Wireless Infrared Multimedia System
First Claim
1. A wireless infrared data transmission system, comprising:
- a) a portable data storage device containing data;
b) a docking station adapted to releasably engage with the portable data storage device, thereby gaining access to the data and being able to retrieve it;
c) a data receiving device adapted to wirelessly receive the data contained in the portable data storage device sent over a wireless optical channel; and
d) diffused infrared means for wirelessly transmitting the data in a one-way manner from the portable data storage device through the docking station over the wireless optical channel to the data receiving device, said means for wirelessly transmitting being located in the docking station and said means for wirelessly receiving being located in the data receiving device.
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Abstract
A portable, data storage device, player, playback device, data streaming device, audio player, video player, audio and video player, satellite radio device, cellular phone (with an integrated audio and/or video player), PDA (personal digital assistant), PMP (portable media player), gaming device, handheld and/or mobile device, each embedded with inherent audio and/or video playing/playback capabilities, attached to a docking station or cradle via a single or plural audio/video connectors, wirelessly transmitting audio and/or video and/or control data via infrared optical signals to a set of remote wireless receiving device/s, speaker/s and/or video reproduction device/s.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless infrared data transmission system, comprising:
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a) a portable data storage device containing data; b) a docking station adapted to releasably engage with the portable data storage device, thereby gaining access to the data and being able to retrieve it; c) a data receiving device adapted to wirelessly receive the data contained in the portable data storage device sent over a wireless optical channel; and d) diffused infrared means for wirelessly transmitting the data in a one-way manner from the portable data storage device through the docking station over the wireless optical channel to the data receiving device, said means for wirelessly transmitting being located in the docking station and said means for wirelessly receiving being located in the data receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wireless infrared multimedia system, comprising:
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a) a portable data storage device containing audio and video data; b) a cradle having means for releasably engaging with the portable data storage device, thereby gaining access to the audio and video data and being able to retrieve it; c) a data receiving device adapted to wirelessly receive the audio and video data contained in the portable data storage device sent over a wireless optical channel; and d) diffused infrared means for wirelessly transmitting the audio and video data from the portable data storage device through the cradle over the wireless optical channel to the data receiving device, said means for wirelessly transmitting being located in the cradle and said means for wirelessly receiving being located in the data receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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