US 12,353,792 B2
Audio routing determination for speaker devices
Igor Kovalenko, Palatine, IL (US); and Vishwanath Km, Bengaluru (IN)
Assigned to Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/190,890.
Application 18/190,890 is a division of application No. 17/176,778, filed on Feb. 16, 2021, granted, now 12,032,871.
Prior Publication US 2023/0236793 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/165 (2013.01) [H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04R 2420/01 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
establishing, by an electronic device, a wireless connection with a first wireless speaker device paired with the electronic device;
determining whether audio playback at the electronic device is currently active;
determining whether the electronic device is currently connected to a second wireless speaker device;
determining, in response to the electronic device not being currently connected to a second wireless speaker device, whether signal strength and link quality metrics for the first wireless speaker device are satisfied;
automatically setting, in response to the signal strength and link quality metrics for the first wireless speaker device being satisfied, the first wireless speaker device to be the active speaker device; and
routing audio data for the audio playback wirelessly to the first wireless speaker device.