Cellular phone and apparatus for tuning to a selected frequency modulation station and downconverting a corresponding radio frequency signal for audio play out
First Claim
1. A cellular phone comprising:
- a transceiver configured to receive, from a device separate from the cellular phone, a radio frequency signal or an intermediate frequency signal, whereinthe radio frequency signal has been tuned by the device to a selected frequency,the intermediate frequency signal is a downconverted version of the radio frequency signal,the radio frequency signal comprises content,the intermediate frequency signal comprises the content, andthe content has been frequency modulated and broadcast at the selected frequency prior to the transceiver receiving the radio frequency signal or the intermediate frequency signal; and
a processing module configured to (i) downconvert the radio frequency signal or the intermediate frequency signal to a baseband signal, and (ii) convert the baseband signal to a digital signal, wherein the digital signal includes the content, and wherein the processing module is configured to either (i) forward the digital signal for audio play out of the content at the cellular phone, or (ii) forward the digital signal to the transceiver for transmission of the digital signal back to the device.
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Abstract
A cellular phone including a transceiver and a processing module. The transceiver receives, from a device separate from the cellular phone, a radio or intermediate frequency signal. The radio frequency signal has been tuned by the device to a selected frequency. The intermediate frequency signal is a downconverted version of the radio frequency signal. Each of the radio and intermediate frequency signals includes the content. The content has been frequency modulated and broadcast at the selected frequency prior to the transceiver receiving the radio or intermediate frequency signal. A processing module downconverts the radio or intermediate frequency signal to a baseband signal and converts the baseband signal to a digital signal. The processing module either forwards the digital signal for audio play out of the content at the cellular phone or forwards the digital signal to the transceiver for transmission of the digital signal back to the device.
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20 Claims
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1. A cellular phone comprising:
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a transceiver configured to receive, from a device separate from the cellular phone, a radio frequency signal or an intermediate frequency signal, wherein the radio frequency signal has been tuned by the device to a selected frequency, the intermediate frequency signal is a downconverted version of the radio frequency signal, the radio frequency signal comprises content, the intermediate frequency signal comprises the content, and the content has been frequency modulated and broadcast at the selected frequency prior to the transceiver receiving the radio frequency signal or the intermediate frequency signal; and a processing module configured to (i) downconvert the radio frequency signal or the intermediate frequency signal to a baseband signal, and (ii) convert the baseband signal to a digital signal, wherein the digital signal includes the content, and wherein the processing module is configured to either (i) forward the digital signal for audio play out of the content at the cellular phone, or (ii) forward the digital signal to the transceiver for transmission of the digital signal back to the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device comprising:
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a tuner configured to (i) receive a plurality of radio frequency signals broadcast to the device, wherein the plurality of radio frequency signals comprise content respectively for a plurality of frequency modulation stations, (ii) receive an indication signal from a cellular phone indicating a selected frequency modulation station, and (iii) tune to one of the plurality of radio frequency signals corresponding to the selected frequency modulation station; a first transceiver configured to (i) transmit the one of the plurality of radio frequency signals or an intermediate frequency signal from the device to the cellular phone, wherein the intermediate frequency signal is a downconverted version of the one of the plurality of radio frequency signals, and (ii) based on the one of the plurality of radio frequency signals or the intermediate frequency signal, receive a digital signal from the cellular phone, wherein the digital signal is a downconverted version of the one of the plurality of radio frequency signals or the intermediate frequency signal, and wherein the digital signal comprises the content for the selected frequency modulation station; and a converter configured to convert the digital signal to an analog signal for audio play out of the analog signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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