Patent Publication Number: US-2015089549-A1

Title: Method and system for full spectrum capture for satellite and terrestrial applications

Description:
CLAIM OF PRIORITY 
     This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/857,776 filed Apr. 5, 2013, which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/620,720 filed on Apr. 5, 2012. This application is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/230,055 filed Mar. 31, 2014. U.S. application Ser. No. 14/230,055 filed Mar. 31, 2014 is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/556,649, which was filed Jul. 24, 2012 and is now U.S. Pat. No. 8,688,064. U.S. application Ser. No. 13/556,649 is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/966,905, which was filed on Dec. 13, 2010 and is now U.S. Pat. No. 8,472,912. U.S. application Ser. No. 12/966,905 is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/247,908 which was filed on Oct. 8, 2008, and is now U.S. Pat. No. 8,010,070. U.S. application Ser. No. 12/247,908 claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application 60/978,645, which was filed Oct. 9, 2007. Each of the above-referenced applications and patents is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     INCORPORATIONS BY REFERENCE 
     This application also makes reference to: 
     U.S. Pat. No. 8,611,483, which issued on Dec. 17, 2013; 
     U.S. application Ser. No. 13/336,451 (now published as 2012/0163518) filed on Dec. 23, 2011: 
     U.S. Pat. No. 8,792,008, which issued on Jul. 29, 2014; 
     U.S. application Ser. No. 13/857,755, (now published as 2013/0268577) which was filed on Apr. 5, 2013; 
     U.S. Pat. No. 8,725,104, which issued on May 13, 2014; and 
     U.S. Pat. No. 8,010,070, which issued on Aug. 30, 2011, discloses exemplary Low-Complexity Diversity Using Coarse FFT and Coarse Sub-band-wise Combining. 
     Each of the above referenced applications, patents, and application publications is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     Certain embodiments of the invention relate to wired and wireless communication systems. More specifically, certain embodiments of the invention relate to a method and system for full spectrum capture for satellite and terrestrial applications. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     A satellite dish is placed outdoors and is oriented in a direction that provides an unobstructed view of a satellite. Commercial satellites typically operate in the range of about 950 MHz and 2150 MHz. 
     Terrestrial television (TV) provides over-the-air broadcast television and typically operates at frequencies that are approximately less than 950 MHz. 
     Further limitations and disadvantages of conventional and traditional approaches will become apparent to one of skill in the art, through comparison of such systems with some aspects of the present invention as set forth in the remainder of the present application with reference to the drawings. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     A system and/or method is provided for full spectrum capture (FSC) for satellite and terrestrial applications, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. 
     These and other advantages, aspects and novel features of the present invention, as well as details of an illustrated embodiment thereof, will be more fully understood from the following description and drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1A  is a block diagram of an exemplary system for providing full spectrum capture (FSC) of terrestrial television and satellite television signals for mobile applications, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 1B  is a high level block diagram of an exemplary multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 1C  is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary diversity antenna system in a multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 1D  is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary diversity antenna system comprising an antenna array module, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 2A  is a block diagram of an exemplary diversity receiver that utilizes full spectrum capture, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 2B  is a block diagram of a portion of a multiband mobile receiver illustrating a full spectrum capture diversity receiver coupled to a transceiver, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a block diagram of an exemplary I/Q RF receive processing chain module of a full spectrum capture diversity receiver, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a block diagram illustrating a plurality of multiband mobile radios, which are coupled in a daisy chain arrangement, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 5  is a block diagram of an exemplary diversity receiver that utilizes full spectrum capture and is operable to remodulate IF signals, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 6  is a flow chart illustrating exemplary steps for utilizing full spectrum capture for communicating with a mobile device, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 7  is a flow chart illustrating exemplary steps for utilizing full spectrum capture for communicating with a mobile device, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 8  is a flow chart illustrating exemplary steps for utilizing full spectrum capture for communicating with a mobile device, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Certain embodiments of the invention may be found in a method and system for full spectrum capture (FSC) for satellite and terrestrial applications. In various aspects of the invention, a multiband receiver comprising a diversity antenna system is operable to receive satellite and terrestrial television signals. An exemplary diversity antenna system comprises a phased array antenna system. The multiband receiver is operable to capture spectrum comprising one or more satellite television channels and/or one or more terrestrial television channels and demodulate the one or more satellite television channels and/or the one or more terrestrial television channels. The diversity antenna system may be integrated on a board or substrate within the multiband receiver. The multiband receiver may be operable to discriminate between the satellite television signals and the non-satellite television signals in the captured spectrum and also discriminate between the terrestrial television signals and non-terrestrial television signals in the captured spectrum. The multiband receiver may be operable to generate output satellite television channel content from the demodulated one or more satellite television channels and also generate output terrestrial television channel content from the demodulated one or more terrestrial television channels. The multiband receiver may be operable to packetize the generated output satellite television channel content and also packetize the output generated terrestrial television channel content. The multiband receiver may be operable to communicate the generated output satellite television channel content to one or more mobile communication devices and also communicate the generated output terrestrial television channel content to one or more mobile communication devices. The multiband receiver may be operable to downconvert signals for the demodulated one or more satellite television channels to one or more corresponding intermediate frequency satellite television signals and also downconvert signals for the demodulated one or more terrestrial television channels to one or more corresponding intermediate frequency terrestrial television signals. The multiband receiver may be operable to remodulate the one or more corresponding intermediate frequency satellite television signals and also remodulate the one or more corresponding intermediate frequency terrestrial television signals. The multiband receiver may be operable to communicate the remodulated one or more corresponding intermediate frequency satellite television signals to one or more other multiband receivers comprising one or more diversity antenna systems. The multiband receiver comprising the diversity antenna system and the one or more other multiband receivers comprising one or more diversity antenna system are coupled in a daisy-chain arrangement. The multiband receiver may also be operable to communicate the remodulated one or more corresponding intermediate frequency terrestrial television signals to the one or more other multiband receivers comprising one or more diversity antenna systems. The multiband receiver comprising the diversity antenna system and the one or more other multiband receivers comprising the one or more diversity antenna systems may be coupled to an integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box. The integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box may be operable to extract satellite television channel content from the remodulated one or more corresponding intermediate frequency satellite television signals and also extract terrestrial television channel content from the remodulated one or more corresponding intermediate frequency terrestrial television signals. 
