Satellite broadcast system receiver
First Claim
1. A radio receiver augmentation system for insertion in a cassette player or compact disc player comprises a receiver unit including an insertable element having a size and shape suitable for insertion in a tape cassette-receiving slot of a cassette player or a compact disc-receiving slot of a compact disc ("CD") player, and an antenna unit having a size and shape adapted for mounting on a vehicle, said antenna unit comprising an antenna that can receive audio program signals having frequencies in the range of about 300 MHZ to about 4,000 MHZ from a satellite system including at least one repeater at or near the earth'"'"'s surface, and can re-radiate said signals to said receiver unit, said antenna unit comprising a first element which receives, from said satellite system, radio broadcast signals having frequencies in said range, and connected to said first element, an amplifier, a radio frequency translator, a radio frequency transmitter, and a second element which transmits amplified translated signals to said receiver unit, said insertable element including a connector, a display unit for audio program signals, an antenna for receiving audio program signals from said antenna unit, and a coupler that can deliver said audio program signals to a magnetic head in a tape cassette player, or to an optical coupler in said CD player.
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Abstract
A radio receiver augmentation system for insertion in a cassette player or compact disc player includes a receiver unit and an antenna unit. The receiver unit includes an insertable element having a size and shape suitable for insertion in a tape cassette receiving slot of a cassette player/radio combination or in a compact disc receiving slot of a compact disc player/radio combination and delivers audio program signals to the magnetic head of the tape cassette player or the optical coupler of the compact disc player. The audio program signals come by retransmission from an antenna unit that receives radio broadcast signals from satellites and their terrestrial repeaters having frequencies in the range of about 300 MHZ to about 4000 MHZ. The system'"'"'s circuitry conditions the signal for aural presentation through the tape cassette player/radio combination or compact disc player/radio combination.
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10 Claims
- 1. A radio receiver augmentation system for insertion in a cassette player or compact disc player comprises a receiver unit including an insertable element having a size and shape suitable for insertion in a tape cassette-receiving slot of a cassette player or a compact disc-receiving slot of a compact disc ("CD") player, and an antenna unit having a size and shape adapted for mounting on a vehicle, said antenna unit comprising an antenna that can receive audio program signals having frequencies in the range of about 300 MHZ to about 4,000 MHZ from a satellite system including at least one repeater at or near the earth'"'"'s surface, and can re-radiate said signals to said receiver unit, said antenna unit comprising a first element which receives, from said satellite system, radio broadcast signals having frequencies in said range, and connected to said first element, an amplifier, a radio frequency translator, a radio frequency transmitter, and a second element which transmits amplified translated signals to said receiver unit, said insertable element including a connector, a display unit for audio program signals, an antenna for receiving audio program signals from said antenna unit, and a coupler that can deliver said audio program signals to a magnetic head in a tape cassette player, or to an optical coupler in said CD player.
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