Wireless system for television and data communications

• US 20070143806A1
• Filed: 12/17/2005
• Published: 06/21/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shaoher Pan
• Original Assignee: Shaoher Pan
• Inventors: Pan, Shaoher
• Application Number:
  US11/311,033
• Publication Number:
  US 20070143806A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/111
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2838 Distribution of signals within a home automation network, e.g. involving splitting/multiplexing signals to/from different paths adaptations of television systems for transmission by electric cable for domestic distribution H04N7/106; hybrid transport H04L12/6418; home network arrangements specially adapted for distribution of digital video signals H04N7/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/106 for domestic distribution

Abstract

A wireless system for data and video communications includes a hybrid modem configured to receive a digital data signal and an analog video data signal from one or more communication channels and convert the digital data signal and the video signal to RF digital data, and a wireless router configured to transmit wireless signals to one or more electronic devices in response to the RF digital data.

Claims

1. A wireless system for data and video communications, comprising:

a hybrid modem configured to receive a digital data signal and an analog video data signal from one or more communication channels and convert the digital data signal and the video signal to RF digital data; and

a wireless router configured to transmit wireless signals to one or more electronic devices in response to the RF digital data.

2. The wireless system of claim 1, wherein the hybrid modem includes a data modem configured to receive the digital data signal and a TV modem configured to receive the video signal.

3. The wireless system of claim 2, wherein the TV modem is configured to receive the video signal in video data packets and to extract video data from the video data packets.

4. The wireless system of claim 2, wherein the TV modem is configured to receive the video signal in analog format.

5. The wireless system of claim 2, wherein the wireless router includes a RF transceiver configured to convert the video data and the digital data signal to an RF digital data.

6. The wireless system of claim 5, wherein the wireless router includes an antenna configured to transmit a wireless signal to the one or more electronic devices in response to the RF digital data.

7. The wireless system of claim 2, wherein the data modem and the TV modem are fabricated on a single semiconductor chip.

8. The wireless system of claim 1, wherein the wireless router includes an antenna configured to receive user selection information and the status information from the one or more of the electronic devices.

9. The wireless system of claim 1, wherein the wireless router includes an antenna configured to transmit and receive wireless signals to communicate with the one or more electronic devices.

10. The wireless system of claim 1, wherein the one or more electronic devices include one or more of a computer, a portable TV, a video recorder, a video player, and a cell phone.

11. The wireless system of claim 1, wherein the communication channels include one or more of a cable network, a satellite dish system, a telephone line, and a TV antenna.

12. The wireless system of claim 1, further comprising a set-top box configured to receive the digital data signal and the video data signal from one or more communication channels.

13. A wireless system for data and video communications, comprising:

a hybrid modem,

a) a data modem configured to receive a digital data signal and convert digital data signal into a first RF digital data; and

b) a TV modem configured to receive a video signal and convert video signal into a second RF digital data; and

a wireless router configured to transmit wireless signals to one or more electronic devices in response to the first RF digital data or the second RF digital data.

14. The wireless system of claim 13, wherein the TV modem is configured to receive the video signal in video data packets and to extract digital video data from the video data packets.

15. The wireless system of claim 14, wherein the wireless router includes a RF transceiver configured to convert the digital video data to the first RF digital data and the digital data signal to the second RF digital data.

16. The wireless system of claim 15, wherein the wireless router includes an antenna configured to transmit a wireless signal to the one or more electronic devices in response to the RF digital data.

17. The wireless system of claim 13, wherein the TV modem is configured to receive the video signal in analog format.

18. The wireless system of claim 13, wherein the data modem and the TV modem are fabricated on a single semiconductor chip.

19. The wireless system of claim 13, wherein the hybrid modem is configured to receive the digital data signal and the video data signal from one or more communication channels selected from the group of a cable network, a satellite dish system, a telephone line, and a TV antenna.

20. A wireless system for data and video communications, comprising:

a hybrid modem,

a) a data modem configured to receive a digital data signal and convert digital data signal into a first RF digital data; and

b) a TV modem configured to receive a video signal carried in digital video data packets or in analog format and to convert the video signal into a second RF digital data; and

a wireless router configured to transmit wireless signals to one or more electronic devices in response to the first RF digital data or the second RF digital data.