Method for effectively implementing a wireless television system
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1. An apparatus for implementing a wireless television system, comprising:
- a selectable program source coupled to said wireless television system for providing program information;
a wireless base station coupled to said selectable program source for processing and wirelessly transmitting said program information; and
a display device configured to wirelessly receive said program information and responsively display said program information in variable viewing locations, wherein a subsystem processor in said wireless base station receives and responsively processes analog video, analog audio, and digital audio-video data components of said program information to provide a combined output stream to a wireless transmitter that responsively propagates a broadcast stream to said display device.
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A method for effectively implementing a wireless television system comprises a wireless base station that processes and combines various program sources to produce a processed stream. A transmitter then responsively transmits the processed stream as a broadcast output stream to various portable wireless display devices for flexible viewing at variable remote locations.
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1. An apparatus for implementing a wireless television system, comprising:
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a selectable program source coupled to said wireless television system for providing program information;
a wireless base station coupled to said selectable program source for processing and wirelessly transmitting said program information; and
a display device configured to wirelessly receive said program information and responsively display said program information in variable viewing locations, wherein a subsystem processor in said wireless base station receives and responsively processes analog video, analog audio, and digital audio-video data components of said program information to provide a combined output stream to a wireless transmitter that responsively propagates a broadcast stream to said display device.
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2. An apparatus for implementing a wireless television system, comprising:
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a selectable program source coupled to said wireless television system for providing program information;
a wireless base station coupled to said selectable program source for processing and wirelessly transmitting said program information; and
a display device configured to wirelessly receive said program information and responsively display said program information in variable viewing locations, wherein a switcher device chooses said program information by controlling one or more outputs of said selectable program source, said switcher being wirelessly controllable by using said display device. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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4. An apparatus for implementing a wireless television system, comprising:
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a selectable program source coupled to said wireless television system for providing program information;
a wireless base station coupled to said selectable program source for processing and wirelessly transmitting said program information; and
a display device configured to wirelessly receive said program information and responsively display said program information in variable viewing locations, wherein said wireless base station includes a series of similar base station subsystems that each correspond to a different transmission subchannel.
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5. An apparatus for implementing a wireless television system, comprising:
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a selectable program source coupled to said wireless television system for providing program information, said program information including analog video, analog audio, and digital audio/video data;
a wireless base station coupled to said selectable program source for processing and wirelessly transmitting said program information, said wireless base station including a base station subsystem for formatting said program information to generate formatted video, formatted audio, and formatted data, and a subsystem processor that processes said formatted video to generate processed video, processes said formatted audio to generate processed audio, and processes said formatted data to generate processed data, said subsystem processor subsequently combining said processed video, said processed audio, and said processed data to responsively generate a processed output stream; and
a display device configured to wirelessly receive said program information and responsively display said program information in variable viewing locations. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for implementing a wireless television system, comprising:
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a selectable program source coupled to said wireless television system for providing program information;
a wireless base station coupled to said selectable program source for processing and wirelessly transmitting said program information;
a display device configured to wirelessly receive said program information and responsively display said program information in variable viewing locations, wherein said display device comprises a radio-frequency subsystem that receives a broadcast stream corresponding to said program information, and responsively down-converts and demodulates said broadcast stream to generate a baseband stream;
an A/V decoder that demultiplexes said baseband stream to generate separate information components that include demultiplexed video, demultiplexed audio, and demultiplexed data, said A/V decoder decompressing said demultiplexed video to generate decompressed video, decompressing said demultiplexed audio to generate decompressed audio, and manipulating said demultiplexed data to generate manipulated data; and
a display controller that preforms graphical user interface processing to said decompressed video to generate display video, and wherein said display controller that preforms graphical user interface processing to said manipulated data to generate display data, said display video and said display data then being displayed upon a display screen of said display device, said display device being alternately implemented as a hand-held remote controller device that includes a compact display screen which reproduces said broadcast stream as generated from a picture-in-picture turner, whereby said hand-held remote controller device is used to preview secondary program information while simultaneously viewing uninterrupted primary program information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for implementing a wireless television system, comprising:
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a selectable program source coupled to said wireless television system for providing program information;
a wireless base station coupled to said selectable program source for processing and wirelessly transmitting said program information; and
a display device configured to wirelessly receive said program information and responsively display said program information in variable viewing locations, wherein said wireless base station includes an infrared transmitter and a radio-frequency transmitter for transmitting master control information for controlling said wireless television system.
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18. An apparatus for implementing a wireless television system, comprising:
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a selectable program source coupled to said wireless television system for providing program information;
a wireless base station coupled to said selectable program source for processing and wirelessly transmitting said program information; and
a display device configured to wirelessly receive said program information and responsively display said program information in variable viewing locations, wherein said wireless base station includes a radio-frequency receiver and an infrared receiver for receiving remote control information for said wireless television system, said wireless base station thereby monitoring said control information and storing corresponding system status information into a memory device to facilitate intelligent system control interaction in said wireless television system.
