METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA PROCESSING IN A DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED SET-TOP-BOX AND FEMTOCELL FUNCTIONALITY

• US 20100186027A1
• Filed: 01/16/2009
• Published: 07/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hou, Victor T., Abraham, Charles, Kent, Mark, Diab, Wael William, Erceg, Vinko, Karaoguz, Jeyhan, Chen, Xuemin Sherman
• Granted Patent: US 9,060,098 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/31
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2143 located in a single building, e.g. hotel, hospital or museum arrangements specially adapted for plural spots in a confined site in broadcast systems H04H20/63; adaptations for transmission by electric cable for domestic distribution in television systems H04N7/106
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43072 of multiple content streams on the same device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4367 Establishing a secure communication between the client and a peripheral device or smart card
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4381 Recovering the multiplex stream from a specific network, e.g. recovering MPEG packets from ATM cells transmission of MPEG streams over ATM H04L12/5601
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4402 involving reformatting operations of video signals for household redistribution, storage or real-time display details of conversion of video standards at pixel level H04N7/01; video transcoding H04N19/40; adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal G09G5/005; media handling at the source in data packet switching networks H04L65/764
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440218 by transcoding between formats or standards, e.g. from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 conversion of standards in analogue television systems H04N7/01
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4516 involving client characteristics, e.g. Set-Top-Box type, software version or amount of memory available
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8547 involving timestamps for synchronizing content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/173 with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/10 adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points

Abstract

Aspects of a method and system for data processing in a device with integrated set-top-box and femtocell functionality are provided. Data may be received via an integrated femtocell and set-top-box device and may be synchronously processed, utilizing a common clock, to perform one or more femtocell functions and/or set-top-box functions. The common clock may be derived from global navigation satellite system signals. The integrated femtocell and set-top-box device may convert the received data from a first to a second format. The converted data may be transmitted to a cellular enabled communication device via a cellular transmitter within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device and/or to a multimedia device via a multimedia interface within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device. The received data may comprise multimedia content. The integrated femtocell and set-top-box device may be operable to encode, decode, transcode, encrypt, decrypt, scramble, descramble, and present the received multimedia content.

Claims

1. A method for networking the method comprising:

receiving data in an integrated femtocell and set-top-box device; and

synchronously processing said received data for performing one or more femtocell functions and/or set-top-box functions within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device utilizing a common clock.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a portion of said femtocell functions are implemented via a cellular transmitter and/or receiver within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein a portion of said femtocell functions are implemented via a broadband transmitter and/or receiver within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein a portion of said set-top-box functions are implemented via one or more multimedia interfaces within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said common clock is derived from global navigation satellite system signals.

6. The method according to claim 1, comprising converting said received data from a first format to a second format within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device.

7. The method according to claim 6, comprising transmitting said converted received data to a cellular enabled communication device via one or more cellular communication channels.

8. The method according to claim 6, comprising transmitting said converted received data to one or more multimedia devices via one or more multimedia connections.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said data comprises multimedia content.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device is operable to encode, decode, transcode, encrypt, decrypt, scramble, descramble, and present said data.

11. The method according to claim 1, comprising receiving said data via a cellular receiver within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device, transcoding said data, and transmitting said transcoded data via a multimedia interface within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device.

12. The method according to claim 1, comprising receiving said data via a multimedia interface within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device, transcoding said data, and transmitting said transcoded data via a cellular transmitter within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device.

13. A system for networking the system comprising:

one or more circuits for use in an integrated femtocell and set-top-box device, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to;

receive data;

process, synchronously with a common clock, said received data to implement femtocell functions of said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device; and

process, synchronously to a common clock, said received data to implement set-top-box functions of said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more circuits comprise a cellular transmitter and/or receiver.

15. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more circuits comprise a broadband transmitter and/or receiver.

16. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more circuits comprise one or more multimedia interfaces.

17. The system according to claim 13, wherein said common clock is derived from global navigation satellite system signals.

18. The system according to claim 13, said one or more circuits are operable to convert said received data from a first format to a second format.

19. The system according to claim 18, said one or more circuits are operable to transmit said converted received data to a cellular enabled communication device device via a cellular transmitter within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device.

20. The system according to claim 18, said one or more circuits are operable to transmit said converted received data to one or more multimedia devices via one or more multimedia interfaces within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device.

21. The system according to claim 13, wherein said data comprises multimedia content.

22. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to encode, decode, transcode, encrypt, decrypt, scramble, descramble, and present said multimedia content.

23. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to receive said multimedia content via a cellular receiver within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device, transcode said multimedia content, and transmit said transcoded multimedia content via a multimedia interface within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device.

24. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to receive said multimedia content via a multimedia interface within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device, transcode said multimedia content, and transmit said transcoded multimedia content via a cellular transmitter within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device.