Abstract: An apparatus can include at least one audio device configured to detect sound. The apparatus can further include processing circuitry to determine presence of a relevant sound relevant to a user of the apparatus based on a user preference or an audio device parameter. The processing circuitry can further, responsive to detecting presence of the relevant sound, provide a control command to a user listening device to command the user listening device to provide the relevant sound to a microphone of the user listening device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of managing a data transmission from a second device to a first device, the method including: determining a reference time point for the data transmission from the second device to the first device; determining a time offset associated with the second device, wherein the reference time point and the time offset define a starting time point for the second device to start the data transmission; and carrying out the data transmission from the second device to the first device in accordance with the starting time point, wherein the data transmission includes transmitting isochronous data from the second device to the first device.

Abstract: For example, a first Bluetooth (BT) device may be configured to set up a bidirectional BT stream connection with a second BT device based on connection configuration information defined according to one or more stream setup messages communicated between the first BT device and the second BT device, wherein the bidirectional BT stream connection is configured to support communication of an audio data stream from the second BT device to the first BT device and a non-audio data stream from the first BT device to the second BT device, wherein the non-audio data stream includes head-orientation data based on an orientation of a head of a user, wherein the connection configuration information includes non-audio data stream configuration information to indicate a configuration of the non-audio data stream; and to transmit the head-orientation data to the second BT device according to the configuration of the non-audio data stream.

Abstract: A communication device may include a processor configured to determine to hand over an established connection with a first communication device based on information indicating a proximity of the first communication device to the communication device, wherein the established connection is configured to exchange data between the communication device and the first communication device according to a first communication protocol. The processor may further encode a message indicating the handover of the established connection for a transmission to a second communication device and may encode data to be transmitted to the first communication device for a transmission to the second communication device according to a second communication protocol.

Abstract: For example, a first Bluetooth (BT) device, which may be capable of configuring a BT link for communication between the BT device and a Human Interface Device (HID). For example, the BT device maty include logic and circuitry configured to identify an HID type of the HID. For example, the BT device may configure a slot allocation setting of the BT link between the BT device and the HID, for example, based on the identified HID type of the HID. In one example, the HID type may include a mouse, or a keyboard. In other aspects, any other additional or alternative HID type may be used.

Abstract: A communication device is provided. The communication device may include a wireless communication terminal and/or terminal interface, at least one processor configured to receive a signal representing an audio signal from the wireless communication terminal and/or terminal interface, and a storage element coupled to the processor having a personal audibility feature (PAF) file stored therein, the PAF file including a personal audibility feature of a predetermined user, wherein the processor is further configured to modify the signal according to the PAF file and to provide another signal representing an audio stream based on the modified signal to the wireless communication terminal.

Abstract: A method for operating a hearing aid system, the method including: providing an audio stream from a first communication device to a first terminal hearing device through a first wireless communication link, and wherein the audio stream is based on a personalized audibility feature of a predetermined user and an audio reproduction feature of the terminal hearing device; set up a second wireless communication link between the first terminal hearing device and a second communication device; providing the second audio stream through the second wireless communication link, and terminating at least the audio stream of the first communication link.

Abstract: A communication device is provided including at least one processor coupled between a wireless communication terminal interface and an audio source; and a memory having a personal audibility feature (PAF) file stored therein and coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to provide an audio stream to the wireless communication terminal interface based on a processed audio signal, determined using the audio source, wherein the processing corresponds to the information stored in the PAF file, the PAF file comprising personal auditability feature of a predetermined user and an audio reproduction feature of a predetermined terminal hearing device.

Abstract: For example, a first Bluetooth (BT) device may be configured to operate in a role of a peripheral device over a BT link between the first BT device and a second BT device; and to initiate a role switch to switch the first BT device from the role of the peripheral device to a role of a central device over the BT link between the first BT device and the second BT device, based on a determination that the BT link between the first BT device and the second BT device is to be operated as an audio link to communicate audio data between the first BT device, as an audio source, and the second BT device, as an audio sink.

Abstract: For example, a Bluetooth (BT) device may be configured to identify metadata in broadcast messages received at the BT device from a plurality of BT audio source devices, wherein a broadcast message from a BT audio source device includes metadata indicating one or more attributes of audio data broadcasted by the BT audio source device; and select from the plurality of BT audio source devices one or more recommended BT audio source devices for a BT audio connection, the one or more recommended BT audio source devices selected from the plurality of BT audio source devices based on the metadata in the broadcast messages and based on a user profile corresponding to a user of the BT device, the user profile including personalized preference information corresponding to a preference of the user for selection of audio content.

