Wireless IPTV set top box having multiple modems and antennas

A method of using a wireless set top box having a plurality of wireless modem modules, wherein each wireless modem modules is configured to receive wireless broadband connection signals from a plurality of cellular data networks and process the received wireless broadband connection signals according to a different respective wireless communication standard, the method comprising:

• establishing, using at least two of the wireless modem modules, a plurality of wireless network links between the wireless set top box and at least one cellular data network;
• receiving, using each of the at least two wireless modem modules, a respective of IPTV data transmitted through one of the wireless network links;
• determining a wireless broadband connection signal strength associated with each set of IPTV data;
• identifying, from among the sets of IPTV data, a set of data corresponding to a strongest wireless broadband connection signal strength;
• determining internet protocol television (IPTV) signals upon among the set of data from the strongest wireless broadband connection signal strength;
• and
• transmitting output signals corresponding to the IPTV signals to a device communicatively coupled to the wireless set top box.

A wireless set top box comprising:

• a least one circuit board;
• a wireless module communicatively coupled to the at least one circuit board, the wireless module being configured to capture a wireless broadband connection signal and to process the received wireless broadband connection signal according to a wireless communication standard;
• and
• a processor in communication with the wireless module, the processor being configured to:
• establish, using the wireless module, a wireless network link between the wireless set top box and one of a wireless data network;
• receive, using the wireless module, a set of data transmitted through the wireless network link associated with the wireless broadband connection signal;
• determine internet protocol television (IPTV) signal associating wireless broadband connection signals which includes determining multiply sourced data traffic based on the set of data corresponding to the wireless broadband connection signal;
• based on the determined wireless broadband connection signal, establish connections with multiply sourced data traffic;
• transmit output audio and video signals into an appropriate video display format to a device communicatively coupled to the wireless set top box.

A wireless set top box comprising:

• a least one circuit board;
• a wireless module communicatively coupled to the at least one circuit board, the wireless module being configured to receive a plurality of IPTV wireless broadband connection signals wherein at least one of the IPTV broadband connection signal is of a LTE network and to process the received IPTV wireless broadband connection signal according to a wireless communication standard;
• and
• a processor in communication with the wireless module, the processor being configured to:
• establish, using the wireless module and based on at least one of predefined metrics and priority schemes, a wireless network link between the wireless set top box and either one of a wireless data network or LTE data network;
• receive, using the wireless module, a set of IPTV data transmitted through the wireless network link associated with a strongest wireless broadband communication signal strength;
• determine multiply sourced data traffic based on the set of IPTV data from the strongest wireless broadband communication signal strength;
• and
• transmit, via an HDMI connection communicatively coupled to the processor, output audio and video signals corresponding the output signals to a video display of a device communicatively coupled to the wireless set top box.

A wireless set top box comprising:

• at least one circuit board;
• a wireless module communicatively coupled to the at least one circuit board, the wireless module being configured to receive a plurality of IPTV wireless broadband communication signals wherein at least one of the broadband signal connection is of a WiMAX network and to process the received IPTV wireless broadband communication signal according to a wireless communication standard;
• and
• a processor in communication with the plurality of memories and the wireless module, the processor being configured to:
• establish, using the wireless module, a wireless network link between the wireless set top box and either one of a wireless data network or WiMAX network;
• receive, using the wireless module, a set of IPTV data transmitted through the wireless network link associated with a strongest wireless broadband communication signal strength;
• and
• determine multiple sourced data traffic based on the set of IPTV data corresponding to the strongest wireless broadband communication signal strength.