PC system with wireless communication capability

• US 6,753,852 B1
• Filed: 06/26/2000
• Issued: 06/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Partner Tech Corp.
• Original Assignee: Yueh Wen-Hsiang
• Inventors: Wen-Hsiang, Yueh
• Primary Examiner(s): Shankar, Vijay
• Application Number:
  US09/603,893
• Time in Patent Office: 1,457 Days
• Field of Search: 345/156, 345/157, 345/158, 345/163, 345/165, 345/167, 345/168, 345/169, 701/33, 701/99, 364/424.01, 364/424.03, 364/424.04, 364/500, 725/131, 725/133, 725/139, 725/141, 725/151, 725/153
• US Class Current: 345/169
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/023 Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes

Abstract

A wireless communication device for personal computer system includes a main unit wireless transmission device and a peripheral wireless transmission device, such that the two device can engage in two-way signal communications with each other. The main unit wireless transmission device is connected with interface of the main unit, and the peripheral transmission device is connected with connecting cables of the monitor, keyboard, and mouse, so that signals can be communicated between the monitor, keyboard, and mouse and the main unit.

Claims

1. A wireless communication device for use in PC system, said wireless communication device comprising:

a wireless transmission device connected by a wired connection to a main unit, said wireless transmission device connected by a wired connection to the main unit being arranged to receive a video signal from the main unit and to transmit a keyboard signal and a mouse signal to said main unit, and said wireless transmission device at the main unit comprising a video data transmission unit that receives, encodes and modulates said video signal into a radio signal for wireless emission, and a serial data reception unit that receive, demodulates and decodes radio signals into said keyboard and said mouse signal; and

a wireless transmission device connected by a wired connection to a peripheral unit, said wireless transmission device connected by a wired connection to the peripheral unit being arranged to receive said keyboard signal and said mouse signal from a keyboard and a mouse, respectively, and transmit said video signal to a monitor, said wireless transmission device at the peripheral unit comprising a video data reception unit that receive, demodulates and decodes a radio signal emitted by said video data transmission unit into said video signal, and a serial data transmission unit that receives, encodes and modulates said keyboard signal and said mouse signal into radio signal for emission.

2. A wireless communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein said video data transmission unit comprises an encoding controller and an RF emitter, such that said encoding controller receives and encodes said video signal from said main unit, and then forwards encoded said video signal to said RF Emitter for modulation into said radio signal emitted by said video data transmission unit.

3. A wireless communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein said serial data reception unit comprises a decoding controller, a memory and a RF receptor, such that said RF receptor receives and demodulates radio signals and then forwards resulting signals to said decoding controller, which then decodes for said keyboard and mouse signals, and said memory provides temporary data storage for said decoding controller.

4. A wireless communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein said video data reception unit comprises a decoding controller, a memory and an RF receptor, such that said RF receptor receives and demodulates radio signals and then forwards resulting signals to said decoding controller, which then decodes for said video signal, and said memory provides temporary data storage for said decoding controller.

5. A wireless communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein said serial data transmission unit comprises an encoding controller and an RF emitter, such that said encoding controller receives and encodes said keyboard and mouse signals and then forwards resulting signals to said emitter for modulation into radio signals for emission.

6. A wireless communication device as recited in claim 2 or 5, wherein said encoding controller comprises a digital signal processor.

7. A wireless communication device as recited in claim 3 or 4, wherein said decoding controller comprises a digital signal processor.

8. A wireless communication device for use in a PC system, where said PC system comprises a main unit, a monitor, a keyboard and a mouse, and said device comprises:

a wireless transmission device connected by a wired connection to the main unit, said wireless transmission device connected by a wired connection to the main unit comprising a video data transmission unit for receiving, encoding and modulating a video signal from said main unit into a radio signal for emission; and

a serial reception unit for receiving, demodulating and decoding radio signals into a keyboard signal and a mouse signal, where said keyboard and mouse signals are then forwarded to said main unit; and

a wireless transmission device connected by a wired connection to the peripheral unit, said wireless transmission device connected by a wired connection to the peripheral unit comprising a video data reception unit for receiving, demodulating and decoding said radio signal emitted by said video data transmission unit into said video signal which is then forwarded to said monitor; and

a serial transmission unit for receiving, encoding and modulating said keyboard and mouse signals outputted by said keyboard and mouse into radio signals for emission;

said wireless transmission devices connected by wired connections to the main unit and the peripheral unit being arranged to carry out two-way wireless communications, such that signals can be communicated between said main unit and said monitor, keyboard and mouse.

