Multimedia client/server system with adjustable data link rate and range and methods for use therewith
First Claim
1. A multimedia client/server system comprising:
- a multimedia server module, coupleable to a plurality of multimedia sources that produce at least one multimedia signal, the multimedia server module including;
an encoder module that encodes the at least one multimedia signal to produce an encoded signal; and
an RF server transceiver module, coupled to the encoder module, that produces a channel signal that includes the encoded signal, and that wirelessly transmits the channel signal at a link data rate over a wireless communication path, the RF server transceiver module including a first monitor module that generates first RF performance signals that are based on the performance of the wireless communication path, and a quality of service module that receives the first RF performance signals and adjusts both a range of the link data rate and the link data rate; and
a client module, coupleable to at least one client device, the client module including;
an RF client transceiver module that receives and demodulates the channel signal to produce a received encoded signal; and
a decoder module, coupled to the RF client transceiver module, that decodes the received encoded signal into a decoded output signal.
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Abstract
A circuit for use in a multimedia server module that is coupleable to a plurality of multimedia sources that produce at least one multimedia signal and that can transmit over a wireless communication path to at least one client module, the circuit includes an encoder module that encodes the at least one multimedia signal to produce an encoded signal. An RF server transceiver module produces a channel signal that includes the encoded signal, and that wirelessly transmits the channel signal at a link data rate over the wireless communication path, the RF server transceiver module including a first monitor module that generates first RF performance signals that are based on the performance of the wireless communication path, and a quality of service module that receives the first RF performance signals and adjusts both a range of the link data rate and the link data rate.
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30 Claims
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1. A multimedia client/server system comprising:
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a multimedia server module, coupleable to a plurality of multimedia sources that produce at least one multimedia signal, the multimedia server module including; an encoder module that encodes the at least one multimedia signal to produce an encoded signal; and an RF server transceiver module, coupled to the encoder module, that produces a channel signal that includes the encoded signal, and that wirelessly transmits the channel signal at a link data rate over a wireless communication path, the RF server transceiver module including a first monitor module that generates first RF performance signals that are based on the performance of the wireless communication path, and a quality of service module that receives the first RF performance signals and adjusts both a range of the link data rate and the link data rate; and a client module, coupleable to at least one client device, the client module including; an RF client transceiver module that receives and demodulates the channel signal to produce a received encoded signal; and a decoder module, coupled to the RF client transceiver module, that decodes the received encoded signal into a decoded output signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A circuit for use in a multimedia server module that is coupleable to a plurality of multimedia sources that produce at least one multimedia signal and that can transmit over a wireless communication path to at least one client module, the circuit comprising:
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an encoder module that encodes the at least one multimedia signal to produce an encoded signal; and an RF server transceiver module, coupled to the encoder module, that produces a channel signal that includes the encoded signal, and that wirelessly transmits the channel signal at a link data rate over the wireless communication path, the RF server transceiver module including a first monitor module that generates first RF performance signals that are based on the performance of the wireless communication path, and a quality of service module that receives the first RF performance signals and adjusts both a range of the link data rate and the link data rate. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for use in a multimedia server module that is coupleable to a plurality of multimedia sources that produce at least one multimedia signal and that can transmit over a wireless communication path to at least one client module, the circuit comprising:
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encoding the at least one multimedia signal to produce an encoded signal; generating a channel signal that includes the encoded signal; transmitting the channel signal at a link data rate over the wireless communication path; generating first RF performance signals that are based on the performance of the wireless communication path; and adjusting both a range of the link data rate and the link data rate based on the first RF performance signals. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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