Wireless satellite radio distribution network

• US 20070021053A1
• Filed: 07/20/2005
• Published: 01/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TAB Two Limited Liability Company (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: TAB Two Limited Liability Company (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Marrah, Jeffrey
• Application Number:
  US11/185,073
• Publication Number:
  US 20070021053A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.20
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/63 to plural spots in a confined site, e.g. MATV [Master Antenna Television]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/27 specially adapted for broadcast systems covered by groups H04H20/53 - H04H20/95

Abstract

A wireless satellite radio distribution network is disclosed. The wireless distribution network includes an integrated receiver/wireless router and at least one networked device. The integrated receiver/wireless router includes a receiving means that receives a plurality of compressed bit streams of satellite programming from a satellite signal. The integrated receiver/wireless router includes a distribution means for distributing one or more selected compressed bit streams of satellite programming from the plurality of compressed bit streams of satellite programming of the satellite signal over one or more routed network wireless paths to wirelessly distribute the selected one or more compressed bit stream(s) of satellite programming within a localized area. The at least one networked device is positioned in the localized area and includes a communication means for communicating over the one or more routed network wireless path. The at least one networked device is adapted to select and receive the distributed compressed bit stream of satellite programming from the plurality of compressed bit streams of a satellite signal within the localized area. A method is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A component of a wireless satellite radio distribution network, comprising:

an integrated receiver/wireless router including a receiving means that receives a plurality of compressed bit streams of satellite programming from a satellite signal; and

a distribution means for distributing one or more selected compressed bit stream(s) of satellite programming from the plurality of compressed bit streams of satellite programming of the satellite signal over one or more routed network wireless paths to wirelessly distribute the selected one or more compressed bit stream(s) of satellite programming within a localized area.

2. The component of the wireless satellite radio distribution network according to claim 1, wherein the distribution means operates with Wireless-B (802.11b) or Wireless-G (802.11g) routing.

3. The component of the wireless satellite radio distribution network according to claim 1, wherein the receiving means and distribution means includes one or more antennas.

4. The component of the wireless satellite radio distribution network according to claim 1, wherein the satellite programming is satellite audio programming or satellite data programming broadcast on the 2320-2345 MHz frequency range.

5. The component of the wireless satellite radio distribution network according to claim 4, wherein the an integrated receiver/wireless router includes speakers that outputs satellite audio programming.

6. The component of the wireless satellite radio distribution network according to claim 1, wherein the localized area is a home or office including a plurality of rooms where the one or more routed network wireless paths terminates for distribution of the selected one or more compressed bit stream(s) of satellite programming.

7. The component of the wireless satellite radio distribution network according to claim 1, wherein the integrated receiver/wireless router obtains access to internet information from the internet, wherein internet information is provided over the one or more routed network wireless paths to wirelessly provide the internet information within the localized area, wherein the internet information is internet radio programming.

8. The component of the wireless satellite radio distribution network according to claim 1, wherein the integrated receiver/wireless router obtains access to stored information from a computer workstation, wherein stored information is provided over the one or more routed network wireless paths to wirelessly provide the stored information within the localized area, wherein the stored information includes a plurality of MP3 files.

9. A component of a wireless satellite radio distribution network, comprising:

a networked device located in a localized area including a communication means for communicating over a routed network wireless path, wherein the networked device is adapted to select and receive a distributed compressed bit stream of satellite programming from a plurality of compressed bit streams of a satellite signal within the localized area.

10. The component of the wireless satellite radio distribution network according to claim 9, wherein the communication means operates with Wireless-B (802.11b) or Wireless-G (802.11g) routing.

11. The component of the wireless satellite radio distribution network according to claim 9, wherein the satellite programming is satellite audio or satellite data programming broadcast on the 2320-2345 MHz frequency range.

12. The component of the wireless satellite radio distribution network according to claim 11, wherein the communication means includes one or more antennas, wherein the one or more antennas includes bi-directional communication channels with a satellite audio decoder and a microcontroller, respectively, wherein the networked device includes a user interface having a bi-directional communication channel with the microcontroller as a means for selecting the compressed bit stream of satellite programming.

13. The component of the wireless satellite radio distribution network according to claim 12, wherein the satellite audio decoder decodes the selected compressed audio bit stream, wherein the decoded compressed audio bit stream is passed through digital-to-analog converters and amplifiers before being output at speakers of a left audio channel and a right audio channel.

14. A wireless satellite radio distribution network, comprising:

an integrated receiver/wireless router including an antenna that receives satellite signals including satellite programming, wherein the integrated receiver/wireless router wirelessly routes available satellite programming to one or more networked devices in a localized area over one or more routed network wireless paths.

15. The wireless satellite radio distribution network according to claim 14, wherein the integrated receiver/router and one or more networked devices operates with Wireless-B (802.11b) or Wireless-G (802.11g) routing.

16. The wireless satellite radio distribution network according to claim 14, wherein the satellite programming is satellite audio programming or satellite data broadcast on the 2320-2345 MHz frequency range.

17. The wireless satellite radio distribution network according to claim 14, wherein the integrated receiver/wireless router obtains access to internet information from the internet, wherein internet information is provided over the one or more routed network wireless paths to wirelessly provide the internet information to the one or more networked devices, wherein the internet information is internet radio programming.

18. The wireless satellite radio distribution network according to claim 14, wherein the one or more networked devices are one or more networked satellite receiver node(s) or a computer workstation.

19. The wireless satellite radio distribution network according to claim 18, wherein the integrated receiver/wireless router communicates over the one or more routed network wireless paths with the computer workstation to provide wireless access of the satellite programming to the computer workstation.

20. The wireless satellite radio distribution network according to claim 18, wherein the integrated receiver/wireless router communicates over the one or more routed network wireless paths with the one or more networked satellite receiver node(s) to provide wireless access of the satellite programming to the one or more network receiver node(s).

21. The wireless satellite radio distribution network according to claim 18, wherein the integrated receiver/wireless router obtains access to the computer workstation, wherein stored information on the computer workstation is provided over one or more routed network wireless paths to the integrated receiver/wireless router to wirelessly provide the stored information on the computer workstation to the one or more networked receiver node(s), wherein the stored information on the computer workstation are MP3 audio files.

22. A method for wirelessly distributing satellite radio, comprising the steps of:

receiving a plurality of compressed bit streams of satellite programming from a satellite signal (S) at an integrated receiver/wireless router proximate a localized area;

positioning one or more networked devices proximate the localized area,

distributing the compressed bit streams of satellite programming from the integrated receiver/wireless router to the one or more networked devices.

23. The method according to claim 22, prior to the distributing step, further comprising the step of utilizing the one or more networked devices to select a compressed bit stream of satellite programming from the plurality of compressed bit streams from the satellite signal.

24. A method for providing subscription services, comprising:

providing a plurality of available subscription services from a service provider; and

utilizing a single component at an end-user location to receive the plurality of subscription services, wherein at least one of the plurality subscription services received by the single component is satellite radio programming.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein the plurality of subscription services receivable by the single component further comprises internet services and television services.