Method and system for mobile architecture supporting cellular or wireless networks and broadcast utilizing a multichip cellular and broadcast silicon solution

• US 20060128425A1
• Filed: 12/13/2004
• Published: 06/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Rooyen, Pieter Van
• Application Number:
  US11/010,914
• Publication Number:
  US 20060128425A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/552.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/18 Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2383 Channel coding or modulation of digital bit-stream, e.g. QPSK modulation arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by adapting the channel coding H04L1/0009; analogue front ends or means for connecting modulators, demodulators or transceivers to a transmission line H04L27/0002
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4382 Demodulation or channel decoding, e.g. QPSK demodulation analog front ends or means for connecting modulators, demodulators or transceivers to a transmission line H04L27/0002
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6112 involving terrestrial transmission, e.g. DVB-T
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6181 involving transmission via a mobile phone network arrangements for providing broadcast or conference services to substation in data switching networks in combination with wireless systems H04L12/189; wireless uplink channel access H04W74/004
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/631 Multimode Transmission, e.g. transmitting basic layers and enhancement layers of the content over different transmission paths or transmitting with different error corrections, different keys or with different transmission protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64315 DVB-H
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/10 using broadcasted information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/12 using downlink control channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems

Abstract

Methods and systems for communicating with a plurality of communications networks are provided herein. Aspects of the system may comprise cellular processing circuitry that processes a plurality of cellular frequency band communications services, comprising at least one voice service and at least one data service. The cellular processing circuitry may comprise a plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits within a mobile terminal. Broadcast processing circuitry may processes VHF/UHF frequency band broadcast services in at least one single broadcast processing integrated circuit within the mobile terminal. The cellular frequency band communications services may operate independently from the VHF/UHF frequency band broadcast services at the mobile terminal and the VHF/UHF frequency band broadcast services may be received from a digital video broadcasting (DVB) system.

Claims

1. A system for communicating with a plurality of communications networks, the system comprising:

cellular processing circuitry that processes a plurality of cellular frequency band communications services, comprising at least one voice service and at least one data service, said cellular processing circuitry comprising a plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits within a mobile terminal; and

broadcast processing circuitry that processes VHF/UHF frequency band broadcast services in at least one single broadcast processing integrated circuit within said mobile terminal.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services operates independently from said VHF/UHF frequency band broadcast services at said mobile terminal.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said VHF/UHF frequency band broadcast services are received from one of a digital video broadcasting (DVB) system, an ISDB system, and an ATSC system.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services are received from at least one of a global system for mobile communications (GSM), a general packet radio service (GPRS) system, an enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE) system, a code division multiple access 2000 (CDMA-2000) system, a wideband CDMA (W-CDMA) system, a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) system, and a multiple broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) system.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein a baseband processor comprises said plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits and said at least one single broadcast processing integrated circuit.

6. The system according to claim 1, further comprising circuitry that receives said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services over an interface which couples a baseband processor and a radio frequency front end.

7. The system according to claim 1, further comprising circuitry that receives said VHF/UHF frequency band broadcast services over an interface which couples a baseband processor and a radio frequency front end.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits process information received from said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein said at least one broadcast processing integrated circuit processes information received from said VHF/UHF frequency band broadcast services.

10. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a random access memory (RAM) utilized by said plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits while processing information received from said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services.

11. A method for communicating with a plurality of communications networks, the method comprising:

processing a plurality of cellular frequency band communications services, comprising at least one voice service and at least one data service, in a plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits within a mobile terminal; and

processing VHF/UHF frequency band broadcast services in at least one single broadcast processing integrated circuit within said mobile terminal.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services operates independently from said VHF/UHF frequency band broadcast services at said mobile terminal.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein said VHF/UHF frequency band broadcast services are received from one of a digital video broadcasting (DVB) system, an ISDB system, and an ATSC system.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services are received from at least one of a global system for mobile communications (GSM), a general packet radio service (GPRS) system, an enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE) system, a code division multiple access 2000 (CDMA-2000) system, a wideband CDMA (W-CDMA) system, a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) system, and a multiple broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) system.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein a baseband processor comprises said plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits and said at least one single broadcast processing integrated circuit.

16. The method according to claim 11, further comprising receiving said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services over an interface which couples a baseband processor and a radio frequency front end.

17. The method according to claim 11, further comprising receiving said VHF/UHF frequency band broadcast services over an interface which couples a baseband processor and a radio frequency front end.

18. The method according to claim 11, wherein said plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits process information received from said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services.

19. The method according to claim 11, wherein said at least one broadcast processing integrated circuit processes information received from said VHF/UHF frequency band broadcast services.

20. The method according to claim 11, further comprising utilizing a random access memory (RAM) by said plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits while processing information received from said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services.

21. A system for communicating with a plurality of communications networks, the system comprising:

a mobile terminal comprising;

a plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits that process at least one voice channel and at least one data channel;

at least one channel interface coupled to each of said plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits;

at least one single broadcast processor integrated circuit that processes a UHF/VHF channel coupled to said at least one channel interface;

a memory interface coupled to at least one of said plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits; and

memory coupled to said memory interface.

22. The system according to claim 21, further comprising a control interface that couples at least a portion of said plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits.

23. The system according to claim 21, further comprising power management circuitry coupled to at least one of said plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits.

24. The system according to claim 21, further comprising a control interface which couples at least one of said plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits, and power management circuitry.

25. The system according to claim 21, further comprising a control interface which couples said at least one single broadcast processing integrated circuit, and power management circuitry.

26. The system according to claim 21, wherein said at least one channel interface couples the system to a radio frequency front end.

27. The system according to claim 21, wherein a serial interface couples the system to circuitry comprising a plurality of user interfaces.

28. The system according to claim 27, wherein said user interface comprises at least one of a display, a keypad, a camera, a frequency modulation (FM) radio, a wireless local area network (WLAN), an assisted global positioning service (A-GPS), a universal subscriber identity module (USIM), and a Bluetooth interfaces.

29. The system according to claim 21, further comprising a reference clock signal generator coupled to at least one of said plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits and said at least one single broadcast processor integrated circuit.