Patent ID: 8457557

Claim:
A media delivery device configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more audio output devices within a wireless communication range, the media delivery device configured to automatically establish a secure, wireless communication channel with the one or more audio output devices within the wireless communication range based on proximity detection, comprising: a proximity module configured to recognize a mutual engagement zone that is proximate to the media delivery device and within the wireless communication range of one or more audio output devices; wherein the proximity module is configured to detect when the one or more audio output devices are within the mutual engagement zone; and a communication module configured to automatically initiate and establish the wireless communication channel with the one or more audio output devices when the one or more audio output devices are within the mutual engagement zone for a specified threshold time interval, and after the user has been prompted to acknowledge continuation of a synchronization process; wherein the media delivery device is configured to communicate with the one or more audio output devices outside of the mutual engagement zone using the established wireless communication channel.