Wireless Access Point with Integrated DTV Reception
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current digital television (DTV) systems in personal computers require discrete DTV silicon integration, leading to high costs and limitations in simultaneous multi-channel viewing, especially when indoor and outdoor reception is needed.
Innovation Solution
A wireless access point with integrated DTV capabilities that reuses existing wireless silicon to receive and transmit DTV signals over wireless networks, allowing for simultaneous multi-channel viewing without additional hardware in computing platforms, and includes features like encapsulation, exposure, and authentication for secure content distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If discrete DTV silicon integration is implemented in each computing platform, then DTV reception capability is achieved, but bill of material cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless access point is designed to perform multiple functions: it provides wireless networking capabilities while simultaneously functioning as a DTV reception and distribution system. The access point receives DTV signals via antenna and cable interfaces, demodulates them, and redistributes them to multiple clients over the wireless network, eliminating the need for separate DTV hardware in each computing platform.
2Adaptability or versatility
If indoor and outdoor reception is implemented in each platform, then comprehensive DTV reception is achieved, but cost per platform increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless access point acts as an intermediary system that centralizes DTV reception capabilities. Instead of each computing platform requiring its own DTV hardware, the access point serves as a shared intermediary that receives DTV signals and distributes them to multiple clients, reducing per-platform costs while maintaining comprehensive reception capabilities.
3Ease of operation
If DTV capabilities are added to each computing platform, then individual viewing is enabled, but simultaneous multi-channel viewing is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the DTV reception and distribution function from individual computing platforms and centralizes it in the wireless access point. This allows multiple clients to simultaneously access different DTV channels over the wireless network, enabling simultaneous multi-channel viewing while maintaining ease of individual device operation.
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AI summary
In some embodiments a wireless access point receives digital television content. The digital television content is transmitted in a wireless manner over a wireless network of the wireless access point. Other embodiments are described and claimed.