Satellite receiver system with time delayed signal

• US 20070049240A1
• Filed: 09/01/2005
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Inventors: Burnham, Robert, King, Jack, Bator, Philip
• Application Number:
  US11/217,901
• Publication Number:
  US 20070049240A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/345
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/14 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/57 for mobile receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/90 specially adapted for satellite broadcast receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/11 Arrangements for counter-measures when a portion of broadcast information is unavailable
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information

Abstract

A satellite receiver system including an antenna, an amplifier, a tuner, a base band processor, and a buffer is provided. The antenna is configured to receive a satellite signal. The amplifier is in communication with the antenna and configured to generate an amplified signal based on the satellite signal. The tuner is in communication with the antenna and configured to receive the amplified signal. The tuner generates a program signal based on the amplified signal. The base band processor receives the program signal from the tuner and generates a plurality of data segments in the program signal at predefined time intervals. The base band processor stores the program signal in the buffer thereby causing a time delay in the program signal. If the satellite signal is interrupted, the tuner will continue to play out of the buffer without interruption.

Claims

1. A satellite receiver system comprising:

an antenna configured to receive a satellite signal;

an amplifier in communication with the antenna and configured to generate an amplified signal based on the satellite signal;

a tuner in communication with the amplifier and configured to receive the amplified signal, the tuner generating a program signal based on the amplified signal;

a base band processor in communication with the tuner to receive the program signal; and

wherein the base band processor is configured to generate a plurality of data segments in the program signal at predefined time intervals and store the program signal in a buffer causing a time delay in the program signal.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the base band processor is configured to adjust the buffer size based on signal information.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the base band processor is configured to adjust the buffer size based on AGC level.

4. The system according to claim 2, wherein the base band processor is configured to adjust the buffer size based on bit error rate.

5. The system according to claim 2, wherein the base band processor is configured to adjust the buffer size based on signal to noise ratio.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the base band processor is configured to adjust the buffer size based on environmental information.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the base band processor is configured to adjust the buffer size based on receiver location.

8. The system according to claim 6, wherein the base band processor is configured to adjust the buffer size based on receiver orientation.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the data segment insertion frequency is based on signal information.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the data segment insertion frequency is based on the AGC level.

11. The system according to claim 9, wherein the data segment insertion frequency is based on bit rate error rate.

12. The system according to claim 9, wherein the data segment insertion frequency is based on signal to noise ratio.

13. The system according to claim 1, wherein the data segment insertion frequency is based on environmental information.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the data segment insertion frequency is based on receiver location.

15. The system according to claim 13, wherein the data segment insertion frequency is based on receiver orientation.

16. The system according to claim 1, wherein the base band processor is configured to provide a program signal from an auxiliary data source when the buffer is empty.