Method and apparatus for providing digital media player with portable digital radio broadcast system receiver or integrated antenna and docking system
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of operating a satellite digital audio radio service or SDARS-enabled media player comprising the steps of:
- connecting the media player to an SDARS receiverobtaining from the SDARS receiver a compressed form of the SDARS signal recovered via the SDARS receiver and storing the compressed SDARS signal in a memory device on the media playerdetaching the media player from the SDARS receiver; and
playing back the SDARS signal via the media player.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A portable media player for receiving and storing a satellite digital audio radio service (SDARS) content stream is provided. Also provided are associated devices such as an integrated antenna and docking station, an SDARS receiver module for detachable connection to a player, digital transceiver circuits for connecting an SDARS receiver to various SDARS-ready devices, an SDARS digital antenna, and an SDARS subscription cartridge, as well as methods for operating same.
-
Citations
17 Claims
-
1. A method of operating a satellite digital audio radio service or SDARS-enabled media player comprising the steps of:
-
connecting the media player to an SDARS receiver obtaining from the SDARS receiver a compressed form of the SDARS signal recovered via the SDARS receiver and storing the compressed SDARS signal in a memory device on the media player detaching the media player from the SDARS receiver; and playing back the SDARS signal via the media player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
-
-
5. A method of operating a satellite digital audio radio service or SDARS-enabled media player comprising the steps of:
-
connecting the media player to docking station that is electrically connected to an SDARS receiver; obtaining from the SDARS receiver a compressed form of the SDARS signal recovered via the SDARS receiver and storing the compressed SDARS signal in a memory device in the media player; detaching the media player from the docking station and SDARS receiver; and playing back the SDARS signal via the media player. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
-
-
8. A method of operating a satellite digital audio radio service (SDARS) receiver comprising:
-
connecting a portable digital media player and a portable SDARS receiver module together, the player having a first communication interface, a memory device, a controller, a user interface and a first connector, the SDARS receiver module having a second connector configured to detachably and electrically connect to the player via the first connector, a baseband processing device configured to process an SDARS signal, and a second communication interface; recovering program channels from an SDARS signal via the baseband processing device; generating control signals comprising signals from the player to select from among the program channels that are transmitted to the SDARS receiver module in response to user input signals from the user interface; transmitting and receiving signals between the player and the SDARS receiver module via the first communication interface and the second communication interface, the signals comprising at least one of the control signals and at least part of the SDARS signal, the at least part of the SDARS signal comprising the selected program channels recovered by the SDARS receiver module and transmitted to the player; and controlling the controller to store at least the selected program channels in the memory device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. A satellite digital audio radio service (SDARS) receiver system comprising:
-
an integrated SDARS module comprising a baseband processing device configured to recover program channels from an SDARS signal; a first connector for electrically coupling the integrated SDARS module to external devices having a second connector compatible with the first connector; and a controller programmable to provide selected ones of the recovered program channels to the first connector in response to control signal received via the second connector; wherein the integrated SDARS antenna module and controller are provided in a cartridge comprising a unitary housing with the first connector configured on the exterior thereof and accessible to the second connector. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
-
Specification