable devices corresponding to other wireless charging bins except the wireless charging bin through the constructed wireless mesh network.

5. The system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The smart wearable devices of the same user are wirelessly connected to the mobile terminal; The smart wearable device is used to switch from the networking mode to the non-networking mode in response to a first mode switching request, and perform voice communication with other mobile terminals outside the wireless mesh network through the mobile terminal.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein The smart wearable device is further used to switch from the non-networking mode to the networking mode in response to a second mode switching request, and acquire the user data of the mobile terminal itself and the user data received through the wireless charging bin, and output the mixed data.

7. The system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The wireless charging bin includes a radio frequency unit, a micro control unit and a storage unit, and the micro control unit is electrically connected to the radio frequency unit and the storage unit respectively; The micro control unit is used to control the construction of the wireless mesh network and / or process the received and transmitted user data to obtain processed data; The radio frequency unit is used to support the second wireless connection between the wireless charging case and the corresponding smart wearable device, support the third wireless connection between the wireless charging case and other wireless charging cases that are in the same wireless mesh network as it, and support the reception and forwarding of wireless mesh network multi-hop data between wireless charging cases; The storage unit is used to store network parameters related to building the wireless mesh network and / or information required for data processing.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein The wireless charging case further includes an audio unit and an image / video unit, and both the audio unit and the image / video unit are electrically connected to the micro control unit; The audio unit is used to collect or play relevant data according to user selection. The image / video unit is used to display a control interface or play image and video data according to user selection.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein Any one of the first wireless connection, the second wireless connection, and the third wireless connection includes, but is not limited to, one of the following methods, and different connection technologies can be adopted for the three wireless connections: Classic Bluetooth, low-power Bluetooth, WiFi, 2.4G private protocol, 5GHz private protocol, or private protocol in public frequency bands such as Sub-GHz.

10. A wireless audio communication method, characterized in that, For the wireless charging case applied to the wireless audio communication system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the method includes: In response to a user data sending request, receiving first user data sent by the smart wearable device; Transmitting the first user data to other wireless charging cases in the wireless mesh network through a pre-constructed wireless mesh network.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein The method further includes: In response to a user data receiving request, obtaining second user data received through the wireless mesh network; Transmitting the second user data to the smart mobile terminal through the wireless connection between the wireless charging case and the smart mobile terminal.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein The method further includes: Receiving multiple paths of user data and mixing them; Transmitting the mixed data to other wireless charging cases through the wireless mesh network.

13. A wireless audio communication method, characterized in that, For the smart wearable device applied to the wireless audio communication system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the method includes: In response to a user data sending request, obtaining first user data; Transmitting the first user data to the wireless charging case through the wireless connection between the smart wearable device and the wireless charging case, so as to transmit the first user data to other smart wearable devices through a pre-constructed wireless mesh network.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The method further includes: In response to a user data receiving request, obtaining second user data received through the wireless mesh network; Mixing the second user data and third user data collected from the corresponding mobile terminal, and outputting mixed data.

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