Abstract: For example, a Bluetooth (BT) device may be configured to identify metadata in broadcast messages received at the BT device from a plurality of BT audio source devices, wherein a broadcast message from a BT audio source device includes metadata indicating one or more attributes of audio data broadcasted by the BT audio source device; and select from the plurality of BT audio source devices one or more recommended BT audio source devices for a BT audio connection, the one or more recommended BT audio source devices selected from the plurality of BT audio source devices based on the metadata in the broadcast messages and based on a user profile corresponding to a user of the BT device, the user profile including personalized preference information corresponding to a preference of the user for selection of audio content.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a controller configured to detect a reconnection single point of failure in a Bluetooth or other Low-Energy wireless connection attempt with a peripheral device and implement a procedure to reconnect with the peripheral device by delaying the reporting of the connection failure to a host processor. Instead, the controller initiates an additional scan on a different frequency band than used in the initial attempt in a further attempt at connecting with the peripheral device.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are described to encode, by a first station (STA), a polling signal for periodic transmission to a second STA during each air activity instance of a plurality of air activity instances. The first STA detects an interface between a MAC layer and a software stack of a communication protocol is in a low-power state. The communication protocol is associated with a communication link between the first STA and the second STA. An empty packet from the second STA is decoded. The empty packet is received in response to the polling signal transmitted during an air activity instance of the plurality of air activity instances. The periodicity of the periodic transmission of the polling signal is adjusted based on the detected low-power state and the decoded empty packet.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are described to encode, by a first station (STA), a polling signal for periodic transmission to a second STA during each air activity instance of a plurality of air activity instances. The first STA detects an interface between a MAC layer and a software stack of a communication protocol is in a low-power state. The communication protocol is associated with a communication link between the first STA and the second STA. An empty packet from the second STA is decoded. The empty packet is received in response to the polling signal transmitted during an air activity instance of the plurality of air activity instances. The periodicity of the periodic transmission of the polling signal is adjusted based on the detected low-power state and the decoded empty packet.

Abstract: Logic to cause transmission of a first generic attribute profile (GATT) advertisement comprising a first address associated with the service provider. Logic to generate a second non-GATT advertisement comprising a second address, an encoded personalized identifier (ID), and a payload comprising the first address. Logic to cause transmission of the second non-GATT advertisement. Logic to receive, from a scanner device, a request for the service associated with the first address. Logic to receive a first GATT advertisement for a service provider comprising a first address associated with the service provider. Logic to receive a second non-GATT advertisement comprising a second address, an encoded personalized ID, and a payload, wherein the payload comprises the first address. Logic to decode the encoded personalized ID and associate the personalized ID with the service provider. And logic to request, from an advertisement device that transmitted the first GATT advertisement.

Abstract: Logic to cause transmission of an audio protocol data unit (PDU) during each of the one or more subevents. Logic to generate a feedback request frame as a feedback request PDU. Logic to cause transmission of the feedback request PDU on a feedback channel. Logic to scan the feedback channel for one or more feedback response PDUs transmitted in response to transmission of the feedback request PDU. Logic to modify the one or more parameters of transmission of the audio PDUs in a subsequent broadcast isochronous group (BIG) event based on the one or more feedback response PDUs. Logic to receive of an audio PDU during each of the one or more subevents. Logic to receive the feedback request PDU on a feedback channel. Logic to generate a feedback response PDU in response. And logic to cause transmission of the feedback response PDU on the feedback channel.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are described to encode, by a first station (STA), a polling signal for periodic transmission to a second STA during each air activity instance of a plurality of air activity instances. The first STA detects an interface between a MAC layer and a software stack of a communication protocol is in a low-power state. The communication protocol is associated with a communication link between the first STA and the second STA. An empty packet from the second STA is decoded. The empty packet is received in response to the polling signal transmitted during an air activity instance of the plurality of air activity instances. The periodicity of the periodic transmission of the polling signal is adjusted based on the detected low-power state and the decoded empty packet.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are described to encode, by a first station (STA), a polling signal for periodic transmission to a second STA during each air activity instance of a plurality of air activity instances. The first STA detects an interface between a MAC layer and a software stack of a communication protocol is in a low-power state. The communication protocol is associated with a communication link between the first STA and the second STA. An empty packet from the second STA is decoded. The empty packet is received in response to the polling signal transmitted during an air activity instance of the plurality of air activity instances. The periodicity of the periodic transmission of the polling signal is adjusted based on the detected low-power state and the decoded empty packet.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to label based isochronous connection update. A central Bluetooth low energy (BLE) device may send a plurality of labels to a peripheral BLE device during a setup of a BLE communication to notify the peripheral BLE device of one or more labels to be used during the BLE communication. The central BLE device may determine a channel variation between the central BLE device and the peripheral BLE device. The central BLE device may send a first label to the peripheral BLE device to indicate an isochronous (ISO) parameter update that will occur at a first time offset based on the channel variation. The central BLE device may implement the isochronous parameter update at the first time offset based on the channel variation.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to improve Bluetooth low energy streaming connection efficiency are disclosed herein. An example method includes accessing a request received at a first device from a second device, the request requesting set up of an isochronous link between the first device and the second device, the request including a configuration identifier. Whether the configuration identifier identifies a configuration stored at the first device is determined. In response to determining that the configuration identifier identifies the configuration stored at the first device, the isochronous link using the stored configuration.