# US 11,451,854 B2 · Dongle to convert formats to ATSC 3.0 low power wireless > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,451,854 B2 - Document ID: US11451854B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/147,781 - Filed: 2021-01-13 - Published: 2022-07-14 - Granted: 2022-09-20 - Earliest claimed: 2021-01-13 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Applicants: Sony Corporation - Inventors: Brant Candelore; Fred Ansfield - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11451854B2 ## CPC - H04N 21/418: External card to be used in combination with the client device, e.g. for conditional access - H04N 21/4183: {providing its own processing capabilities, e.g. external module for video decoding} - G06F 13/382: {using universal interface adapter} - 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)} - 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)} - G06F 2213/0042: Universal serial bus [USB] - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Techniques are described for using the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 television protocol and more specifically to a dongle that converts HDMI, USB, or VGA from a computer to ATSC 3.0 packets and wirelessly transmits the packets to a display. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A hardware-implemented dongle comprising: at least one non-advanced television systems committee (ATSC) 3.0 input configured to engage a source of content, the at least one input comprising at least one of: a universal serial bus (USB) input, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) input, a video graphics array (VGA) input; at least one conversion circuit configured for converting signals from the input to ATSC 3.0 signals; and at least one wireless transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the ATSC 3.0 signals to at least one receiver for displaying the content from the source of content. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The dongle of claim 1, wherein the at least one input comprises a USB input. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The dongle of claim 1, wherein the at least one input comprises a HDMI input. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The dongle of claim 1, wherein the at least one input comprises a VGA input. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The dongle of claim 2, wherein the at least one input comprises a HDMI input. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The dongle of claim 5, wherein the at least one input comprises a VGA input. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The dongle of claim 1, wherein the conversion circuit is configured to: convert VGA signals to HDMI signals and convert the HDMI signals to ATSC 3.0 signals. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The dongle of claim 7, wherein the conversion circuit is configured to convert the HDMI signals to ATSC 3.0 signals at least in part by: compressing the HDMI signals; packetizing the HDMI signals. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The dongle of claim 1, comprising circuitry configured to: search at least a portion of ATSC 3.0 broadcast spectrum for a free channel; and transmit the ATSC 3.0 signals on the free channel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one input comprises a VGA input. ### Claim 11 A hardware-implemented dongle comprising: at least one non-advanced television systems committee (ATSC) 3.0 input configured to engage a source of content, the at least one input comprising at least one of: a universal serial bus (USB) input, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) input, a video graphics array (VGA) input; at least one conversion circuit configured for converting signals from the input to ATSC 3.0 signals; and at least one wireless transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the ATSC 3.0 signals to at least one receiver for displaying the content from the source of content, wherein the transmitter comprises a pico transmitter transmitting at a power of no more than twenty milliwatts. ### Claim 12 A digital TV assembly comprising: at least one digital TV; at least one source of content to be presented on the TV; and at least one dongle engageable with the source to convert content from the source to Advanced Television systems Committee (ATSC) signals and wirelessly send the ATSC signals to the TV, wherein the dongle comprises: at least one non-digital TV input configured to engage the source of content, the at least one input comprising at least one of: a universal serial bus (USB) input, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) input, a video graphics array (VGA) input; at least one conversion circuit configured for converting signals from the input to ATSC signals; and at least one wireless transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the ATSC signals to the digital TV for displaying the content from the source of content. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The assembly of claim 12, wherein the at least one input comprises a USB input. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The assembly of claim 12, wherein the at least one input comprises a HDMI input. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The assembly of claim 12, wherein the conversion circuit is configured to: convert VGA signals to HDMI signals and convert the HDMI signals to ATSC signals. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The assembly of claim 15, wherein the conversion circuit is configured to convert the HDMI signals to ATSC signals at least in part by: compressing the HDMI signals; packetizing the HDMI signals. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The assembly of claim 12, comprising circuitry configured to: search at least a portion of a broadcast spectrum for a free channel; and transmit the ATSC signals on the free channel. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The assembly of claim 12, wherein the ATSC signals comprise ATSC 3.0 signals. ### Claim 19 A digital TV assembly comprising: at least one digital TV; at least one source of content to be presented on the TV; and at least one dongle engageable with the source to convert content from the source to digital TV signals and wirelessly send the digital TV signals to the TV, wherein the transmitter comprises a pico transmitter transmitting at a power of no more than twenty milliwatts. ### Claim 20 A method, comprising: receiving, at a dongle, content in universal serial bus (USB) format, or high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) format, or video graphics array (VGA) format; converting, using the dongle, the content to advanced television systems committee (ATSC) 3.0 format; and using the dongle, wirelessly transmitting the content to an ATSC 3.0 TV.