System for audio communication using LTE

Abstract

Disclosed are a method, a first electronic audio device, and a system comprising at least a first electronic audio device and a second electronic audio device for performing audio communication between at least the first electronic audio device and the second electronic audio device. The electronic audio devices are configured for wireless communication via a wireless connection. The electronic audio devices are configured to transmit and/or receive audio directly between them via the wireless connection. The electronic audio devices comprise a speaker and a microphone. At least the first electronic audio device is configured to operate and/or communicate in at least three modes for controlling audio to be transmitted from the first electronic audio device to the speaker of the second electronic audio device: a first mode where the transmitted audio is, such as solely, an output from the speaker in the first electronic audio device; a second mode where the transmitted audio is, such as solely, an input from the microphone in the first electronic audio device; a third mode where the transmitted audio is, such as both, an output from the speaker of the first electronic audio device and an input from the microphone of the first electronic audio device.

1 . A system comprising at least a first electronic audio device and a second electronic audio device for performing audio communication between at least the first electronic audio device and the second electronic audio device,
 wherein the electronic audio devices are configured for wireless communication via a wireless connection,   wherein the electronic audio devices are configured to transmit and/or receive audio directly between them via the wireless connection;   wherein the electronic audio devices comprise a speaker and a microphone;   wherein at least the first electronic audio device is configured to operate in at least three modes for controlling audio to be transmitted from the first electronic audio device to the speaker of the second electronic audio device:
 a first mode where the transmitted audio is an output from the speaker in the first electronic audio device; 
 a second mode where the transmitted audio is an input from the microphone in the first electronic audio device; 
 a third mode where the transmitted audio is an output from the speaker of the first electronic audio device and an input from the microphone of the first electronic audio device. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the electronic audio devices are configured to transmit audio directly between them by further using a cloud service. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the wireless connection is a long distance mobile telecommunications technology, such as Long-Term Evolution (LTE). 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the electronic audio devices comprise an Internet-of-Things (IoT) gateway (GW) device configured for providing the wireless connection using the cloud service. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 , comprising an electronic content device associated with the first electronic audio device and/or the second electronic audio device, and wherein the electronic content device comprises a software application, wherein the software application is configured for controlling the audio transmitted from the first electronic audio device to the second electronic audio device. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein in the first mode the transmitted audio is audio that is streamed from an electronic content device associated with the first electronic device. 
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein in the second mode the audio is audio picked up by the microphone of the first electronic audio device and transmitted to the speaker of the second electronic audio device, whereby the audio received in the speaker of the second electronic audio device is configured to be presented by a user of the second electronic audio device, and wherein the content of the audio is configured to be transmitted back to a user of the first electronic audio device. 
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein in the second mode the content of the audio is transmitted back to the user of the first electronic audio device in form of text displayed on an electronic content device. 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 7 , wherein in the second mode the content of the audio is transmitted back to the user of the first electronic audio device in form of processed audio, such as by the user of the second electronic audio device repeating, translating, commenting, selecting, and/or explaining the received audio to the user of the first electronic audio device. 
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein in the third mode the audio in the speaker of the first electronic device is configured to be transmitted into the speaker of the second electronic audio device simultaneously and/or concurrently with the audio from microphone input of the first electronic audio device being transmitted to the speaker of the second electronic audio device. 
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 10 , wherein the audio is streamed, from an electronic content device associated with the first electronic device, into the speaker of the first electronic device. 
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 10 , wherein the audio is from a phone conversation with a far-end caller received in the speaker of the first electronic device. 
     
     
         13 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the system is configured for transmitting audio from the first electronic audio device to the second electronic audio device immediately or delayed. 
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the system is configured for storing the transmitted audio from the first electronic audio device to the second electronic audio device, such as storing remotely in a cloud service storage and/or storing locally on an electronic content device associated with the first and/or second electronic audio device, and/or storing locally on the first electronic audio device and/or on the second electronic audio device. 
     
     
         15 . A method for performing audio communication between at least a first electronic audio device and a second electronic audio device, where the electronic audio devices comprise a speaker and a microphone, the method comprises:
 establishing a wireless connection between the first electronic audio device and the second electronic audio device for performing wireless communication;   
       wherein the electronic audio devices are configured to transmit and/or receive audio directly between them via the wireless connection;
 selecting a mode, in which at least the first electronic audio device is configured to operate in, from at least three modes for controlling audio to be transmitted from the first electronic audio device to the speaker of the second electronic audio device, wherein the modes are
 a first mode where the transmitted audio is an output from the speaker in the first electronic audio device; 
 a second mode where the transmitted audio is an input from the microphone in the first electronic audio device; 
 a third mode where the transmitted audio is an output from the speaker of the first electronic audio device and an input from the microphone of the first electronic audio device; and 
 
 transmitting audio from the first electronic audio device to the speaker of the second electronic audio device in accordance with the selected mode.