Media distribution system

• US 20060294573A1
• Filed: 06/27/2005
• Published: 12/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Schiffer, Jeffrey, Waltho, Alan E., Rogers, Christopher B.
• Granted Patent: US 7,573,847 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/147
• 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 21/2665 Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17309 Transmission or handling of upstream communications

Abstract

A system, apparatus, method and article to distribute media information are described. The apparatus may include a transceiver to receive digital information representing media information. The apparatus may further include a processor to couple to the transceiver, the processor to select a modulation technique based on a receiver type and an ultra-high frequency channel using a cognitive algorithm. The transceiver may transmit the media information over the channel using the modulation technique. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a transceiver to receive analog or digital information representing media information; and

a processor to couple to said transceiver, said processor to select a modulation technique based on a receiver type and an ultra-high frequency channel using a cognitive algorithm, said transceiver to transmit said media information over said channel using said modulation technique.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, said processor to determine said receiver type is an analog receive only device, and said transceiver to transmit said media information over said channel using an one-way broadcast analog modulation technique.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, said processor to determine said receiver type is a digital receive only device, and said transceiver to transmit said media information over said channel using a one-way broadcast digital modulation technique.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, said processor to detect a digital media adapter and to establish a two-way connection with said digital media adapter, said processor to authenticate a device over said connection using said digital media adapter.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, said processor to transmit control information to a receiver, receive a response to said control information from said receiver, and detect said digital media adapter based on said response.

6. A system, comprising:

an antenna;

a transceiver to couple to said antenna, said transceiver to receive analog or digital information representing media information; and

a processor to couple to said transceiver, said processor to select a modulation technique based on a receiver type and an ultra-high frequency channel using a cognitive algorithm, said transceiver to transmit said media information over said channel using said modulation technique.

7. The system of claim 6, said processor to determine said receiver type is an analog receive only device, and said transceiver to transmit said media information over said channel using a one-way broadcast analog modulation technique.

8. The system of claim 6, said processor to determine said receiver type is a digital receive only device, and said transceiver to transmit said media information over said channel using a one-way broadcast digital modulation technique.

9. The system of claim 6, said processor to detect a digital media adapter and to establish a two-way connection with said digital media adapter, said processor to authenticate a device over said connection using said digital media adapter.

10. The system of claim 9, said processor to transmit control information to a receiver, receive a response to said control information from said receiver, and detect said digital media adapter based on said response.

11. A method, comprising:

receiving analog or digital information representing media information;

selecting a modulation technique based on a receiver type;

selecting an ultra-high frequency channel using a cognitive algorithm; and

transmitting said media information over said channel using said modulation technique.

12. The method of claim 11, comprising:

determining said receiver type is an analog receive only device; and

transmitting said media information over said channel using a one-way broadcast analog modulation technique.

13. The method of claim 11, comprising:

determining said receiver type is a digital receive only device; and

transmitting said media information over said channel using a one-way broadcast digital modulation technique.

14. The method of claim 11, comprising:

detecting a digital media adapter;

establishing a two-way connection with said digital media adapter; and

authenticating a device over said connection using said digital media adapter.

15. The method of claim 14, comprising:

transmitting control information to a receiver;

receiving a response to said control information from said receiver; and

detecting said digital media adapter based on said response.

16. An article comprising a machine-readable storage medium containing instructions that if executed enable a system to receive analog or digital information representing media information, select a modulation technique based on a receiver type, select an ultra-high frequency channel using a cognitive algorithm, and transmit said media information over said channel using said modulation technique.

17. The article of claim 16, further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to determine said receiver type is an analog receive only device, and transmit said media information over said channel using a one-way broadcast analog modulation technique.

18. The article of claim 16, further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to determine said receiver type is a digital receive only device, and transmit said media information over said channel using a one-way broadcast digital modulation technique.

19. The article of claim 16, further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to detect a digital media adapter, establish a two-way connection with said digital media adapter, and authenticate a device over said connection using said digital media adapter.

20. The article of claim 19, further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to transmit control information to a receiver, receive a response to said control information from said receiver, and detect said digital media adapter based on said response.