CITIZEN BAND RADIO EMULATING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20170164365A1
• Filed: 12/02/2015
• Published: 06/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John M. Decoster
• Original Assignee: John M. Decoster
• Inventors: DeCoster, John M.
• Application Number:
  US14/957,239
• Publication Number:
  US 20170164365A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A Citizen Band (CB) radio emulating device is disclosed. The device comprises a CB transceiver unit that receives and transmits radio frequency within CB frequency range; an antenna port for connecting an antenna to the CB transceiver unit for enhancing the CB transceiver unit'"'"'s transmission performance; a power port for receiving power supply for the CB transceiver unit; a transmitting unit that establishes a communication with an electronic device, allowing the CB transceiver unit to receive and execute control instructions from the electronic device; and a casing that encloses the CB transceiver unit, the antenna port, the power port and the transmission unit; wherein at least the CB transceiver unit'"'"'s channel and frequency are adjusted via instructions received from the electronic device.

Claims

1. A Citizen Band (CB) radio emulating device, the device comprising:

a CB transceiver unit that receives and transmits radio frequency within CB frequency range;

an antenna port for connecting an antenna to the CB transceiver unit for enhancing the CB transceiver unit'"'"'s transmission performance;

a power port for receiving power supply for the CB transceiver unit;

a transmitting unit that establishes a communication between the CB transceiver unit and an electronic device, allowing the CB transceiver unit to receive and execute control instructions from the electronic device;

a casing that encloses the CB transceiver unit, the antenna port, the power port and the transmission unit; and

wherein at least the CB transceiver unit'"'"'s channel and frequency are adjusted via instructions received from the electronic device.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the power port is connected, directly or indirectly, to an automobile'"'"'s battery or power source, or to a rechargeable battery inside the casing.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the transmitting unit establishes a bidirectional wireless communication with the electronic device via Bluetooth.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone or tablet computer.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the mobile phone or tablet computer displays a user interface generated by a mobile application or software installed on the mobile phone or tablet computer allowing the user to emulate CB radio functions on the mobile phone or tablet computer.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the user interface has virtual controls that allow the user to adjust multiple parameters of CB radio selected from a group consisting of microphone gain or dynamic, radio frequency (RF) gain, squelch, AM Upper Side Band (USB) Lower Side Band (LSB), clarifier, specified channel switch and Standing Wave Ratio (SWR).

7. The device of claim 5, wherein the mobile phone or tablet computer'"'"'s speaker and microphone are used by the mobile application or software to allow the user to speak and listen to other users on a CB channel.

8. The device of claim 5, wherein the user interface has a virtual switch button which the user must press once before the user speaks or press continuously while the user is speaking.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is an automobile DVD player, GPS system, audio system or in-dash multimedia entertainment system with a monitor.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the monitor is a touch-screen monitor.

11. A Citizen Band (CB) radio emulating device, the device comprising:

a CB transceiver unit that receives and transmits radio frequency within CB frequency range;

an antenna port for connecting an antenna to the CB transceiver unit for enhancing the CB transceiver unit'"'"'s transmission performance;

a power port that receives electricity from an automobile'"'"'s power supply and delivers the electricity to the CB transceiver unit;

a Bluetooth unit that establishes a wireless bidirectional communication between the CB transceiver unit and a mobile device, allowing the CB transceiver unit to receive and execute control instructions from the mobile device;

a casing that encloses the CB transceiver unit, the antenna port, the power port and the transmission unit;

wherein the mobile device displays a user interface generated by a mobile application or software to allow a user to emulate CB radio functions on the mobile device; and

wherein the CB radio functions include at least selecting CB radio channels and frequencies, adjusting speaker volume of the mobile device and a virtual switch button which the user must press once before the user speaks or press continuously while the user is speaking.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone or tablet computer.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the user interface has virtual controls that allow the user to adjust multiple parameters of CB radio selected from a group consisting of microphone gain or dynamic, radio frequency (RF) gain, squelch, AM Upper Side Band (USB) Lower Side Band (LSB), clarifier, specified channel switch and Standing Wave Ratio (SWR).

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the CB transceiver unit comprises a standard CB receiver circuitry for receive and send CB transmissions.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the standard CB receiver circuitry has at least a microcontroller, a timer and a plurality of transistors.

16. A method of emulating CB radio on an electronic device, the method comprises:

providing a CB radio emulating device that includes;

a CB transceiver unit that receives and transmits radio frequency within CB frequency range;

an antenna port for connecting an antenna to the CB transceiver unit for enhancing the CB transceiver unit'"'"'s transmission performance;

a power port that receives electricity from an automobile'"'"'s power supply and delivers the electricity to the CB transceiver unit;

a transmission unit that establishes a wireless communication between the CB transceiver unit and a mobile device, allowing the CB transceiver unit to receive and execute control instructions from the mobile device;

a casing that encloses the CB transceiver unit, the antenna port, the power port and the transmission unit;

providing a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software that is installed on a mobile device which provides a user interface with CB radio functions;

wherein the CB radio functions are selected from a group consisting of selecting CB radio channels and frequencies, adjusting speaker volume of the mobile device and providing a virtual switch button which the user must press once before the user speaks or press continuously while the user is speaking;

establishing a communication between the CB radio emulating device and the mobile device; and

emulating the CB radio on the mobile device by using the CB radio functions.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein the transmitting unit establishes the communication with the mobile device via Bluetooth.

18. The device of claim 16, wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone or tablet computer.

19. The device of claim 16, wherein the user interface further includes virtual controls that allow the user to adjust multiple parameters of CB radio, wherein the multiple parameters are selected from a group consisting of microphone gain or dynamic, radio frequency (RF) gain, squelch, AM Upper Side Band (USB) Lower Side Band (LSB), clarifier, specified channel switch and Standing Wave Ratio (SWR).

20. The device of claim 16, wherein the power port only receives 12V+ power.