Cellular device with broadcast radio or TV receiver

• US 20070171891A1
• Filed: 01/26/2006
• Published: 07/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MUSE Green Investments LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Available For Licensing
• Inventors: Tran, Bao
• Application Number:
  US11/340,336
• Publication Number:
  US 20070171891A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• 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 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed to provide portable data communication by receiving and transmitting a cellular signal containing audio data; receiving a satellite signal or terrestrial broadcast signal containing audio data, video data or Internet protocol (IP) data; and outputting the data to the user for consumption.

Claims

1. A method to provide communication for a portable data device, comprising:

receiving and transmitting a cellular signal containing audio data;

receiving a satellite signal containing one of;

audio data, Internet protocol (IP) data; and

outputting one of the audio data, Internet protocol data from the portable data device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the satellite signal comprises one of:

satellite digital radio service (SDARS), digital multimedia broadcast (DMB), digital audio broadcast (DAB), digital video broadcast (DVB).

4. The method of claim 1, comprising storing audio video data for subsequent playing with a digital video recorder (DVR).

5. The method of claim 1, comprising receiving and playing satellite radio transmissions on the portable data device.

6. The method of claim 5, comprising browsing the Internet using the satellite signal.

7. The method of claim 1, comprising receiving IP television (IPTV) data from the satellite signal.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising receiving a terrestrial broadcast signal.

9. The method of claim 1, comprising projecting a keyboard pattern using a light projector;

capturing one or more images of a user'"'"'s digits on the keyboard pattern with a camera;

decoding a character being typed on the keyboard pattern.

10. The method of claim 1, comprising projecting video onto a surface.

11. An apparatus to provide communication for a portable data device, comprising:

a cellular transceiver to process a cellular signal containing audio data;

a satellite receiver to receive a satellite signal containing one of;

audio data, Internet protocol data; and

a processor coupled to the cellular transceiver and the satellite receiver to output one of the audio data, Internet protocol data from the portable data device.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, comprising:

a light projector to project a keyboard pattern and a display screen;

a camera to capture one or more images of a user'"'"'s digits on the keyboard pattern; and

a processor coupled to the light projector and the camera to decode a character being typed on the keyboard pattern and render the character on the display screen.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the satellite signal comprises one of:

satellite digital radio service (SDARS), digital multimedia broadcast (DMB), digital audio broadcast (DAB), digital video broadcast (DVB).

14. The apparatus of claim 11, comprising a data storage device to perform video recording for subsequent playing of the video.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor accesses the Internet using the satellite signal.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, comprising code to display IP television (IPTV) data from the satellite signal.

17. An apparatus to provide communication for a portable data device, comprising:

a cellular transceiver to process a cellular signal containing audio data;

a terrestrial receiver to receive a terrestrial broadcast signal over a licensed channel including one of AM, FM, VHF or UHV channels, said broadcast signal containing one of;

audio data, Internet protocol data; and

a processor coupled to the cellular transceiver and the satellite receiver to output one of the audio data, Internet protocol data from the portable data device.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, comprising:

a light projector to project a keyboard pattern and a display screen;

a camera to capture one or more images of a user'"'"'s digits on the keyboard pattern; and

a processor coupled to the light projector and the camera to decode a character being typed on the keyboard pattern and render the character on the display screen.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, comprising a satellite receiver to receive one of:

satellite digital radio service (SDARS), digital multimedia broadcast (DMB), digital audio broadcast (DAB), digital video broadcast (DVB).

20. The apparatus of claim 17, comprising a data storage device to perform video recording for subsequent playing of the video.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the terrestrial broadcast signal comprises high definition radio (HD Radio).