Wireless communication device using adaptive beamforming
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a radio frequency (RF) transmitter having a digitally controlled phased array antenna coupled to and controlled by the processor to transmit content using adaptive beamforming over a first wireless communication channel to a receiver of the content; and
an interface to a second wireless communication channel coupled to the processor to communicate antenna information relating to the use of the phased array antenna to enable the processor to select a direction for the phased array antenna of the RF transmitter based on antenna location information of a phased array antenna of the receiver and performance information corresponding to the antenna location of the phased array antenna of the receiver, and to communicate information to facilitate playing the content, being wirelessly transferred on the first communication channel, at another location, including content protection information transmitted from the processor to the receiver through the second wireless communication channel, wherein the processor receives from the receiver through the interface to the second wireless communication channel an indication of the status of the first communication channel when the phased array antenna is operating in a mode during which the content may be transferred, and wherein the indication of the status comprises an indication from the receiver that prompts the processor to steer the beam of the digitally controlled phased array antenna in another direction in response to interference with transmission of portions of the content; and
wherein the content protection information comprises one or more of encryption keys sent by the processor and one or more acknowledgments sent from a receiver of one or more encryption keys from the processor.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for wireless communication with adaptive beamforming. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a processor, a radio frequency (RF) transmitter having a digitally controlled phased array antenna coupled to and controlled by the processor to transmit content using adaptive beamforming, and an interface to a wireless communication channel coupled to the processor to communicate antenna information relating to the use of the phased array antenna and to communicate information to facilitate playing the content at another location.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a radio frequency (RF) transmitter having a digitally controlled phased array antenna coupled to and controlled by the processor to transmit content using adaptive beamforming over a first wireless communication channel to a receiver of the content; and an interface to a second wireless communication channel coupled to the processor to communicate antenna information relating to the use of the phased array antenna to enable the processor to select a direction for the phased array antenna of the RF transmitter based on antenna location information of a phased array antenna of the receiver and performance information corresponding to the antenna location of the phased array antenna of the receiver, and to communicate information to facilitate playing the content, being wirelessly transferred on the first communication channel, at another location, including content protection information transmitted from the processor to the receiver through the second wireless communication channel, wherein the processor receives from the receiver through the interface to the second wireless communication channel an indication of the status of the first communication channel when the phased array antenna is operating in a mode during which the content may be transferred, and wherein the indication of the status comprises an indication from the receiver that prompts the processor to steer the beam of the digitally controlled phased array antenna in another direction in response to interference with transmission of portions of the content; and wherein the content protection information comprises one or more of encryption keys sent by the processor and one or more acknowledgments sent from a receiver of one or more encryption keys from the processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a radio frequency (RF) receiver having a digitally controlled phased array antenna coupled to and controlled by the processor to receive content from a transmitter using adaptive beamforming over a first wireless communication channel to a transmitter of the content; and an interface to a second wireless communication channel coupled to the processor to communicate antenna information related to use of the phased array antenna to enable the transmitter to select a direction for a phased array antenna of the transmitter based on the antenna location information of the phased array antenna of the receiver and performance information corresponding to the antenna location of the phased array antenna of the receiver, and to communicate information to facilitate playing the content received from the transmitter over the first communication channel, including content protection information received by the receiver over the second wireless communication channel, wherein the processor sends an indication of the status of the first communication channel being received by the phased array antenna via the interface when the phased array antenna is operating in a mode during which content may be transferred, and wherein the indication from of the status comprises an indication from the receiver that prompts the transmitter to steer the beam of the phased array antenna of the transmitter in another direction in response to interference with transmission of portions of the content; and wherein the content protection information comprises one or more of encryption keys sent by the processor and one or more acknowledgments sent from a receiver of one or more encryption keys from the processor. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A peripheral comprising:
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a receiver comprising a processor, a radio frequency (RF) receiver having a digitally controlled phased array antenna coupled to and controlled by the processor to receive content from a transmitter using adaptive beamforming, and an interface to a second wireless communication channel coupled to the processor to communicate antenna information related to use of the phased array antenna to enable the transmitter to select a direction for a phased array antenna of the transmitter based on the antenna location information of the phased array antenna of the receiver and performance information corresponding to the antenna location of the phased array antenna of the receiver, and to communicate information to facilitate playing the content received from the transmitter over the first communication channel, including content protection information received by the receiver over the second wireless communication channel, wherein the processor sends an indication of the status of the first communication channel being received by the phased array antenna via the interface when the phased array antenna is operating in a mode during which content may be transferred, and wherein the indication from of the status comprises an indication from the receiver that prompts the transmitter to steer the beam of the phased array antenna of the transmitter in another direction in response to interference with transmission of portions of the content, and wherein the content protection information comprises encryption keys sent by the processor and wherein the receiver sends, on the second wireless communication channel, one or more acknowledgments corresponding to one or more encryption keys from the processor; a display screen; a display controller coupled to receive the content and to cause the content to be displayed on the display screen.
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43. A peripheral comprising:
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a receiver comprising a processor, a radio frequency (RF) receiver having a digitally controlled phased array antenna coupled to and controlled by the processor to receive content from a transmitter using adaptive beamforming, and an interface to a second wireless communication channel coupled to the processor to communicate antenna information related to use of the phased array antenna to enable the transmitter to select a direction for a phased array antenna of the transmitter based on the antenna location information of the phased array antenna of the receiver and performance information corresponding to the antenna location of the phased array antenna of the receiver, and to communicate information to facilitate playing the content received from the transmitter over the first communication channel, including content protection information received by the receiver over the second wireless communication channel, wherein the processor sends an indication of the status of the first communication channel being received by the phased array antenna via the interface when the phased array antenna is operating in a mode during which content may be transferred, and wherein the indication from of the status comprises an indication from the receiver that prompts the transmitter to steer the beam of the phased array antenna of the transmitter in another direction in response to interference with transmission of portions of the content, and wherein the content protection information comprises encryption keys sent by the processor and wherein the receiver sends, on the second wireless communication channel, one or more acknowledgments corresponding to one or more encryption keys from the processor; and a DVD device coupled to receive and play the content.
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