Processor device for coupling to various facilities

• US 20030185184A1
• Filed: 04/02/2002
• Published: 10/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Global Sun Technology, Inc. (Cameo Communications Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Global Sun Technology, Inc. (Cameo Communications Incorporated)
• Inventors: Wu, Roger
• Application Number:
  US10/116,779
• Publication Number:
  US 20030185184A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2836 Protocol conversion between an external network and a home network controlling appliance services of a home automation network from a device located outside the home and the home network H04L12/2818; protocol conversion H04L69/08; adaptation of digital video signals for transport over a specific home network H04N7/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2838 Distribution of signals within a home automation network, e.g. involving splitting/multiplexing signals to/from different paths adaptations of television systems for transmission by electric cable for domestic distribution H04N7/106; hybrid transport H04L12/6418; home network arrangements specially adapted for distribution of digital video signals H04N7/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/436 Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

A processor assembly includes a processor device including a CPU and one or more memories coupled to the CPU, an LAN, a WLAN, an audio and/or video input device, an audio and/or video output device, and a peripheral component interconnect coupling the LAN, the WLAN, and the audio and/or video input device, and the audio and/or video output device to the processor device, for allowing the LAN, the WLAN, and the audio and/or video input device, and the audio and/or video output device to be coupled together and to be processed by the processor device.

Claims

1. A processor assembly comprising:

a processor device including a central processing unit and at least one memory coupled to said central processing unit,

a local area network,

a wireless local area network,

an audio and/or video input device,

an audio and/or video output device, and

means for coupling said local area network, and said wireless local area network, and said audio and/or video input device, and said audio and/or video output device to said processor device.

2. The processor assembly according to claim 1, wherein said coupling means includes a peripheral component interconnect coupled to said local area network, and said wireless local area network, and said audio and/or video input device, and said audio and/or video output device to said processor device.

3. The processor assembly according to claim 2, wherein said coupling means includes a coupler coupled to said peripheral component interconnect, for coupling to said wireless local area network.

4. The processor assembly according to claim 1, wherein said at least one memory of said processor device includes a synchronous dynamic memory.

5. The processor assembly according to claim 1, wherein said at least one memory of said processor device includes a flash memory.

6. The processor assembly according to claim 1 further comprising a wide area network coupled to said coupling means.

7. The processor assembly according to claim 1, wherein said coupling means includes a peripheral component interconnect and a moving pictures expert group and a video signal processor coupled between said audio and/or video input device and said processor device.

8. The processor assembly according to claim 7 further comprising a television module coupled to said video signal processor.

9. The processor assembly according to claim 1, wherein said coupling means includes a peripheral component interconnect and a moving pictures expert group and a digital/analog converter coupled between said audio and/or video output device and said processor device.