       FIG. 1A  is a block diagram of an exemplary system for providing full spectrum capture of terrestrial television and satellite television signals for mobile applications, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1A , there is shown a satellite television network  104 , a terrestrial television network  106 , a first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108 , a second multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  116 , a first wireless network  112 , a second wireless network  120 , tablets  114   a ,  122   a , smartphones  114   b ,  122   b , and laptops  114   c ,  122   c . The tablets  114   a ,  122   a , the Smartphones  114   b ,  122   b , and the laptops  114   c ,  122   c  may be collectively referenced as mobile communication devices. The tablet  114   a , the Smartphone  114   b  and the laptop  114   c  may be collectively referenced as mobile communication devices  114 . The tablet  122   a , the Smartphone  122   b  and the laptop  122   c  may be collectively referenced as mobile communication devices  122 . The first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108  may comprise a diversity antenna system such as a plurality of integrated phased antenna arrays  110 . The second multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  116  may comprise a plurality of integrated phased antenna arrays  118 . 
     The satellite television network  104  may comprise a plurality of orbiting satellites that may be operable to receive broadcast satellite television signals from a headend earth station and communicate the corresponding received satellite television signals over the air for reception by a receiver. In this regard, the first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108  may be operable to receive the satellite television signals from the satellite television network  104  via the phased array antennas  110 . Similarly, the second multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  116  may be operable to receive the satellite television signals from the satellite television network  104  via the phased array antennas  118 . 
     The terrestrial television network  106  may comprise one or more earth stations that are operable to broadcast terrestrial television signals over the air. The terrestrial television signals from the terrestrial television network  106  may be received by the first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108  and the second multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  116 . In this regard, the first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108  may be operable to receive the terrestrial television signals from the terrestrial television network  106  via the phased array antennas  110 . Similarly, the second multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  116  may be operable to receive the terrestrial television signals from the terrestrial television network  106  via the phased array antennas  118 . 
     Each of the first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108 , and the second multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  116  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces and/or code that may be operable to receive and process satellite television signals and terrestrial television signals. In this regard, the first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108  may be operable to receiver satellite television signals from the satellite television network  104  via the plurality of integrated phased antenna arrays  110 . Similarly, the second multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  116  may be operable to receiver satellite television signals from the satellite television network  104  via the plurality of integrated phased antenna arrays  118 . The first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108  may also be operable to receiver terrestrial television signals from the terrestrial television network  106  via the plurality of integrated phased antenna arrays  110 . Similarly, the second multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  116  may be operable to receiver terrestrial television signals from the terrestrial television network  106  via the plurality of integrated phased antenna arrays  118 . 
     The first wireless network  112  may be established between the first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108  and the mobile communication devices  114 . The wireless network  112  may be a WPAN or WLAN that enables communication between one or more of the mobile communication devices  114  and the first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108 . In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108  may comprise a wireless hotspot functionality, which may enable establishment of the first wireless network  112 . In this regard, the tablet  114   a , the Smartphone  114   b  and the laptop  114   c  may be operable to communicate with the first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108 . 
     The second wireless network  120  may be established between the second multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  116  and the mobile communication devices  122 . The wireless network  120  may be a WPAN or WLAN network that enables communication between one or more of the mobile communication devices  122  and the second multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  116 . In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the second multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  116  may comprise wireless hotspot functionality, which enables establishment of the second wireless network  120 . In this regard, the tablet  122   a , the Smartphone  112   b  and the laptop  122   c  may be operable to communicate with the second multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  116 . 
     Each of the mobile communication devices may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces and/or code that may be operable to transmit and/or receive wireless communication signals, for example WPAN signals and/or WLAN signals. In this regard, the tablet  114   a , the Smartphone  114   b  and the laptop  114   c  may be operable to wirelessly communicate with the first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108  via, for example, WPAN and/or WLAN protocols. Similarly, the tablet  122   a , the Smartphone  122   b  and the laptop  122   c  may be operable to wirelessly communicate with the second multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  116  via, for example, a WPAN and/or WLAN. 
