Handheld Wireless Digital Audio and Video Receiver

• US 20100321466A1
• Filed: 08/26/2010
• Published: 12/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Assets 186 LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Assets 186 LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Román, Kendyl A.
• Application Number:
  US12/868,748
• Publication Number:
  US 20100321466A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/59 involving spatial sub-sampling or interpolation, e.g. alteration of picture size or resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/93 Run-length coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• 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 21/4402 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 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104

Abstract

A handheld, wireless digital audio and/or video device that receives compressed media, decompresses the compressed media, and plays and/or displays the decompressed media. The receiver may be part of a system of handheld, wireless devices that compress, enhance, encode, transmit, decompress and display digital video images in real time. An enhanced iPod-type device includes wireless and/or cellular communications, a high-resolution display and a high-resolution video camera. Real time wireless videoconferences connect multiple handheld video devices. Real time compression and real time transmission is achieved. Real time decompression is achieved by decoding and decompressing the encoded data to display high quality images. A zoom control can be used select a portion of interest of video being captured and/or transmitted. The receiver may also have a touch sensitive display screen providing controls for video display and mobile telephone operation. In one embodiment, a handheld, wireless digital audio device is configured to receive compressed audio data from either a wireless satellite network or a wireless Internet data network.

Claims

1. A handheld wireless digital media device, comprising:

a) a processor for executing a plurality of instructions comprising one or more programs,

b) a program memory for storing the one or more programs, connected to the processor,

c) a media memory for storing a multiplicity of digital media, the digital media comprising compressed digital audio or compressed digital video data, the media memory connected to the processor,

d) a wireless port for connecting to a wireless network to receive the multiplicity of digital media, the wireless port connected to the processor,

e) a display, the display connected to the processor,

f) a plurality of user inputs, the user inputs connected to the processor,

g) a microphone, connected to the processor,

h) at least one speaker, connected to the processor,

i) a camera, connected to the processor, and

j) a headphone connection, configured to receive a head phone,

wherein the handheld wireless digital media device has a front and a back,

wherein the handheld wireless digital media device is configured with a predetermined device height, a predetermined device height, and a predetermined device depth,

wherein the device height is less than about four and one half inches,

wherein the device width is less than about two and one half inches,

wherein the device depth is less than about one half inch,

wherein the handheld wireless digital media device is configured with a predetermined device weight,

wherein the device weight is less than about six ounces,

wherein the display is a high-resolution color graphical display, having a display height and a display width, the display height and the display width measured in pixels,

wherein the display height at least 480,

wherein the display width at least 640,

wherein at least one of the user inputs is a touch screen incorporated into the display,

wherein the user inputs comprise phone controls,

wherein the phone controls are selectively displayed on the touch screen,

wherein the camera is configured to capture high resolution digital video,

wherein the display is positioned on the front of the device,

wherein the camera is positioned on the front of the device,

wherein the user inputs comprise video controls,

wherein the video controls including video playback controls,

wherein the video controls including camera controls,

wherein at least one captured video stream is compressed,

[wherein the compressed captured video stream is stored in the media memory,]

wherein the wireless port is configured to connected to an Internet data network,

wherein the wireless port is configured to connected to cellular phone network,

wherein the wireless port is configured to transmit the at least one captured video stream,

wherein the compressed captured video stream is transmitted over the wireless port,

wherein one of the multiplicity of digital media is a video stream being received over the wireless port at the same time that the compressed captured video stream being transmitted, and

wherein the headphone connection is configured to output stereo audio and to input audio.

2. A handheld wireless digital media device, comprising:

a) a processor for executing a plurality of instructions comprising one or more programs,

b) a program memory for storing the one or more programs, connected to the processor,

c) a media memory for storing a multiplicity of digital media, the digital media comprising compressed digital audio or compressed digital video data, the media memory connected to the processor,

d) a wireless port for connecting to a wireless network to receive the multiplicity of digital media, the wireless port connected to the processor,

e) a display, the display connected to the processor,

f) a plurality of user inputs, the user inputs connected to the processor,

g) a microphone, connected to the processor,

h) at least one speaker, connected to the processor, and

i) a headphone connection, configured to receive a head phone.

3. The device of claim 2, further comprising a camera, connected to the processor.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the camera is configured to capture high-resolution digital video.

5. The device of claim 3, wherein the handheld wireless digital media device has a front and a back,

wherein the display is positioned on the front of the device, and

wherein the camera is positioned on the back of the device.

6. The device of claim 3, wherein the handheld wireless digital media device has a front and a back,

wherein the display is positioned on the front of the device, and

wherein the camera is positioned on the front of the device.

7. The device of claim 2, wherein the handheld wireless digital media device is configured with a predetermined device height, a predetermined device height, and a predetermined device depth,

wherein the device height is less than about four and one half inches,

wherein the device width is less than about two and one half inches, and

wherein the device depth is less than about one half inch.

8. The device of claim 2, wherein the handheld wireless digital media device is configured with a predetermined device weight,

wherein the device weight is less than about six ounces.

9. The device of claim 2, wherein the display is a high-resolution color graphical display, having a display height and a display width, the display height and the display width measured in pixels,

wherein the display height at least 480, and

wherein the display width at least 640.

10. The device of claim 2, wherein at least one of the user inputs is a touch screen incorporated into the display.

11. The device of claim 2 wherein the user inputs comprise phone controls.

12. The device of claim 11 wherein the phone controls are selectively displayed on the touch screen.

13. The device of claim 2 wherein the user inputs comprise video controls.

14. The device of claim 13 wherein the video controls including video playback controls.

15. The device of claim 4 wherein at least one captured video stream is compressed.

16. The device of claim 15 wherein the compressed captured video stream is stored in the media memory.

17. The device of claim 2 wherein the wireless port is configured to connected to an Internet data network.

18. The device of claim 2 wherein the wireless port is configured to connected to cellular phone network.

19. The device of claim 15 wherein the wireless port is configured to transmit the at least one captured video stream, and

wherein the compressed captured video stream is transmitted over the wireless port.

20. The device of claim 19 wherein the wireless port is configured to transmit the at least one captured video stream, and

wherein one of the multiplicity of digital media is a video stream being received over the wireless port at the same time that the compressed captured video stream being transmitted, and

21. The device of claim 2 wherein the headphone connection is configured to output stereo audio and to input audio.

22. A handheld wireless digital media device, comprising:

a) a processor for executing a plurality of instructions comprising one or more programs,

b) a program memory for storing the one or more programs, connected to the processor,

c) a media memory for storing a multiplicity of digital media, the digital media comprising compressed digital audio data, the media memory connected to the processor,

d) a wireless port for connecting to a wireless network to receive the multiplicity of digital media, the wireless port connected to the processor,

e) a display, the display connected to the processor,

f) a plurality of user inputs, the user inputs connected to the processor, and

g) a headphone connection, configured to receive a head phone,

wherein the handheld wireless digital media device is configured with a predetermined device height, a predetermined device height, and a predetermined device depth,

wherein the device height is less than about four and one half inches,

wherein the device width is less than about two and one half inches,

wherein the device depth is less than about one half inch,

wherein the handheld wireless digital media device is configured with a predetermined device weight,

wherein the device weight is less than about six ounces,

wherein the user inputs comprise audio controls,

wherein the audio controls include audio playback controls,

wherein the wireless port is configured to connected to an Internet data network,

wherein the wireless port is configured to connected to satellite network, and

wherein the headphone connection is configured to output stereo audio.