Wireless communication point of deployment module for use in digital cable compliant devices
First Claim
1. For use in a digital cable set-top box capable of being coupled to a television set, a removable circuit apparatus capable of being inserted into a point of deployment (POD) host interface associated with said digital cable set-top box, said removable circuit apparatus comprising:
- a point of deployment (POD) module interface capable of mating with said POD host interface; and
a RF transceiver coupled to said POD module interface capable of receiving an incoming baseband signal from said digital cable set-top box, upconverting said baseband signal to an outgoing RF signal, and wirelessly transmitting said outgoing RF signal to at least one wireless communication device proximate said digital cable set-top box and further capable of wirelessly receiving an incoming RF signal from said at least one wireless communication device, downconverting said incoming RF signal to an outgoing baseband signal, and transmitting said outgoing baseband signal to said digital cable set-top box.
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Abstract
There is disclosed, for use in a digital cable set-top box coupled to a television set, a removable circuit apparatus for insertion into a point of deployment (POD) host interface associated with the digital cable set-top box. The removable circuit apparatus comprises: 1) a point of deployment (POD) module interface for mating with the POD host interface; and 2) RF transceiver coupled to the POD module interface for receiving an incoming baseband signal from the digital cable set-top box, upconverting the baseband signal to an outgoing RF signal, and wirelessly transmitting the outgoing RF signal to at least one wireless communication device proximate the digital cable set-top box. The RF transceiver also wirelessly receives an incoming RF signal from the at least one wireless communication device, downconverts the incoming RF signal to an outgoing baseband signal, and transmits the outgoing baseband signal to the digital cable set-top box.
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21 Claims
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1. For use in a digital cable set-top box capable of being coupled to a television set, a removable circuit apparatus capable of being inserted into a point of deployment (POD) host interface associated with said digital cable set-top box, said removable circuit apparatus comprising:
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a point of deployment (POD) module interface capable of mating with said POD host interface; and
a RF transceiver coupled to said POD module interface capable of receiving an incoming baseband signal from said digital cable set-top box, upconverting said baseband signal to an outgoing RF signal, and wirelessly transmitting said outgoing RF signal to at least one wireless communication device proximate said digital cable set-top box and further capable of wirelessly receiving an incoming RF signal from said at least one wireless communication device, downconverting said incoming RF signal to an outgoing baseband signal, and transmitting said outgoing baseband signal to said digital cable set-top box. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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13. For use in a digital cable set-top box capable of being coupled to a television set, a removable circuit apparatus capable of being inserted into a point of deployment (POD) host interface associated with said digital cable set-top box, said removable circuit apparatus comprising:
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a point of deployment (POD) module interface capable of mating with said POD host interface; and
a RF transmitter coupled to said POD module interface capable of receiving an incoming baseband signal from said digital cable set-top box, upconverting said baseband signal to an outgoing RF signal, and wirelessly transmitting said outgoing RF signal to at least one wireless communication device proximate said digital cable set-top box.
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