Computer system including multi-channel wireless communication link to a remote station
First Claim
7. A computer system for communicating information content to a remote station, the computer system comprising:
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an information processor;
a memory coupled to the information processor;
an information content source, coupled to the information processor, for supplying information content;
an RF processing section, coupled to the digital processing section, including;
a channel programmable receiver for receiving a plurality of radio frequency channels and testing the plurality of radio frequency channels to find an unused channel; and
a channel programmable transmitter for transmitting the information content on the unused channel.
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Abstract
A computer system which is capable of transmitting information content through walls and other barriers to a remote station such as a home entertainment system. The system tests a plurality of radio frequency channels to locate a channel that is not in use. Channels that are in already in use are rejected to avoid interference with existing services. Once an unused channel is located, the computer system displays indicia of that channel to the user and transmits information content on the unused channel. The remote station receives the information content. In one embodiment, the remote station is a home entertainment system with audio amplifiers and speakers substantially larger and more powerful than those typically associated with computer systems such as personal and other computers. In this manner the audio and/or video qualities of the computer system are substantially enhanced by transmitting content to the remote system for presentation in an acoustically and/or visually enhanced environment.
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21 Claims
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7. A computer system for communicating information content to a remote station, the computer system comprising:
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a digital processing section including;
an information processor;
a memory coupled to the information processor;
an information content source, coupled to the information processor, for supplying information content;
an RF processing section, coupled to the digital processing section, including;
a channel programmable receiver for receiving a plurality of radio frequency channels and testing the plurality of radio frequency channels to find an unused channel; and
a channel programmable transmitter for transmitting the information content on the unused channel. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 19)
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11-1. The computer system of claim 7 wherein the channel programmable receiver and the programmable channel transmitter employ amplitude modulation.
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12. A computer system for communicating information content to a remote station, the computer system comprising:
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an information processor;
a memory coupled to the information processor;
an information content source, coupled to the information processor, for supplying information content;
a channel programmable receiver, coupled to the information processor, for receiving a plurality of radio frequency channels;
testing means, coupled to the receiver, for testing the plurality of radio frequency channels to find an unused channel, and a channel programmable transmitter, coupled to the information content source, for transmitting the information content on the unused channel.
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15. A radio frequency (RF) processing unit comprising:
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a content input for receiving content;
a channel programmable receiver for receiving a plurality of radio frequency channels;
a control unit, coupled to the channel programmable receiver, for testing the plurality of radio frequency channels to find an unused channel; and
a channel programmable transmitter, coupled to the control unit and the content input, for transmitting content on the unused channel when so instructed by the control unit.
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16. A method of communicating an information content signal from a computer system to a remote station comprising:
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testing, by the computer system, a plurality of channels within a band to find an unused channel; and
transmitting, by the computer system, an information content signal on the unused channel found in the testing step.
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18. A method of communicating an information content signal from a computer system to a remote station comprising:
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programming a receiver to receive a plurality of candidate frequency channels;
testing the candidate frequency channels until an unused candidate frequency channel is found;
programming a transmitter to transmit on the unused candidate frequency channel found in the testing step; and
transmitting the information content from the computer system on the unused candidate frequency channel.
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20. A method of communicating an information content signal from a computer system to a remote station wherein the computer system includes a digital processing section and a RF processing section, the method comprising:
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the digital processing section instructing the RF processing section to receive a candidate frequency channel;
the RF processing section receiving the candidate radio frequency channel the RF processing section providing a channel availability signal to the digital processing section; and
the digital processing section continuing to instruct the RF processing section to receive different candidate frequency channels until an unused candidate frequency channel is found as indicated by the channel availability signal. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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