# US 2012/0014464 A1 · Wireless multimedia system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2012/0014464 A1 - Document ID: US20120014464A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/896,548 - Filed: 2010-10-01 - Published: 2012-01-19 - Earliest claimed: 2000-02-29 - Assignees: Be Labs, LLC - Inventors: Tuvia Eiger; Uriel Berchin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20120014464A1 ## CPC - H04B 7/1858: {Arrangements for data transmission on the physical system, i.e. for data bit transmission between network components} - H04B 2201/709709: Methods of preventing interference - H04Q 2213/13098: Mobile subscriber - H04Q 2213/13242: Broadcast, diffusion, multicast, point-to-multipoint (1 : N) - H04Q 2213/13248: Multimedia - H04Q 2213/13376: Information service, downloading of information, 0800/0900 services - H04Q 2213/13389: LAN, internet - H04W 28/04: Error control - H04W 88/04: adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04Q: SELECTING (switches, relays, selectors H01H; wireless communication networks H04W) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A customer premises installation has a wireless multimedia center (WMC) for reception from one or more signal sources and for distribution of segments of signals from signal sources through the wireless multimedia center to a plurality of end units, in which the signals include video signals and broadband data. The wireless multimedia center receives all the signals and distributes segments of said signals via a transmitter. The video signals are transmitted by orthogonal frequency division multiplexing in which all signals are added together and summed as an orthogonal array having dimensions of time, frequency and amplitude, to transmit spread spectrum multiplexed signals. Each pulse has sufficiently long individual pulse widths to defeat multi-path, reflection and absorption phase induced losses. The video signals are distributed to one or more end units. The end units communicate with the wireless multimedia center, controlling which segments of which signals are distributed to each end unit. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-44. (canceled) ### Claim 45 A wireless multimedia device for use at a customer's premises comprising: one or more receivers adapted to receive one or more wired or wireless selected multimedia signals selected from the group consisting of audio signals, video signals, and combinations thereof; the wireless multimedia device being adapted to broadcast the selected multimedia signals from the wireless multimedia device at the customer's premises by orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). ### Claim 46 (depends on 45) The wireless multimedia device of claim 45 adapted to broadcast one or more segments of the selected multimedia signals to one or more separate video end units (VEU's) at the customer's premises. ### Claim 47 (depends on 46) The wireless multimedia device of claim 46 wherein one or more of the VEU's are communication end units (“CEU's”). ### Claim 48 (depends on 45) The wireless multimedia device of claim 45 being integrated into one or more consumer electronic devices. ### Claim 49 (depends on 46) The wireless multimedia device of claim 46, wherein the customer's premises comprises multiple sub-premises, a plurality of the sub-premises having one or more of the VEU's. ### Claim 50 (depends on 45) The wireless multimedia device of claim 45 comprising software adapted to be maintained remotely from the customer's premises. ### Claim 51 A wireless multimedia system for use at a customer's premises comprising: the wireless multimedia device comprising one or more receivers adapted to receive one or more wired or wireless selected multimedia signals selected from the group consisting of audio signals, video signals, and combinations thereof; the wireless multimedia device being further adapted to broadcast one or more segments of the selected multimedia signals from the wireless multimedia device at the customer's premises by orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) to one or more video end units (VEUs) at the customer's premises. ### Claim 52 (depends on 51) The wireless multimedia system of claim 51 wherein the wireless multimedia device is integrated into one or more consumer electronic devices. ### Claim 53 (depends on 51) The wireless multimedia system of claim 51 wherein one or more of the VEU's are CEU's. ### Claim 54 (depends on 51) The wireless multimedia system of claim 51, wherein the customer's premises comprises multiple sub-premises, a plurality of the sub-premises having one or more of the VEU's. ### Claim 55 (depends on 51) The wireless multimedia system of claim 51 comprising software adapted to be maintained remotely from the customer's premises. ### Claim 56 A wireless multimedia device for use at a customer's premises comprising: one or more receivers adapted to receive one or more wired or wireless signals comprising broadband data and selected multimedia signals selected from the group consisting of audio signals, video signals, and combinations thereof; the wireless multimedia device being adapted communicate selected broadband data between the wireless multimedia device at the customer's premises and one or more first end units at the customer's premises; the wireless multimedia device being adapted to broadcast one or more segments of the selected multimedia signals from the wireless multimedia device by orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) to one or more second end units at the customer's premises, the selected multimedia signals being broadcast separately from other types of signals. ### Claim 57 (depends on 56) The wireless multimedia device of claim 56 wherein the second end units comprise one or more separate VEU's at the customer's premises. ### Claim 58 (depends on 57) The wireless multimedia device of claim 57 wherein one or more of the VEU's are CEU's. ### Claim 59 (depends on 56) The wireless multimedia device of claim 56 being integrated into one or more consumer electronic devices. ### Claim 60 (depends on 56) The wireless multimedia device of claim 56 wherein the customer's premises comprises multiple sub-premises, a plurality of the sub-premises having one or more of the second end units. ### Claim 61 (depends on 56) The wireless multimedia device of claim 56 comprising software adapted to be maintained remotely from the customer's premises. ### Claim 62 A wireless multimedia device for use at a customer's