Patent ID: 8208917

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a processor; a transceiver accessible to the processor and configured to engage in wireless communications with a wireless device across a point-to-point link to receive a first piece of audio from the wireless device; a connector accessible to the processor and configured to connect with a wired device to convey the first piece of audio to the wired device through the connector; and a storage accessible to the processor and having a routine stored therein comprising a sequence of instructions that when executed by the processor configures the processor to: operate the transceiver to transmit to the wireless device across the point-to-point link formed with the wireless device a false indication that the apparatus is capable of performing at least one audio function associated with the first piece of audio that the apparatus is not capable of performing to induce the wireless device to enable the use of a protocol across the link to transfer the first piece of audio across the link; await an indication that the wired device is connected to the connector; operate the transceiver to use the protocol to enable the wireless device to transfer the first piece of audio across the link using the protocol; and convey the first piece of audio to the wired device through the connector to enable the wired device to perform the at least one audio function.