Method and System for a Mobile Architecture that Supports a Cellular or Wireless Network and Broadcast Utilizing an Integrated Single Chip Cellular and Broadcast Silicon Solution

• US 20080108383A1
• Filed: 12/14/2007
• Published: 05/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Pieter van Rooyen
• Inventors: van Rooyen, Pieter
• Granted Patent: US 7,953,435 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/552.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/57 for mobile receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/72 of terrestrial networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/18 Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

In an RF communication system, aspects for supporting cellular or wireless network and broadcast utilizing an integrated single chip cellular and broadcast silicon solution may comprise processing cellular frequency signals and video signals. The processing may be executed by cellular processing modules and video processing modules. The processing of the cellular signals may occur independently of the processing of the video signals. The cellular signals may be received from one or more of: global system for mobile communications (GSM), general packet radio service (GPRS), enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE), code division multiple access 2000 (CDMA2000), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), and/or high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) systems. The video signals may be associated with video frequency band services, and may be received, for example, from a digital video system.

Claims

1. A method for processing baseband signals from a plurality of communications networks, the method comprising:

in a single integrated circuit comprising at least one cellular processing module and at least one video processing module;

processing one or both of;

at least one baseband cellular signal via said at least one cellular processing module and at least one video signal via said at least one video processing module, wherein said processing of said at least one baseband cellular signal occurs independently of said processing said at least one video signal.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein processing of said at least one baseband cellular signal independently of processing of said at least one video signal occurs without directly exchanging information between said at least one cellular processing module and said at least one video processing module.

3. The method according to claim 1, comprising communicating said at least one baseband cellular signal via a Bluetooth interface.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one baseband cellular signal is associated with cellular frequency signals.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said cellular frequency signals are received from at least one of:

global system for mobile communications (GSM), general packet radio service (GPRS), enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE), code division multiple access 2000 (CDMA2000), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), and high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) systems.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one video signal is associated with VHF/UHF frequency band broadcast services.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one video signal is received from a digital video system.

8. The method according to claim 1, comprising processing signals from a Bluetooth interface by said single integrated circuit.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said single integrated circuit comprises a single baseband processor integrated circuit.

10. The method according to claim 1, comprising providing power to at least one cellular processing module during processing of said at least one baseband cellular signal and to said at least one video processing module during processing of said at least one video signal.

11. The method according to claim 1, comprising reducing power to said at least one cellular processing module when said at least one cellular processing module is not used for processing said at least one baseband cellular signal and to said at least one video processing module when said at least one video processing module is not used for processing said at least one video signal.

12. A system for processing baseband signals from a plurality of communications networks, the system comprising:

a single integrated circuit comprising one or more circuits that receive at least one baseband cellular signal and at least one video signal;

said one or more circuits comprising at least one cellular processing module that enables processing of said at least one baseband cellular signal associated with a cellular frequency band communication; and

said one or more circuits comprising at least one video processing module that enables processing of said at least one video signal, wherein said at least one cellular processing module and said at least one video processing module operate independently.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein said at least one baseband cellular signal is processed independently of said at least one video signal without directly exchanging information between said at least one cellular processing module and said at least one video processing module.

14. The system according to claim 12, wherein one or more circuits enable communication of said at least one baseband cellular signal via a Bluetooth interface.

15. The system according to claim 12, wherein said at least one baseband cellular signal is associated with cellular frequency signals.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein said cellular frequency signals are received from at least one of:

global system for mobile communications (GSM), general packet radio service (GPRS), enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE), code division multiple access 2000 (CDMA2000), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), and high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) systems.

17. The system according to claim 12, wherein said at least one video signal is associated with VHF/UHF frequency band broadcast services.

18. The system according to claim 12, wherein said at least one video signal is received from a digital video system.

19. The system according to claim 12, wherein said one or more circuits enable processing of signals from a Bluetooth interface by said single integrated circuit.

20. The system according to claim 12, wherein said single integrated circuit comprises a single baseband processor integrated circuit.

