Portable device for use with digital over-the-air communication system for use with terrestrial broadcasting system
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1. A portable user appliance for receiving a digital video stream embedded in a vertical blanking interval of a broadcast television signal comprising:
- a television tuner for receiving the over-the-air broadcast signal;
a vertical blanking interval frame grabber for receiving the digital video stream;
a digital decompressor for decompressing said digital video stream into a decompressed video stream;
a display displaying the decompressed video stream.
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Abstract
A portable user appliance for receiving a digital video stream embedded excess over-the-air television signals such as within a vertical blanking interval of a broadcast television signal or excess bandwidth of a digital over-the-air-signal includes a television tuner for receiving the over-the-air broadcast signal. A vertical blanking interval frame grabber receives the digital video stream. A digital decompressor decompresses said digital video stream into a decompressed video stream. A display displays the decompressed video stream.
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1. A portable user appliance for receiving a digital video stream embedded in a vertical blanking interval of a broadcast television signal comprising:
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a television tuner for receiving the over-the-air broadcast signal;
a vertical blanking interval frame grabber for receiving the digital video stream;
a digital decompressor for decompressing said digital video stream into a decompressed video stream;
a display displaying the decompressed video stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A portable user appliance for receiving a digital video stream embedded in excess bandwidth of an over-the-air digital broadcast television signal comprising:
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a television tuner receiving the over-the-air digital broadcast signal;
an excess bandwidth frame grabber for receiving the digital video stream;
a digital decompressor for decompressing said digital video stream into a decompressed video stream;
a display displaying the decompressed video stream. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a portable user device comprising the steps of:
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receiving over-the-air analog broadcast signals with an antenna;
receiving a digital video stream within the vertical blanking interval;
decompressing said digital video stream into a decompressed video stream; and
displaying the decompressed video stream. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method of operating a portable user device comprising the steps of:
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receiving the over-the-air broadcast digital broadcast signals with an antenna;
receiving a digital video stream within excess bandwidth of the digital broadcast signals;
decompressing said digital video stream into a decompressed video stream; and
displaying the decompressed video stream.
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