Wearable Audio Data Slot Templates for Bandwidth Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems for wearable audio devices and peripherals lack efficient bandwidth/bit rate management, particularly in switching between critical and non-critical listening states, affecting audio and voice data transmission quality.
Innovation Solution
The system employs data slot templates, specifically audio-centric and voice-centric data slot templates, to dynamically allocate bandwidth/bit rates based on user states, using sensors to transition between these templates and adjust bit rates through an audio encoder.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If audio-centric data slot template is used during critical listening state, then audio quality is improved, but voice data transmission capacity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically switches between audio-centric and voice-centric data slot templates based on the detected listening state. During critical listening states, the audio-centric template allocates more bandwidth to audio data, while during non-critical states, it switches to voice-centric template to prioritize voice data transmission, making the bandwidth allocation adaptive rather than static
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the data slot template parameters (bandwidth allocation ratios) based on the listening state detection. The system modifies the proportion of bandwidth allocated to audio versus voice data by selecting different pre-defined slot templates, thereby optimizing transmission quality according to current operational requirements
2Quantity of substance
If voice-centric data slot template is used during non-critical listening state, then voice data transmission capacity is improved, but audio quality is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts bandwidth allocation by switching to voice-centric template when voice communication is detected. This allows the system to prioritize voice data transmission capacity during non-critical listening states while maintaining the ability to switch back to audio-centric mode when needed
Solution Approach 2:
The data slot template parameters are changed based on detected voice activity or listening state. The system modifies bandwidth allocation proportions by selecting appropriate pre-configured templates, optimizing voice data transmission capacity when audio quality requirements are reduced
3Adaptability or versatility
If bandwidth is reallocated dynamically between audio and voice data, then user experience is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the data transmission into distinct audio data streams and voice data streams with separate bandwidth allocation. By dividing the communication into discrete data types with dedicated slots, the system manages complexity through structured organization rather than monolithic handling
Solution Approach 2:
The data slot template switching mechanism serves multiple functions: it manages bandwidth allocation, adapts to different listening states, prioritizes different data types, and optimizes transmission quality. This multi-functional approach consolidates several control mechanisms into a single unified system
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AI summary
An audio system and method for data management including establishing a first connection between a first wearable audio device and a first peripheral device, the first wearable device or the first peripheral device being operational in a critical listening state and a non-critical listening state; establishing, when the first wearable audio device or the first peripheral device is in the critical listening state, a first data stream within the first connection, the first data stream established using a first communication protocol, the first communication protocol having an audio-centric data slot template; and, establishing, when the first wearable device or the first peripheral device is in the non-critical listening state, the first data stream within the first connection, the first data stream established using the first communication protocol, the first communication protocol having a voice-centric data slot template.