Radio VOD system

• US 6,959,448 B1
• Filed: 11/01/2000
• Issued: 10/25/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Seo, Cheong-Jeong
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, NGOC K
• Application Number:
  US09/704,202
• Time in Patent Office: 1,819 Days
• Field of Search: 725/86, 725/87, 725 91- 95, 725 98-101, 725/105, 725114-118, 725/62, 455/3.01, 455/3.05, 455/3.06, 455/517
• US Class Current: 725/87
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2368 Multiplexing of audio and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/238 Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network, e.g. adapting the transmission rate of a video stream to network bandwidth; Processing of multiplex streams hybrid fiber coaxial [HFC] networks for downstream channel allocation for video distribution H04L12/2801; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• 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 21/4341 Demultiplexing of audio and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/438 Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. retrieving encoded video stream packets from an IP network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6181 involving transmission via a mobile phone network arrangements for providing broadcast or conference services to substation in data switching networks in combination with wireless systems H04L12/189; wireless uplink channel access H04W74/004
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17309 Transmission or handling of upstream communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A radio VOD (Video-On-Demand) system is disclosed. A server provides a video file and an audio file, and a server manager manages the server so as to transmit a video file and an audio file at the user'"'"'s request. An exchange converts the video file and the audio file provided from the server through a network to the corresponding video and audio signals. A mobile terminal receives the video and audio signals from the exchange through separate channels, and reads only the user requested data from the received video and audio signals. The mobile terminal comprises first and second tuners for separately receiving the video signal and the audio signal, respectively; a signal processor for detecting a video signal and an audio signal, selected by the user, from the video and audio signals received through the first and second tuners; first and second decoders for decoding the video and audio signals detected by the signal processor, respectively; a video display for outputting the decoded video signal; and an audio output device for outputting the decoded audio signal.

Claims

1. A radio VOD (Video-On-Demand) system comprising:

a server means for providing data comprising a video file and an associated audio file to at least one user;

a server manager for managing the transmission of the video file and the audio file of the data selectively requested by at least one user;

an exchange means for converting the video file and the audio file provided from the server means through a network to provide separately at baseband a video signal and an associated audio signal for separate wireless transmission of the requested data; and

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a mobile terminal means for receiving through separate channels the separate wireless transmission of the video signal and the associated audio signal at baseband converted by the exchange means, and outputting only the requested data comprising the video file and the associated audio file to the at least one user.

2. The radio VOD system according to claim 1, wherein the exchange means includes a base station for separate wireless transmission of the video signal and the associated audio signal.

3. The radio VOD system according to claim 2, wherein the base station is a first portion of the exchange means which is remote from a second portion of the exchange means.

4. The radio VOD system according to claim 1, wherein the exchange means includes one of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode and a high-speed Ethernet switching device.

5. The radio VOD system according to claim 1, wherein the server means includes a video server and an audio server.

6. The radio VOD system according to claim 1, wherein said server manager communicates with at least one of a PSTN (public switched telephone network) and a LAN (local area network) for remote access thereto.

7. The radio VOD system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal means comprises:

first and second tuners for separately receiving the video signal and the associated audio signal, respectively, from the exchange means;

a signal processing means for detecting the video signal and the associated audio signal of the data selected by the user, from a plurality of video signals and their respectively associated audio signals received through the first and second tuners;

first and second decoders for decoding the video and audio signals detected by the signal processing means, respectively;

a video display for outputting the decoded video signal of the data selected by the user; and

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an audio output device for outputting the associated decoded audio signal of the data selected by the user.

8. The radio VOD system as according to claim 1, wherein the video and audio signals output from the exchange means each comprise an ID (identification) field, a data field and a null data field.

9. The radio VOD system as according to claim 7, wherein the video and audio signals output from the exchange means each comprise an ID (identification) field, a data field and a null data field.

10. The radio VOD system according to claim 9, wherein the signal processing means of the mobile terminal means reads the ID field of the received video and audio signals from the first and second tuners to detect the video signal and associated audio signal of the data selected by the user for decoding by the first and second decoders.

11. The radio VOD system according to claim 1, wherein the data requested by the user is a multimedia file.

12. The radio VOD system according to claim 7, wherein the data requested by the user is a multimedia file.

13. The radio VOD system according to claim 1, wherein the data requested by the user is a multimedia file.

14. The radio VOD system according to claim 7, wherein the signal processing means comprises a digital signal processor.

15. The radio VOD system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal means includes transmission means to request data from the radio VOD system by wireless communication.

16. The radio VOD system according to claim 7, wherein the mobile terminal means includes transmission means to request the data from the radio VOD system by wireless communication.

17. The radio VOD system according to claim 15, wherein the transmission means includes means for wireless communication with the exchange means.

18. The radio VOD system according to claim 16, wherein the transmission means includes means for wireless communication with the exchange means.

19. The radio VOD system according to claim 7, wherein one of the exchange means comprises means for receiving the data request transmitted by wireless communication from the mobile terminal means.

20. The radio VOD system according to claim 19, wherein a frequency of the data request transmitted by the mobile terminal means to the exchange means is different than a frequency of the video signal and a frequency of the audio signal transmitted by the exchange means to the mobile terminal means.