Short range wireless communications using FM band communication links and related systems

• US 20080096484A1
• Filed: 06/29/2007
• Published: 04/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Incorporated
• Inventors: Willingham, Scott D., Vancorenland, Peter J., Tuttle, G. Tyson, Gillham, Wade R., Morgan, Patrick N.
• Application Number:
  US11/824,569
• Publication Number:
  US 20080096484A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/45 Transponders
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/48 Transceivers

Abstract

An apparatus includes a transceiver that is adapted to communicate over a wireless communication link with a wireless device using FM band signals having a range of less than approximately fifty feet.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a transceiver adapted to communicate over a wireless communication link with a wireless device using FM band signals having a range of less than approximately fifty feet.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a device to generate content to be communicated by the transceiver, the device being hardwired to the transceiver.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the device comprises a device selected from a set comprising a cellular telephone, a portable media player and a portable gaming device.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the device and the transceiver are part of the same semiconductor package.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a microphone and a speaker coupled to the transceiver.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the apparatus comprises a wireless headset.

7. A method comprising:

communicating over a wireless communication link with a wireless device using FM band signals having a range of less than approximately fifty feet.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the wireless device comprises a device selected from a set comprising a cellular telephone, a portable media player and a portable gaming device.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the communicating comprises performing at least one of transmitting to and receiving from a device selected from a set comprising a cellular telephone, a portable media player and a portable gaming device.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the act of communicating comprises:

communicating over a bidirectional wireless communication link.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the act of communicating comprises:

communicating data between a cellular telephone and a wireless headset.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the act of communicating comprises:

communicating data over a unidirectional communication link.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein the act of communicating comprises receiving content from the communication link.

14. The method of claim 7, wherein the act of communicating comprises transmitting content to the communication link.

15. An apparatus comprising:

a transmitter adapted to transmit signals in the FM band over a wireless communication link to a wireless device, the signals having a range of less than approximately fifty feet.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:

a device to generate content to be communicated by the transmitter, the device being hardwired to the transmitter.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the device comprises a device selected from a set comprising a cellular telephone, a portable media player and a portable gaming device.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the device and the transmitter are part of the same semiconductor package.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:

a microphone and a speaker coupled to the transmitter.

20. An apparatus comprising:

a receiver adapted to receive FM band signals from a wireless communication link, the FM band signals having a range that is less than approximately fifty feet from the receiver.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising:

a device to process content indicated by the FM band signals, the device being hardwired to the receiver.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the device comprises a device selected from a set comprising a cellular telephone, a portable media player and a portable gaming device.

23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the device and the receiver are part of the same semiconductor package.

24. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising:

a microphone and a speaker coupled to the receiver.