Remote antenna and local receiver subsystems for receiving data signals carried over analog television
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1. An apparatus for wirelessly receiving a terrestrial television broadcast signal carrying a data component together with a video component, processing the signal, and providing the processed signal to a display device at a dwelling, the apparatus comprising:
- an antenna subsystem configured to be placed in or about the dwelling, and configured to;
receive the terrestrial television broadcast signal carrying the data component together with the video component from a transmitter station configured to wirelessly transmit the terrestrial television broadcast signal carrying the data component together with the video component to multiple antenna subsystems placed in or about one or more dwellings,perform a set of preprocesses on the terrestrial television broadcast signal carrying the data component together with the video component, andtransmit the preprocessed signal to a receiver subsystem, over a remote communication link, via a remote modem that encodes and modulates the preprocessed signalwherein the antenna subsystem is located remote from the transmitter station and remote from the receiver subsystem; and
a receiver subsystem configured to be collocated with the display device, and configured to;
receive the encoded and modulated preprocessed signal from the antenna subsystem, anddemodulate the received encoded and modulated preprocessed signal using a remote demodulator, wherein the remote demodulator is configured to recover the signalwherein the receiver subsystem is located remote from the transmitter station and remote from the antenna subsystem,wherein the antenna subsystem and the receiver subsystem can be configured to use a return channel to provide command and control data from the receiver subsystem to the antenna subsystem, andwherein the antenna subsystem and the receiver subsystem together includes a plurality of components in accordance with a selected partition, wherein the plurality of components includes a tuner module configured to tune to a broadcast channel of the terrestrial television broadcast signal wirelessly transmitted from the transmitter station and carrying the data component together with the video component, an RF/IF/ADC (radio-frequency/intermediate-frequency/analog-to-digital converter) configured to digitize a signal, a downconvert module coupled to the RF/IF/ADC and configured to mix the digitized signal from the RF/IF/ADC to near baseband, a decimating filter coupled to the downconvert module and configured to reduce a sampling rate of the digitized signal, a recovery module coupled to the decimating filter and configured to translate the digitized signal to baseband and to provide a control signal to a controller, and a linear filter coupled to the recovery module and configured to isolate the video and data components of the digitized signal.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for remote antenna subsystems that are physically isolated from receiver subsystems are disclosed. The communication between the two subsystems uses remote communication links. The remote communication links are either wireless, in which case they are designed for indoor low power communications, or are wired, using existing infrastructure in the household such as the power lines. Partitioning between the antenna and receiver subsystems is selectable.
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1. An apparatus for wirelessly receiving a terrestrial television broadcast signal carrying a data component together with a video component, processing the signal, and providing the processed signal to a display device at a dwelling, the apparatus comprising:
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an antenna subsystem configured to be placed in or about the dwelling, and configured to; receive the terrestrial television broadcast signal carrying the data component together with the video component from a transmitter station configured to wirelessly transmit the terrestrial television broadcast signal carrying the data component together with the video component to multiple antenna subsystems placed in or about one or more dwellings, perform a set of preprocesses on the terrestrial television broadcast signal carrying the data component together with the video component, and transmit the preprocessed signal to a receiver subsystem, over a remote communication link, via a remote modem that encodes and modulates the preprocessed signal wherein the antenna subsystem is located remote from the transmitter station and remote from the receiver subsystem; and a receiver subsystem configured to be collocated with the display device, and configured to; receive the encoded and modulated preprocessed signal from the antenna subsystem, and demodulate the received encoded and modulated preprocessed signal using a remote demodulator, wherein the remote demodulator is configured to recover the signal wherein the receiver subsystem is located remote from the transmitter station and remote from the antenna subsystem, wherein the antenna subsystem and the receiver subsystem can be configured to use a return channel to provide command and control data from the receiver subsystem to the antenna subsystem, and wherein the antenna subsystem and the receiver subsystem together includes a plurality of components in accordance with a selected partition, wherein the plurality of components includes a tuner module configured to tune to a broadcast channel of the terrestrial television broadcast signal wirelessly transmitted from the transmitter station and carrying the data component together with the video component, an RF/IF/ADC (radio-frequency/intermediate-frequency/analog-to-digital converter) configured to digitize a signal, a downconvert module coupled to the RF/IF/ADC and configured to mix the digitized signal from the RF/IF/ADC to near baseband, a decimating filter coupled to the downconvert module and configured to reduce a sampling rate of the digitized signal, a recovery module coupled to the decimating filter and configured to translate the digitized signal to baseband and to provide a control signal to a controller, and a linear filter coupled to the recovery module and configured to isolate the video and data components of the digitized signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 39, 40)
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26. In a television signal broadcasting and receiving arrangement where a transmitter wirelessly broadcasts a composite signal having ancillary data and a television signal, to electronic equipment in a structure, an apparatus for wirelessly receiving the composite signal, processing the composite signal, and providing the processed composite signal to the electronic equipment at the structure, the apparatus comprising:
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an antenna subsystem configured to be spaced apart from the transmitter and placed in or about the structure, and configured to receive the composite signal having ancillary data and a television signal from the transmitter, configured to perform a set of preprocesses on the composite signal having ancillary data and a television signal, and configured to transmit the preprocessed composite signal to a receiver subsystem located near the electronic equipment; and the receiver subsystem, configured to be spaced apart from the antenna subsystem and the transmitter, configured to receive the preprocessed composite signal from the antenna subsystem, configured to perform further processes on the composite signal, configured to provide the further processed composite signal to the electronic equipment at the structure, and configured to transmit control signals to the antenna subsystem wherein the antenna subsystem and the receiver subsystem compose a configuration capable of performing a set of preprocesses and further processes on the composite signal, wherein the configuration comprises a tuner module configured to tune to a broadcast channel of the television signal of the composite signal wirelessly broadcast from the transmitter, an RF/IF/ADC (radio-frequency/intermediate-frequency/analog-to-digital converter) configured to digitize a signal corresponding to the tuned to broadcast channel of the composite signal broadcast from the transmitter, a downconvert module coupled to the RF/IF/ADC and configured to mix the digitized signal from the RF/IF/ADC to near baseband, and a decimating filter coupled to the downconvert module and configured to reduce a sampling rate of the digitized signal wherein the configuration is selectively partitioned between the antenna subsystem and the receiver subsystem, and wherein the receiver subsystem and the antenna subsystem are capable of two-way communication with each other wirelessly and/or through wired transmission mediums within the structure. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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