Embedded Multimedia System and Related Digital Audio Broadcasting Demodulator

• US 20090207942A1
• Filed: 10/16/2008
• Published: 08/20/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation (Wistron Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation (Wistron Corporation)
• Inventors: Hsu, Wen-Jau, Hsu, Cheng-Hsiung, Lin, Tzu-Ping
• Application Number:
  US12/253,208
• Publication Number:
  US 20090207942A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/18 Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving

Abstract

An embedded multimedia system for playing analog and digital audio broadcasting signals includes an antenna for receiving analog and digital audio broadcasting signals, an audio output device for outputting sound, an analog demodulator for demodulating analog audio broadcasting signals for the audio output device, and a digital demodulator for conducting a signal connection between the antenna and the analog demodulator, or transforming digital audio broadcasting signals into analog audio broadcasting signals for the analog demodulator.

Claims

1. A digital broadcasting demodulator for an embedded multimedia system, the embedded multimedia system comprising an antenna and an analog demodulator for playing analog audio broadcasting signals, the digital broadcasting demodulator comprising:

a digital broadcasting transformation module comprising an input end and an output end, for receiving digital audio signals through the input end, transforming the received digital audio signals into analog audio signals, and outputting the analog audio signals via the output end; and

a switch module comprising;

a first end coupled to the antenna;

a second end coupled to the analog demodulator;

a third end coupled to the output end of the digital broadcasting transformation module;

a fourth end coupled to the input end of the digital broadcasting transformation module; and

a switch unit coupled to the first end, the second end, the third end, and the fourth end, for conducting a signal connection between the first end and the second end, or conducting signal connections between the first end and the fourth end and between the third end and the second end, according to an operating mode of the embedded multimedia system.

2. The digital broadcasting demodulator of claim 1, wherein when the embedded multimedia system operates in an analog broadcast mode, the switch unit conducts the signal connection between the first end and the second end.

3. The digital broadcasting demodulator of claim 1, wherein when the embedded multimedia system operates in a digital broadcast mode, the switch unit conducts the signal connections between the first end and the fourth end and between the third end and the second end.

4. The digital broadcasting demodulator of claim 1, wherein the switch unit comprises:

a first switch comprising a first signal end coupled to the first end, a second signal end coupled to the second end, and a third signal end coupled to the fourth end, for conducting a signal connection between the first signal end and the second signal end, or conducting a signal connection between the first signal end and the third signal end, according to the operating mode of the embedded multimedia system; and

a second switch comprising a fourth signal end coupled to the third end, a fifth signal end coupled to the second end, for conducting a signal connection between the fourth signal end and the fifth signal end according to the conduction of the first switch.

5. The digital broadcasting demodulator of claim 4, wherein when the signal connection between the first signal end and the third signal end of the first switch is conducted, the signal connection between the fourth signal end and the fifth signal end of the second switch is conducted.

6. The digital broadcasting demodulator of claim 1, wherein the embedded multimedia system is a vehicle multimedia system.

7. An embedded multimedia system for playing analog and digital audio broadcasting signals comprising:

an antenna for receiving analog and digital audio broadcasting signals;

an audio output device for outputting sound;

an analog demodulator for demodulating analog audio broadcasting signals for outputting sounds via the audio output device; and

a digital demodulator coupled to the antenna and the analog demodulator for conducting a signal connection between the antenna and the analog demodulator, or transforming digital audio broadcasting signals into analog audio broadcasting signals for the analog demodulator, according to an operating mode of the embed multimedia system.

8. The embedded multimedia system of claim 7, wherein the digital demodulator comprises:

a digital broadcasting transformation module comprising an input end and an output end, for receiving digital audio signals through the input end, transforming the received digital audio signals into analog audio signals, and outputting the analog audio signals via the output end; and

a switch module comprising;

a first end coupled to the antenna;

a second end coupled to the analog demodulator;

a third end coupled to the output end of the digital broadcasting transformation module;

a fourth end coupled to the input end of the digital broadcasting transformation module; and

a switch unit coupled to the first end, the second end, the third end, and the fourth end, for conducting a signal connection between the first end and the second end, or conducting signal connections between the first end and the fourth end and between the third end and the second end, according to an operating mode of the embedded multimedia system.

9. The embedded multimedia system of claim 8, wherein when the embedded multimedia system operates in an analog broadcast mode, the switch unit conducts the signal connection between the first end and the second end.

10. The embedded multimedia system of claim 8, wherein when the embedded multimedia system operates in a digital broadcast mode, the switch unit conducts the signal connections between the first end and the fourth end and between the third end and the second end.

11. The embedded multimedia system of claim 8, wherein the switch unit comprises:

a first switch comprising a first signal end coupled to the first end, a second signal end coupled to the second end, and a third signal end coupled to the fourth end, for conducting a signal connection between the first signal end and the second signal end, or conducting a signal connection between the first end signal and the third signal end, according to the operating mode of the embedded multimedia system; and

a second switch comprising a fourth signal end coupled to the third end, a fifth signal end coupled to the second end, for conducting a signal connection between the fourth signal end and the fifth signal end according to the conduction of the first switch.

12. The embedded multimedia system of claim 11, wherein when the signal connection between the first signal end and the third signal end of the first switch is conducted, the signal connection between the fourth signal end and the fifth signal end of the second switch is conducted.

13. The embedded multimedia system of claim 7, wherein the embedded multimedia system is a vehicle multimedia system.