21. The system according to claim 12, wherein said one or more circuits enable provisioning of power to said at least one cellular processing module during processing of said at least one baseband cellular signal and to said at least one video processing module during processing of said at least one video signal.

22. The system according to claim 12, wherein said one or more circuits enable reduction of power to said at least one cellular processing module when said at least one cellular processing module is not used for processing said at least one baseband cellular signal and to said at least one video processing module when said at least one video processing module is not used for processing said at least one video signal.

23. A method for communicating with a plurality of communications networks, the method comprising:

simultaneously processing a plurality of independent baseband signals via a corresponding one of a plurality of baseband processing modules integrated within a single integrated circuit within a mobile terminal, wherein at least one of said plurality of independent baseband signals is a video baseband signal.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein said single integrated circuit within said mobile terminal comprises a single baseband processor integrated circuit.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein one or more of said plurality of independent baseband signals are generated from corresponding one or more cellular frequency signals.

26. The method according to claim 25, wherein said one or more of said plurality of independent baseband signals generated from corresponding one or more cellular frequency signals are received via a Bluetooth interface.

27. The method according to claim 25, wherein said one or more of said plurality of independent baseband signals generated from corresponding one or more cellular frequency signals are communicated to a Bluetooth interface.

28. The method according to claim 25, wherein said corresponding one or more cellular frequency signals are received from at least one of:

global system for mobile communications (GSM), general packet radio service (GPRS), enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE), code, division multiple access 2000 (CDMA2000), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), and high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) systems.

29. The method according to claim 23, wherein one or more of said plurality of independent baseband signals are generated from received digital video signals.

30. The method according to claim 23, wherein one or more of said plurality of independent baseband signals are generated from received Bluetooth signals.

31. The method according to claim 23, wherein one or more of said plurality of independent baseband signals are processed for transmission as Bluetooth signals.

32. The method according to claim 23, comprising controlling power to said plurality of baseband processing modules.

33. The method according to claim 23, comprising providing power for operation to each of said plurality of baseband processing modules that processes an independent baseband signal.

34. The method according to claim 23, comprising reducing power to each of said plurality of baseband processing modules that does not process an independent baseband signal.

35. A system for processing signals from a plurality of networks, the system comprising:

a single integrated circuit comprising a plurality of baseband processing modules, said plurality of baseband processing modules enable simultaneous processing of corresponding ones of a plurality of independent baseband signals, wherein at least one of said plurality of independent baseband signals is a video baseband signal.

36. The system according to claim 35, wherein said single integrated circuit within said mobile terminal comprises a single baseband processor integrated circuit.

37. The system according to claim 35, wherein one or more of said plurality of independent baseband signals are generated from corresponding one or more cellular frequency signals.

38. The system according to claim 37, wherein said one or more of said plurality of independent baseband signals generated from said corresponding one or more cellular frequency signals are received via a Bluetooth interface.

39. The system according to claim 37, wherein said one or more of said plurality of independent baseband signals generated from said corresponding one or more cellular frequency signals are communicated to a Bluetooth interface.

40. The system according to claim 37, wherein said corresponding one or more cellular frequency signals are received from at least one of:

global system for mobile communications (GSM), general packet radio service (GPRS), enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE), code division multiple access 2000 (CDMA2000), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), and high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) systems.

41. The system according to claim 37, wherein one or more of said plurality of independent baseband signals are generated from received digital video signals.

42. The system according to claim 37, wherein one or more of said plurality of independent baseband signals are generated from received Bluetooth signals.

43. The system according to claim 37, wherein one or more of said plurality of independent baseband signals are processed for transmission as Bluetooth signals.

44. The system according to claim 37, comprising one or more circuits that enable controlling of power to said plurality of baseband processing modules.

45. The system according to claim 44, wherein said one or more circuits enable provisioning of power for operation to each of said plurality of baseband processing modules that processes an independent baseband signal.

46. The system according to claim 44, wherein said one or more circuits enable reduction of power to each of said plurality of baseband processing modules that is not used to process an independent baseband signal.