Patent ID: 8238972
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A portable memory device comprising: a single housing component; a data storage component within said single housing component; and a multi-mode and multi-band wireless receiver operatively connected to said data storage component and within said single housing component, wherein said wireless receiver comprises: a digital demodulator operatively connected to said RF receiver chip, wherein the demodulator demodulates said wireless signals and converts said wireless signals to a pure digital format, wherein said demodulator is located separate from said antenna, and wherein said demodulator is integrated in said RF receiver chip; an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that controls said wireless receiver and said demodulator and controls data transfer to and from said data storage component and provides all signals required to synchronize operation of said data storage component, said demodulator, and said antenna; and an interface component adapted to interface with a television, wherein said wireless receiver wirelessly communicates with a local area network (LAN), and wherein said portable memory device comprises any of a removable flash memory card, a universal serial bus (USB) flash drive, and a jump drive.