US 12,452,358 B2
System and method for switching system among plural wirelessly coupled input/output devices using a single wireless audio switching dongle
Peng Lip Goh, Singapore (SG); Eng Kang Chng, Singapore (SG); and Suet Chan Law, Singapore (SG)
Assigned to DELL PRODUCTS LP, Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products, LP, Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/733,214.
Prior Publication US 2023/0353668 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04M 1/60 (2006.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04W 4/20 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 80/10 (2009.01)
CPC H04M 1/72412 (2021.01) [H04M 1/6041 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 80/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
9. An information handling system having an audio switching dongle operatively coupled to first wireless speaker and microphone device comprising:
a processor, memory, power system and data bus;
the audio switching dongle coupled to the data bus further comprising:
an audio switching dongle wireless radio system operatively coupled via a first Wi-Fi protocol wireless link to transmit and receive the audio data on an active audio data stream with a first wireless speaker and microphone device;
the audio switching dongle wireless radio system having a second, parallel Wi-Fi protocol wireless link with a second wireless speaker and microphone device in standby;
a dongle memory to store a wireless communication profile of the first wireless speaker and microphone device with a second wireless communication profile for the second wireless speaker and microphone device to maintain the first Wi-Fi protocol wireless link and the second, parallel Wi-Fi protocol wireless link;
the audio switching dongle wireless radio system to receive a switching command from the second wireless speaker and microphone device pursuant to a user switch input from a user;
a controller integrated circuit to activate the second, parallel Wi-Fi protocol wireless link with the second wireless speaker and microphone device to transmit and receive the audio data of the active audio data stream and to transition the first Wi-Fi protocol wireless link to standby in response to receiving the switching command; and
the processor to feed and receive the audio data from the audio switching dongle via the data bus.