Method and system for data processing in a device with integrated set-top-box and femtocell functionality

• US 9,060,098 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2009
• Issued: 06/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hou, Victor T., Chen, Xuemin Sherman, Abraham, Charles, Diab, Wael William, Erceg, Vinko, Karaoguz, Jeyhan, Kent, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): Kumar, Pankaj
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tilahun, Alazar
• Application Number:
  US12/355,377
• Publication Number:
  US 20100186027A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,342 Days
• Field of Search: 725/62, 725/68, 725/85, 725/100, 725/110, 725/131, 725/139, 725/151, 725/80, 725/81, 455/422.1, 348/63, 348/67, 348/68, 348/81
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2143 located in a single building, e.g. hotel, hospital or museum arrangements specially adapted for plural spots in a confined site in broadcast systems H04H20/63; adaptations for transmission by electric cable for domestic distribution in television systems H04N7/106
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43072 of multiple content streams on the same device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4367 Establishing a secure communication between the client and a peripheral device or smart card
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4381 Recovering the multiplex stream from a specific network, e.g. recovering MPEG packets from ATM cells transmission of MPEG streams over ATM H04L12/5601
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4402 involving reformatting operations of video signals for household redistribution, storage or real-time display details of conversion of video standards at pixel level H04N7/01; video transcoding H04N19/40; adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal G09G5/005; media handling at the source in data packet switching networks H04L65/764
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440218 by transcoding between formats or standards, e.g. from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 conversion of standards in analogue television systems H04N7/01
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4516 involving client characteristics, e.g. Set-Top-Box type, software version or amount of memory available
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8547 involving timestamps for synchronizing content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/173 with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/10 adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points

Abstract

Aspects of a method and system for data processing in a device with integrated set-top-box and femtocell functionality are provided. Data may be received via an integrated femtocell and set-top-box device and may be synchronously processed, utilizing a common clock, to perform one or more femtocell functions and/or set-top-box functions. The common clock may be derived from global navigation satellite system signals. The integrated femtocell and set-top-box device may convert the received data from a first to a second format. The converted data may be transmitted to a cellular enabled communication device via a cellular transmitter within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device and/or to a multimedia device via a multimedia interface within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device. The received data may comprise multimedia content. The integrated femtocell and set-top-box device may be operable to encode, decode, transcode, encrypt, decrypt, scramble, descramble, and present the received multimedia content.

Claims

1. A method for networking comprising:

receiving user profile information and first data according to a first cellular standard in a single integrated femtocell and set-top-box device;

receiving, within the single integrated femtocell and set-top-box device, a navigation signal;

generating, within the single integrated femtocell and set-top-box device, a common clock signal based on the navigation signal;

generating, using the common clock signal, second data from the first data based on the user profile information, wherein the second data is formatted according to a second cellular standard, and

transmitting, using the common clock signal, the second data via a multimedia interface.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the navigation signal is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signal.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

processing, based on the user profile information, the first data for performing one or more femtocell functions and/or set-top-box functions within the single integrated femtocell and set-top-box device utilizing the common clock signal.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the transmitting includes transmitting the second data to a cellular enabled communication device.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting includes transmitting the second data to one or more multimedia devices.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

encoding, decoding, transcoding, encrypting, decrypting, scrambling, descrambling, and/or presenting the first data with the single integrated femtocell and set-top-box device.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

transcoding the first data.

8. A system for data processing, the system comprising:

one or more circuits for use in a single integrated femtocell and set-top-box device, wherein the one or more circuits are configured to;

receive user profile information and first data according to a first cellular standard,

receive a navigation signal,

generate a common clock signal based on the navigation signal,

generate, using the common clock signal, second data from the first data based on the user profile information wherein the second data is formatted according to a second cellular standard, and

transmit, using the common clock signal, the second data via a multimedia interface.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the navigation signal is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signal.

10. The system according to claim 8, wherein the one or more circuits are further configured to:

process, based on the user profile information, the first data for performing one or more femtocell functions and/or set-top-box functions within the single integrated femtocell and set-top-box device utilizing the common clock signal.

11. The system according to claim 8, wherein the one or more circuits are further configured to transmit the second data to a cellular enabled communication device.

12. The system according to claim 8, wherein the one or more circuits are further configured to transmit the second data to one or more multimedia devices.

13. The system according to claim 8, wherein the one or more circuits are further configured to:

encode, decode, transcode, encrypt, decrypt, scramble, descramble, and/or present the first data.

14. The system according to claim 8, wherein the one or more circuits are further configured to:

transcode the first data.

15. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more circuits comprise:

a first transceiver synchronized to the common clock signal, wherein the first transceiver is configured to receive the user profile information and the first data.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more circuits further comprise:

a second transceiver synchronized to the common clock signal, wherein the second transceiver is configured to transmit the second data.

17. A device with integrated set-top-box and femtocell functionality, the device comprising:

a first transceiver, synchronized to a clock signal generated within the device, configured to;

receive user profile information, and

receive first data formatted according to a cellular standard;

a processor, synchronized to the clock signal, configured to;

generate, based on the user profile information, second data from the first data, wherein the second data is formatted according to a second cellular standard; and

a second transceiver, synchronized to the clock signal, configured to;

transmit the second data via a multimedia interface.

18. The device of claim 17, further comprising:

a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver configured to maintain an accuracy of the clock signal based on a received GNSS signal.

19. The device of claim 17, further comprising:

a digital signal processor synchronized to the clock signal; and

an input/output interface synchronized to the clock signal.

20. The device of claim 17, wherein the first transceiver is further configured to:

transmit the second data via a cellular communication channel.

21. The device of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to:

configure the device based on the user profile information.

22. The device of claim 17, wherein the user profile information is verified prior to being received by the first transceiver.

23. The device of claim 17, wherein the second data is first multimedia content if the device has been configured based on a first user profile, wherein the second data is second multimedia content if the device has been configured based on a second user profile, and wherein the first multimedia content is different from the second multimedia content.

24. The device of claim 17, wherein the first transceiver is further configured to perform a femtocell function for the device, and wherein the first transceiver is:

a broadband transceiver;

or

a cellular transceiver.

25. A device with integrated set-top-box and femtocell functionality, the device comprising:

a receiver configured to;

receive a signal, and

generate a clock signal based on the signal;

a cellular transceiver synchronized to the clock signal;

a broadband transceiver synchronized to the clock signal;

a processor, synchronized to the clock signal, configured to;

generate, based on first user profile information, first multimedia content from first data, wherein the first data is received from the cellular transceiver or the broadband transceiver, wherein the first user profile information is received from the cellular transceiver or the broadband transceiver, wherein the first data is formatted according to a first standard, and wherein the first multimedia content is formatted according to a second standard; and

a multimedia interface, synchronized to the clock signal, configured to;

transmit the first multimedia content, wherein the first multimedia content is different from second multimedia content corresponding to second user profile information.