Portable digital antenna
AssigneePowerQ Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAlexander J. Soo, Steven J. Davis
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Abstract
A lightweight and compact design provides for a portable antenna device that is able to receive over the air digital broadcasts. Such a device can receive a large number of high definition digital signals, over a wide spectrum. The device can be powered by a number of approaches, including receiving power over a USB or similar connection. Such a device thus can be used with home analog or digital televisions as well as portable digital media devices. The device includes an extendable, substantially rectangular antenna element that is shaped to receive the digital signals over a wide band.
Claims16
A device for receiving digital broadcast signals, comprising:
- a base portion including components useful in transforming and outputting a received digital broadcast signal;
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- an extendable antenna portion, the extendable antenna portion being moveably connected to the base portion and including a substantially rectangular antenna element, the substantially rectangular antenna element having dimensions selected to receive digital broadcast signals over a frequency band of a digital broadcast spectrum.
A system for receiving digital broadcast signals, comprising:
- a portable digital antenna device, the portable digital antenna device including:
- a base portion including components useful in transforming and outputting a received digital broadcast signal;
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- an extendable antenna portion, the extendable antenna portion being moveably connected to the base portion and including a substantially rectangular antenna element, the substantially rectangular antenna element having dimensions selected to receive digital broadcast signals over a frequency band of a digital broadcast spectrum;
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- a tuner device operable to select a frequency of the digital broadcast spectrum and output a digital signal from the portable digital antenna device at the selected frequency;
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- a display device for displaying an image corresponding to information in the digital signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.