Wireless USB modem device supporting dual service for portable internet and digital broadcasting

• US 20090172759A1
• Filed: 03/20/2008
• Published: 07/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Moda Inc.
• Original Assignee: Moda Inc.
• Inventors: Jung, Jung-Hoon
• Application Number:
  US12/077,549
• Publication Number:
  US 20090172759A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/111
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4143 embedded in a Personal Computer [PC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4183 providing its own processing capabilities, e.g. external module for video decoding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6112 involving terrestrial transmission, e.g. DVB-T
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6181 involving transmission via a mobile phone network arrangements for providing broadcast or conference services to substation in data switching networks in combination with wireless systems H04L12/189; wireless uplink channel access H04W74/004
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17309 Transmission or handling of upstream communications

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless USB modem device supporting dual service for portable Internet and digital broadcasting. The wireless USB modem device includes a portable Internet communication module and a digital broadcast reception module. The wireless USB modem device includes a USB hub connected to USB interfaces of both the portable Internet communication module and the digital broadcast reception module, and configured to relay data to a user terminal. A switching mode power supply unit is implemented in a DC-DC switching mode, is supplied with power from the user terminal and is configured to apply power to the portable Internet communication module and the digital broadcast reception module so that the portable Internet communication module and the digital broadcast reception module can be simultaneously driven. Accordingly, a separate control unit for controlling USB interfaces is not required, and the number of peripherals connected to the USB port of the portable user terminal can be reduced. Further, portable Internet service and digital broadcasting service can be simultaneously provided, thus enabling bidirectional digital multimedia broadcasting service and Internet service to be simultaneously supported anytime and anywhere without regard to spatial or temporal restrictions.

Claims

1. A wireless Universal Serial Bus (USB) modem device supporting dual service for portable Internet and digital broadcasting, the USB modem device including a portable Internet communication module and a digital broadcast reception module, comprising:

a USB hub connected to USB interfaces of both the portable Internet communication module and the digital broadcast reception module, and configured to relay data to a user terminal through a USB connector; and

a switching mode power supply unit implemented in a DC-DC switching mode, supplied with power from the user terminal and configured to apply power both to the portable Internet communication module and to the digital broadcast reception module through high-speed switching of power so that the portable Internet communication module and the digital broadcast reception module can be simultaneously driven.

2. The wireless USB modem device according to claim 1, wherein the switching mode power supply unit comprises:

a dual-output switching mode power supply unit for outputting first power to the portable Internet communication module, the digital broadcast reception module, and the USB hub, and outputting second power to the digital broadcast reception module, the first and second power being switched at high speed; and

a single-output switching mode power supply unit for outputting third power to the digital broadcast reception module, the third power being switched at high speed.

3. The wireless USB modem device according to claim 1, wherein the portable Internet communication module is implemented using one of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), CDMA Evolution of Data Only (EV-DO), Wide-band CDMA (WCDMA), High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA)/High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), and Wireless Broadband Internet (WIBRO)/Metropolitan Area Network (WiMAX).

4. The wireless USB modem device according to claim 1, wherein the digital broadcast reception module is implemented using one of Terrestrial-Digital Multimedia Broadcast (T-DMB), Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H), Integrated Service Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T), and Media Forward Link Only (MediaFLO).