Method and system for a mobile architecture that supports a cellular or wireless network and broadcast utilizing an integrated single chip cellular and broadcast silicon solution

• US 7,324,832 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2004
• Issued: 01/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: van Rooyen, Pieter Gert Wessel
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, THANH C
• Application Number:
  US11/010,903
• Publication Number:
  US 20060128428A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,142 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 455/552.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/57 for mobile receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/72 of terrestrial networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/18 Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

In an RF communication system, aspects for supporting cellular or wireless network and broadcast utilizing an integrated single chip cellular and broadcast silicon solution may comprise receiving in a mobile terminal, a plurality of cellular frequency band communications services and VHF/UHF band broadcast services in a single baseband processor IC within a mobile terminal. Cellular information associated with the cellular frequency band communications service, and VHF/UHF broadcast information associated with the VHF/UHF broadcast service may be processed by a cellular processing module and a VHF/UHF broadcast processing module, respectively, integrated within a single integrated circuit within the mobile terminal. The cellular processing module and the VHF/UHF broadcast processing module within the mobile terminal may operate independently of each other to separately process the cellular information and the VHF/UHF broadcast information without exchanging related information.

Claims

1. A method for communicating with a plurality of communications networks, the method comprising:

receiving, in a mobile terminal, a plurality of cellular frequency band communications services for processing;

processing, in said mobile terminal, cellular information associated with said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services via at least one cellular processing module integrated within a single integrated circuit within said mobile terminal;

receiving, in said mobile terminal, at least one VHF/UHF broadcast services for processing; and

processing, in said mobile terminal, VHF/UHF broadcast information associated with said at least one VHF/UHF broadcast services via at least one VHF/UHF broadcast processing module integrated within said single integrated circuit within said mobile terminal, wherein said cellular processing module and said VHF/UHF broadcast processing module operate independently of each other to separately process said cellular information and said VHF/UHF broadcast information without exchanging information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said single integrated circuit within said mobile terminal is a single baseband processor integrated circuit (BBPIC).

3. The method according to claim 1, comprising receiving in said mobile terminal, said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services independently of said VHF/UHF band broadcast services.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services operates independently of said VHF/UHF band broadcast services.

5. The method according to claim 1, comprising receiving in said mobile terminal, said VHF/UHF band broadcast services from a digital video broadcasting (DVB) system.

6. The method according to claim 1, comprising, receiving in said terminal, at least one of said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services from at least one of global system for mobile communications (GSM), general packet radio service (GPRS), enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE), code division multiple access 2000 (CDMA2000), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), and high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) systems.

7. The method according to claim 1, comprising converting, in said mobile terminal, RF signals associated with said received plurality of cellular frequency band communications services and RF signals associated with said VHF/UHF band broadcast services to digital baseband signals.

8. A system for communicating with a plurality of communications networks, the system comprising:

circuitry in a mobile terminal that receives and processes a plurality of cellular frequency band communications services and at least one VHF/UHF broadcast services;

at least one cellular processing module integrated within a single integrated circuit within said mobile terminal to process cellular information associated with said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services; and

at least one VHF/UHF broadcast processing module integrated within said single integrated circuit within said mobile terminal to process VHF/UHF broadcast information associated with said at least one VHF/UHF broadcast services, wherein said at least one cellular processing module and said at least one VHF/UHF broadcast processing module operate independently of each other to separately process said cellular information and said VHF/UHF broadcast information without exchanging information.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein said single integrated circuit in said mobile terminal is a single baseband processor integrated circuit (BBPIC).

10. The system according to claim 8, comprising circuitry in said mobile terminal that receives said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services independently of said VHF/UHF band broadcast services at said mobile terminal.

11. The system according to claim 8, wherein said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services operates independently of said VHF/UHF band broadcast services.

12. The system according to claim 8, comprising circuitry in said mobile terminal that receives said VHF/UHF band broadcast services from a digital video broadcasting (DVB) system.

13. The system according to claim 8, comprising circuitry in said mobile terminal that receives at least one of said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services from at least one of global system for mobile communications (GSM), general packet radio service (GPRS), enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE), code division multiple access 2000 (CDMA2000), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), and high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) systems.

14. The system according to claim 8, comprising circuitry in said mobile terminal that converts RF signals associated with said received plurality of cellular frequency band communications services and RF signals associated with said VHF/UHF band broadcast services to digital baseband signals.

15. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for network communication, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:

receiving, in a mobile terminal, a plurality of cellular frequency band communications services for processing;

processing, in said mobile terminal, cellular information associated with said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services via at least one cellular processing module integrated within a single integrated circuit within said mobile terminal;

receiving, in said mobile terminal, at least one VHF/UHF broadcast services for processing; and

processing, in said mobile terminal, VHF/UHF broadcast information associated with said at least one VHF/UHF broadcast services via at least one VHF/UHF broadcast processing module integrated within said single integrated circuit within said mobile terminal, wherein said cellular processing module and said VHF/UHF broadcast processing module operate independently of each other to separately process said cellular information and said VHF/UHF broadcast information without exchanging information.

16. The machine-readable storage according to claim 15, wherein said single integrated circuit within said mobile terminal is a single baseband processor integrated circuit (BBPIC).

17. The machine-readable storage according to claim 15, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for receiving in said mobile terminal, said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services independently of said VHF/UHF band broadcast services.

18. The machine-readable storage according to claim 15, wherein said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services operates independently of said VHF/UHF band broadcast services.

19. The machine-readable storage according to claim 15, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for receiving in said mobile terminal, said VHF/UHF band broadcast services from a digital video broadcasting (DVB) system.

20. The machine-readable storage according to claim 15, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for receiving in said terminal, at least one of said plurality of cellular frequency band communications services from at least one of global system for mobile communications (GSM), general packet radio service (GPRS), enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE), code division multiple access 2000 (CDMA2000), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), and high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) systems.

21. The machine-readable storage according to claim 15, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for converting, in said mobile terminal, RF signals associated with said received plurality of cellular frequency band communications services and RF signals associated with said VHF/UHF band broadcast services to digital baseband signals.