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19. A method for implementing a wireless television system, comprising the steps of:
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providing program information from a selectable program source;
processing said program information using a wireless base station;
transmitting said program information with a wireless transmission process;
receiving said program information through said wireless transmission process; and
displaying said program information in variable viewing locations using a display device, wherein a subsystem processor in said wireless base station receives and responsively processes analog video, analog audio, and digital audio-video data components of said program information to provide a combined transport stream to a wireless transmitter that responsively propagates a broadcast stream to said display device.
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20. A method for implementing a wireless television system, comprising the steps of:
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providing program information from a selectable program source;
processing said program information using a wireless base station;
transmitting said program information with a wireless transmission process;
receiving said program information through said wireless transmission process; and
displaying said program information in variable viewing locations using a display device, wherein a switcher device chooses said program information by controlling one or more outputs of said selectable program source, said switcher being wirelessly controllable by using said display device. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method for implementing a wireless television system, comprising the steps of:
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providing program information from a selectable program source;
processing said program information using a wireless base station;
transmitting said program information with a wireless transmission process;
receiving said program information through said wireless transmission process; and
displaying said program information in variable viewing locations using a display device, wherein said wireless base station includes a series of similar base station subsystems that each correspond to a different transmission subchannel.
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23. A method for implementing a wireless television system, comprising the steps of:
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providing program information from a selectable program source, said program information including analog video, analog audio, and digital audio/video data;
processing said program information using a wireless base station wherein a base station subsystem formats said program information to generate formatted video, formatted audio, and formatted data, and wherein a subsystem processor processes said formatted video to generate processed video, processes said formatted audio to generate processed audio, and processes said formatted data to generate processed data, said subsystem processor subsequently combining said processed video, said processed audio, and said processed data to responsively generate a processed stream;
transmitting said program information with a wireless transmission process;
receiving said program information through said wireless transmission process; and
displaying said program information in variable viewing locations using a display device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for implementing a wireless television system, comprising the steps of:
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providing program information from a selectable program source;
processing said program information using a wireless base station;
transmitting said program information with a wireless transmission process;
receiving said program information through said wireless transmission process;
displaying said program information in variable viewing locations using a display device, wherein said display device comprises a radio-frequency frequency subsystem that receives a broadcast stream corresponding to said program information, and responsively down-converts and demodulates said broadcast stream to generate a baseband stream;
demultiplexes said baseband streamer with an A/V decoder to generate separate information components that include demultiplexed video, demultiplexed audio, and demultiplexed data, said A/V decoder decompressing said demultiplexed video to Mnerate decompressed video, decompressing said demultiplexed audio to generate decompressed audio, and manipulating said demultiplexed data to generate manipulated data; and
performing graphical user interface processing to said decompressed video with a display controller to generate display video, said display controller performing graphical user interface processing to said manipulated data to generate display data, said display video and said display data then being displayed upon a display screen of said display device, said display device being alternately implemented as a hand-held remote controller device that includes a compact display screen which reproduces said broadcast stream as generated from a picture-in-picture tuner, whereby said hand-held remote controller device is used to preview secondary program information while simultaneously viewing uninterrupted primary program information. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for implementing a wireless television system, comprising the steps of:
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providing program information from a selectable program source;
processing said program information using a wireless base station;
transmitting said program information with a wireless transmission process;
receiving said program information through said wireless transmission process; and
displaying said program information in variable viewing locations using a display device, wherein said wireless base station includes an infrared transmitter and a radio-frequency transmitter for transmitting master control information to said wireless television system.
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36. A method for implementing a wireless television system, comprising the steps of:
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providing program information from a selectable program source;
processing said program information using a wireless base station;
transmitting said program information with a wireless transmission process;
receiving said program information through said wireless transmission process; and
displaying said program information in variable viewing locations using a display device, wherein said wireless base station includes a radio-frequency receiver and an infrared receiver for receiving remote control information for said wireless television system, said wireless base station thereby monitoring said control information and storing corresponding system status information into a memory device to facilitate intelligent system control interaction in said wireless television system.
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37. A wireless base station comprising:
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formatting means for converting one or more program sources into formatted information;
a subsystem processor configured to process and combine said formatted information to generate a processed stream;
a communication processor configured to process said processed stream to produce a transmitter-ready stream;
a transmitter configured to receive said transmitter-ready stream and responsively transmit a broadcast stream; and
means for monitoring wireless control signals and maintaining system status information to facilitate efficient system control procedures.
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38. An auxiliary base station system comprising:
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a stream source for providing program information from a base station; and
a plurality of auxiliary base stations that a wireless display receiver constantly monitors to transparently switch to an optimal transmission signal from a corresponding one of said plurality of auxiliary base stations, said plurality of auxiliary base stations each including a remote auxiliary transmitter for broadcasting said program information to a remote display receiver.
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