9. A wireless communication device as recited in claim 8, wherein said video data transmission unit comprises an encoding controller and an RF emitter, such that said encoding controller receives and encodes said video signal from the main unit, and then forwards encoded said video signal to said RF emitter for modulation into said radio signal for emission.

10. A wireless communication device as recited in claim 8, wherein said serial data reception unit comprises a decoding controller, a memory and an RF receptor, such that said RF receptor receives and demodulates radio signals emitted by said serial transmission unit and then forwards resulting signals to said decoding controller, which then decodes for said keyboard and mouse signals, and said memory provides temporary data storage for said decoding controller.

11. A wireless communication device as recited in claim 8, wherein said video data reception unit comprises a decoding controller, a memory and an RF receptor, such that said RF receptor receives and demodulates said radio signal emitted by said video data transmission unit and then forwards a resulting signal to said decoding controller, which then decodes the resulting signal for said video signal, and said memory provides temporary data storage for said decoding controller.

12. A wireless communication device as recited in claim 8, wherein said serial data transmission unit comprises an encoding controller and an RF emitter, such that said encoding controller receives and encodes said keyboard and mouse signals and then forwards resulting signals to said RF emitter for modulation into radio signals for emission.

13. A wireless communication device as recited in claim 9 or 12, wherein said encoding controller comprises a digital signal processor.

14. A wireless communication device as recited in claim 10 or 11, wherein said decoding controller comprises a digital signal processor.

15. A personal computer system with wireless communication capability, which comprises:

a main unit having a video output interface and a keyboard input interface;

a peripheral device, comprising a liquid crystal display monitor and a keyboard;

a wireless transmission device connected by a wired connection to the main unit, comprising a video data transmission unit for receiving, encoding and modulating video signals from said video output interface into radio signals for emission; and

a serial reception unit for receiving, demodulating and decoding radio signals for keyboard signals, where said keyboard signals are then forwarded to said keyboard input interface; and

a wireless transmission device connected by a wired connection to the peripheral device, comprising a video data reception unit for receiving, demodulating and decoding radio signals emitted by said video data transmission unit into said video signals, which are then forwarded to said liquid crystal display monitor; and

a serial data transmission unit for receiving, encoding and modulating said keyboard signals into radio signals for emission;

said wireless transmission devices connected by wired connections to the main unit and the peripheral device being capable of two-way communications, such that signals can be communicated between said main unit and said peripheral device.

16. A wireless communication device as recited in claim 15, wherein said main unit further comprises a mouse input interface, and said peripheral device further comprises a mouse device.

17. A wireless communication device as recited in claim 16, wherein said serial data transmission unit is able to receive, encode and modulate signals from said mouse device into radio signals for emission, and said serial data reception unit is able to receive, demodulate and decode radio signals for mouse signals, which are then forwarded to said mouse input interface.

18. A personal computer system with wireless communication capability, which comprises:

a main unit having a video output interface, a keyboard input interface and a wireless transmission unit connected by a wired connection to the main unit;

said wireless transmission unit connected by a wired connection to the main unit comprising an encoding controller for receiving and encoding video signals from said video output interface, an RF emitter for modulating said encoded radio signals into first signals, and a decoding controller for receiving and decoding said first signals for keyboard signals, which are then forwarded to said keyboard input interface; and

a peripheral wireless transmission unit comprising an RF receptor for receiving and demodulating radio signals into second signals, a decoding controller for receiving and decoding said second signals into said video signals which are then forwarded to a liquid crystal display monitor, an encoding controller for receiving and encoding said keyboard signals from said keyboard, and an RF emitter for modulating said encoded keyboard signals into radio signals for emission;

said wireless transmission unit connected by a wired connection to the main unit and said peripheral wireless transmission unit being arranged to carry out two-way wireless communications, such that signals can be communicated between said main unit and said peripheral device.

19. A personal computer system as recited in claim 18, wherein said main unit further comprises a mouse input interface, and said peripheral device comprises a mouse device.

20. A personal computer system as recited in claim 19, wherein said encoding signals of said peripheral wireless transmission unit is able to receive and encode signals from said mouse device, which are then modulated by said RF emitter of said peripheral wireless transmission unit into radio signals for emission, and said RF receptor of said wireless transmission unit at main unit is able to receive and demodulate radio signals, which are then decoded by said decoding controller of said wireless transmission unit at main unit for said mouse signals, which are then forwarded to said mouse input interface.