Method and system for cellular network and integrated broadcast television (TV) downlink with intelligent service control without feedback

• US 20060130099A1
• 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:
  US11/011,009
• Publication Number:
  US 20060130099A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/57 for mobile receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/72 of terrestrial networks
• 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 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• 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 21/4183 providing its own processing capabilities, e.g. external module for video decoding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• 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 21/64315 DVB-H
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

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 cellular voice service and at least one cellular 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. One or more of the cellular processing integrated circuits may communicate with, and shares at least a single memory with, the single broadcast processing integrated circuit. The single memory may be coupled to one or more of the cellular processing integrated circuits and the single broadcast processing integrated circuit via a memory interface.

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 cellular voice service and at least one cellular 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,

wherein said plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits communicates with, and shares at least a single memory with, said at least one single broadcast processing integrated circuit.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said single memory is coupled to at least a portion of said plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits and said at least one single broadcast processing integrated circuit via a memory interface.

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 cellular voice service and at least one cellular 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,

wherein said plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits communicates with, and shares at least a single memory with, said at least one single broadcast processing integrated circuit.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein said single memory is coupled to at least a portion of said plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits and said at least one single broadcast processing integrated circuit via a memory interface.

13. The method according to claim 11, further comprising receiving said VHF/UHF frequency band broadcast services 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, further comprising processing said information received from said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services via said plurality of cellular processing integrated circuits.

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 cellular voice channel and at least one cellular 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 UHFNHF 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,

said memory interface coupled to said at least one single broadcast processor integrated circuit; 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, wherein said memory interface comprises at least one of asynchronous SRAM interface and synchronous SDRAM interface.

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.