Smart television with a built-in router module

• US 8,872,972 B2
• Filed: 11/15/2012
• Issued: 10/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nai-Chien Chang
• Original Assignee: Nai-Chien Chang
• Inventors: Chang, Nai-Chien
• Primary Examiner(s): Harold, Jefferey
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rahman, Mustafizur
• Application Number:
  US13/678,204
• Publication Number:
  US 20130141644A1
• Time in Patent Office: 712 Days
• Field of Search: 348/552, 348/730, 348/734, 348/719, 348/725, 348/333.01, 348/192, 348/553, 348/563, 348/567, 348/569, 348/570, 348/409.1, 348/372, 348/14.02, 348/211.2, 348/211.3, 348/126, 725/111, 725/112, 725/117, 725/118, 725/123, 725/130, 307/10.4, 307/18, 307/401, 307/24, 307/25, 307/28, 307/125, 307/126, 307/129, 307/130, 307/131, 307/400, 370/401, 370/252, 370/352, 370/386, 455/13.3, 455/14, 455/82, 455/95, 455/121, 455/562.1, 455/575.7
• US Class Current: 348/552
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4113 PC
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• 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 5/445 for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence

Abstract

A router module is arranged in a housing of a smart television. The router module is externally connected to a modem for surfing the Internet. The router module is electrically connected to a micro processing unit of the smart television. Therefore, the smart television is connected to the Internet through the router module. A wireless transmission chip of the router module is configured to process Internet signals. An antenna module is configured to wirelessly transmit the Internet signals, so that wireless network is shared to outside.

Claims

1. A smart television including:

an electric power unit electrically connected to a wall socket power and receiving an electric power from the wall socket power;

a micro processing unit electrically connected to the electric power unit;

at least a connection port electrically connected to the micro processing unit, the connection port receiving television signal sent from a television base station through a coaxial cable, the micro processing unit configured to process the television signal;

a display monitor electrically connected to the micro processing unit, the display monitor configured to display the television signal after the television signal is processed by the micro processing unit;

at least a push-button unit electrically connected to the micro processing unit, the push-button unit controlled by an external operation to generate a control command, the micro processing unit configured to process the television signal in accordance with the control command; and

a router module electrically connected to the electric power unit and the micro processing unit, the router module electrically connected to the wall socket power through the electric power unit and receiving the electric power, the router module configured to send network signals to the micro processing unit, the smart television connected to a network through the router module,

wherein the router module is configured to process the network signals and send out the network signals for sharing the wireless network; and

wherein the router module includes;

a network input port electrically connected to an external modem for connecting to the network;

a wireless transmission chip electrically connected to the network input port, the electric power unit, and the micro processing unit, the wireless transmission chip receiving the network signals, the wireless transmission chip configured to process the network signals and transmit the network signals to the micro processing unit; and

an antenna module electrically connected to the wireless transmission chip, the antenna module receiving the network signals after the network signals is processed by the wireless transmission chip, the antenna module configured to send out the network signals for sharing wireless network.

2. The smart television in claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission chip is a wireless fidelity transmission chip.

3. The smart television in claim 1, wherein the router module further includes:

a network output port electrically connected to the wireless transmission chip, the network output port electrically connected to an electronic device with a network line for connecting to the network.

4. The smart television in claim 3, wherein the network input port and the network output port are RJ-45 connectors.

5. The smart television in claim 3, further including:

a housing covering the electric power unit, the micro processing unit, the connection port, the display monitor, the push-button unit, the wireless transmission chip, the network input port, and the network output port,

wherein at least one of the connection port, the push-button unit, the network input port, and the network output port is exposed out of the housing;

the antenna module is arranged outside the housing.

6. The smart television in claim 1, further including:

a wireless receiving unit electrically connected to the micro processing unit, the smart television receiving a control signal through the wireless receiving unit, the smart television configured to generate the control command.

7. The smart television in claim 6, wherein the wireless receiving unit is an infrared transmission unit or a Bluetooth transmission unit.

8. The smart television in claim 1, further including:

a memory unit electrically connected to the micro processing unit, the memory unit configured to memorize at least a multimedia file, the micro processing unit configured to read and execute the multimedia file in accordance with the control command, the display monitor configured to display the multimedia file.

9. The smart television in claim 1, wherein the connection port is a universal serial bus connector, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) connector, or an AV input.