Binaural Headset Packet Forwarding for Stable Low-Power Links
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Solution Overview
Problem
Binaural wireless headsets experience poor communication stability and high power consumption due to transmission failures and retransmission delays, especially in environments with interference or movement, leading to discontinuous service and user dissatisfaction.
Innovation Solution
Implement a communication method where earpieces within the headset communicate directly to forward data packets between each other when one fails to receive, reducing the need for retransmissions from the terminal and optimizing power consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If retransmission is performed multiple times between the double-earpiece headset and the mobile phone to alleviate transmission failure, then transmission success rate is improved, but power consumption increases and delay increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism where one earpiece acts as a relay for the other earpiece. When the first earpiece fails to receive a data packet from the mobile phone, it can request the second earpiece to forward the packet, or vice versa. This internal relaying reduces the need for repeated external retransmissions from the mobile phone, thereby improving transmission success rate while reducing power consumption and delay associated with multiple terminal retransmissions.
2Reliability
If retransmission is performed multiple times between the double-earpiece headset and the mobile phone to alleviate transmission failure, then transmission success rate is improved, but delay increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by establishing a communication connection between the two earpieces before transmission failures occur. This pre-established peer-to-peer channel allows immediate data forwarding between earpieces without waiting for terminal retransmission cycles, significantly reducing delay while maintaining transmission success rate.
3Use of energy by moving object
If limited-time or quantity-limited retransmission is performed to reduce power consumption and delay, then power consumption is reduced and delay is reduced, but transmission success rate decreases due to abandoned retransmission
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses the peer earpiece as an intermediary to provide unlimited retransmission capability. When the mobile phone sends data to one earpiece and it fails to receive, the other earpiece can forward the data through the established peer-to-peer connection. This eliminates the need for limited-time or quantity-limited retransmission policies, as the internal relaying mechanism can operate indefinitely without consuming additional terminal power or incurring external retransmission delays.
Data Source
AI summary
This application discloses a communication method applied to a binaural wireless headset, and an apparatus, and relates to the field of chip technologies. The binaural wireless headset includes a first earpiece and a second earpiece. The first earpiece and the second earpiece separately perform wireless communication with a terminal. The method may include: The first earpiece establishes a communication connection with the second headset. The first earpiece receives first indication information, and determines, based on the first indication information, that there is a reception failure when the second earpiece receives a first data packet from the terminal. When the first earpiece successfully receives the first data packet from the terminal, the first earpiece forwards the first data packet to the second earpiece by using the communication connection. Embodiments of this application are used for data packet forwarding/retransmission between binaural wireless headsets.