Wireless audio for entertainment systems
AssigneeMarvell World Trade Ltd.
InventorSehat Suturdja
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Abstract
A set top box comprises a signal receiver that includes a front end that receives broadband signals, and a tuner that tunes a channel including audio and video signals. A signal demodulator communicates with the signal receiver and demodulates the audio and video signals. A video processor communicates with the signal demodulator and encodes and transmits the video signals via a first medium. A transmitter communicates with the signal demodulator and transmits the encoded audio signals via a second wireless medium, wherein the first medium and the second wireless medium are different types of media.
Claims51
A system comprising:
- signal receiving means for receiving digital broadband signals and for tuning a channel including digital audio and video signals;
- signal demodulating means for communicating with said signal receiving means and for demodulating said digital audio and video signals;
- a set top box comprising decoding means for decoding said demodulated digital audio and video signals to generate digital audio output signals and digital video output signals,
- wherein said decoder outputs said digital video output signals on a first medium;
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- transceiver means for receiving said demodulated digital audio and video signals and for transmitting said digital audio output signals via a second medium, wherein said first medium has a greater bandwidth capacity and a different protocol than said second medium,
- wherein said transceiver means transmits said digital audio output signals from said set top box to an audio system, and
- wherein said transceiver means is remote from said set top box.
A method for operating a set top box, comprising:
- receiving demodulated digital audio and video signals via a first transceiver by said set top box;
- decoding said demodulated digital audio signals to generate digital audio output signals;
- decoding said demodulated digital video signals to generate digital video output signals and transmitting said digital video output signals via a first medium;
- transmitting said digital audio output signals by said first transceiver via a second medium, wherein said first medium has a greater bandwidth capacity and a different protocol than said second medium;
- wirelessly receiving said demodulated digital audio and video signals from a network device by said first transceiver via a second transceiver;
- transmitting said digital audio output signals to an audio system via said first transceiver;
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- transmitting said digital video output signals to a display.
A system comprising:
- a signal receiver that includes a front end that receives digital broadband signals and a tuner that tunes a channel including digital audio and video signals;
- a signal demodulator that communicates with said signal receiver and that demodulates said digital audio and video signals;
- a set top box comprising a decoder that decodes said demodulated digital audio and video signals to generate digital audio output signals and digital video output signals,
- wherein said decoder outputs said digital video output signals on a first medium;
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- a transceiver that receives said demodulated digital audio and video signals and that transmits said digital audio output signals via a second medium, wherein said first medium has a greater bandwidth capacity and a different protocol than said second medium, and wherein said second medium is a wireless medium,
- wherein said transceiver transmits said digital audio output signals from said set top box to an audio system, and
- wherein said transceiver is remote from said set top box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.