premises comprising: one or more first receivers adapted to receive one or more wired or wireless signals comprising broadband data; one or more second receivers adapted to receive one or more wired or wireless selected multimedia signals selected from the group consisting of audio signals, video signals, and combinations thereof; the wireless multimedia device being adapted communicate selected broadband data between the wireless multimedia device at the customer's premises and one or more first end units at the customer's premises; the wireless multimedia device being adapted to broadcast one or more segments of the selected multimedia signals from the wireless multimedia device by orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) to one or more second end units at the customer's premises, the selected multimedia signals being broadcast separately from other types of signals. ### Claim 63 (depends on 62) The wireless multimedia device of claim 62 comprising a wireless multimedia system adapted to broadcast one or more segments of the selected multimedia signals to one or more separate VEU's at the customer's premises. ### Claim 64 (depends on 63) The wireless multimedia device of claim 63 wherein one or more of the VEU's are CEU's. ### Claim 65 (depends on 62) The wireless multimedia device of claim 62 being integrated into one or more consumer electronic devices. ### Claim 66 (depends on 62) The wireless multimedia device of claim 62 wherein the customer's premises comprises multiple sub-premises, a plurality of the sub-premises having one or more of the second end units. ### Claim 67 (depends on 62) The wireless multimedia device of claim 62 comprising software adapted to be maintained remotely from the customer's premises. ### Claim 68 A method for distributing multimedia signals at a customer's premises, the method comprising: receiving at a wireless multimedia device at the customer's premises one or more wired or wireless selected multimedia signals selected from the group consisting of audio signals, video signals, and combinations thereof; broadcasting the selected multimedia signals from the wireless multimedia device using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). ### Claim 69 (depends on 68) The method of claim 68 comprising receiving one or more segments of the selected multimedia signals at one or more end units at the customer's premises. ### Claim 70 (depends on 68) The method of claim 68, the wireless multimedia device communicating viewing information to a service provider. ### Claim 71 (depends on 68) The method of claim 68 wherein the customer's premises comprises a plurality of sub-premises, the wireless multimedia device simultaneously distributing one or more independently selected segments of the selected multimedia signals to multiple sub-premises. ### Claim 72 (depends on 68) The method of claim 68 comprising one or more startup procedures selected from the group consisting of the wireless multimedia device seeking one or more end units by broadcasting instructions and listening to responses of the one or more end units; the one or more end units announcing their presence and registering with the wireless multimedia device; the wireless multimedia device registering the one or more end units; the wireless multimedia device dynamically testing error rates to select appropriate direction, polarization, and power levels for the registered one or more end units; and, combinations thereof. ### Claim 73 (depends on 68) The method of claim 68 further comprising the service provider personalizing advertising transmitted to the end unit based on the viewing information. ### Claim 74 (depends on 68) The method of claim 68 further comprising receiving information provided by a user identifier to identify the user's authorized level of service. ### Claim 75 (depends on 68) The method of claim 68 further comprising receiving information provided by a user identifier to identify the user's authorized level of service at a different device located off the customer's premises. ### Claim 76 (depends on 68) The method of claim 68 further comprising encrypting the selected multimedia signals. ### Claim 77 A method for distributing multimedia signals at a customer's premises, the method comprising: receiving at a wireless multimedia device at the customer's premises wired or wireless signals comprising broadband data and selected multimedia signals selected from the group consisting of audio signals, video signals, and combinations thereof; communicating selected broadband data between the wireless multimedia device and one or more first end units at the customer's premises; broadcasting one or more segments of the selected multimedia signals by orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) from the wireless multimedia device to one or more second end units at the customer's premises separately from other types of signals. ### Claim 78 (depends on 77) The method of claim 77 further comprising the wireless multimedia device communicating viewing information to a service provider. ### Claim 79 (depends on 77) The method of claim 77 wherein the customer's premises comprises a plurality of sub-premises, the wireless multimedia device simultaneously distributing one or more independently selected segments of the selected multimedia signals to multiple sub-premises. ### Claim 80 (depends on 77) The method of claim 77 further comprising performing one or more function selected from the group consisting of remotely maintaining software adapted for use by the wireless multimedia device; transmitting conventional coded digital cordless telephone signals to conventional cordless telephones; using the multimedia device to control a parameter selected from the group consisting of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, home appliances, sound, video, sump level, motion, and temperature; and, combinations thereof. ### Claim 81 (depends on 77) The method of claim 77 further comprising encrypting data selected from the group consisting of the selected multimedia signals, the broadband data, and combinations thereof. ### Claim 82 (depends on 77) The method of claim 77 comprising receiving information provided by a user identifier to identify the user's authorized level of service. ### Claim 83 (depends on 77) The method of claim 77 further comprising receiving the information provided by the user identifier to identify the user's authorized level of service at a different device located off the customer's premises.