     In operation, the first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108  may be operable to adjust the plurality of phased array antennas  110  to optimize reception of the satellite television signals that are received from the satellite television network  104  and the terrestrial television signals that are received from the terrestrial television network  106 . The first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108  may be operable to capture and process the received satellite television signals using full spectrum capture in order to extract the corresponding satellite television content. The extracted satellite television content may then be packetized as, for example, Internet Protocol (IP) packets and then transmitted over the wireless network  112  via, for example, a WPAN and/or WLAN. One or more of the tablet  122   a , the Smartphone  112   b  and the laptop  122   c  may be operable to receive the transmitted IP packets and accordingly present the corresponding satellite television content for viewing. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, an application (app) running on the tablet  122   a , the Smartphone  112   b  and the laptop  122   c  may be operable to tune to a satellite television channel in order to view corresponding channel content. 
     The first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108  may be operable to capture and process the received terrestrial television signals using full spectrum capture in order to extract the corresponding terrestrial television content. The extracted terrestrial television content may then be packetized as, for example, Internet Protocol (IP) packets and then transmitted over the wireless network  112  via, for example, a WPAN and/or WLAN. One or more of the tablet  122   a , the Smartphone  112   b  and the laptop  122   c  may be operable to receive the corresponding transmitted IP packets and accordingly present the terrestrial television content for viewing. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, an application (app) running on the tablet  122   a , the Smartphone  112   b  and the laptop  122   c  may be operable to tune to a corresponding terrestrial television channel in order to view corresponding terrestrial television content. 
     Aspects of full spectrum capture may be found in U.S. application Ser. No. 13/485,003 filed May 31, 2012, U.S. application Ser. No. 13/336,451 filed on Dec. 23, 2011 and U.S. application Ser. No. 13/607,916 filed Sep. 10, 2012. Each of these applications is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     U.S. application Ser. No. 13/356,265, which was filed on Jan. 23, 2012 disclosures operation of an exemplary full spectrum receiver and is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108  may be operable to concurrently capture one or more satellite television channels and one or more terrestrial television channels. The first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108  may be operable to determine which one of the captured satellite television channel and a corresponding captured terrestrial television channel may possess the better channel quality. In instances where the captured terrestrial television channel possesses a better channel quality than the corresponding captured satellite television channel, the corresponding content for the captured terrestrial television channel may be packetized and then transmitted over the wireless network  112  to one or more of the mobile communication devices  114 . In this regard, although a user of one of the mobile communication devices  114  may have selected viewing of a particular satellite television channel, the multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108  may be operable to switch to the corresponding terrestrial television content, which possesses a better quality than the corresponding satellite television content. The switch may occur transparently of the user so that user is unaware of the source of the content that is being presented. 
     In instances where the captured satellite television channel possesses a better channel quality than the corresponding captured terrestrial television channel, the corresponding content for the captured satellite television channel may be packetized and then transmitted over the wireless network  112  to one or more of the mobile communication device  114 . In this regard, although a user of one of the mobile communication devices  114  may have selected viewing of a particular terrestrial television channel, the first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108  may be operable to switch to the corresponding satellite television content, which possesses a better quality than the corresponding terrestrial television content. The switch may occur transparently to the user so that the user is unaware of the source of the content that is being presented. 
     The second multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  116  may operate in a manner that may be substantially similar to the operation of the first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108 . In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108  may be located in a parking lot where it may be utilized during a tailgating party or other event where one or more users may want to receive terrestrial and/or satellite television content. For example, the first multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  108  may be placed on top of a vehicle at the tailgating party or other event. 
       FIG. 1B  is a high level block diagram of an exemplary multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 1B , there is shown a multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  123 . The multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  123  comprises a diversity antenna system  124 , an antenna interface  126 , an FSC diversity receiver  128  and a wireless transceiver  130 . 
     The diversity antenna system  124  may comprise, for example, a plurality of phased antenna arrays  124   a , . . . ,  124   n . Each of the plurality of phased antenna arrays  124   a , . . . ,  124   n  may comprise a plurality of antenna array elements. The plurality of antenna array elements may be configured to optimally receive satellite television signals and terrestrial television signals. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the plurality of phased antenna arrays  124   a , . . . ,  124   n  may be integrated on a circuit board or other substrate material. The plurality of phased antenna arrays  124   a , . . . ,  124   n  may be implemented utilizing MEMs or other technology. 
     The antenna interface  126  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces and/or code that may be operable to control operation of each of the plurality of phased antenna arrays  124   a , . . . ,  124   n  in the diversity antenna system  124 . 
     The FSC diversity receiver  128  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces and/or code that may be operable to capture one or more satellite television channels and/or terrestrial television channels and demodulate them to generate corresponding satellite television content and/or terrestrial television content. The resulting satellite television content and/or terrestrial television content may be packetized in IP packets and communicated to the wireless transceiver  130 . The FSC diversity receiver  128  may be operable to capture a chunk of spectrum between approximately 0 MHz to 2150 MHz and discriminate between satellite television channels, non-satellite television channels, terrestrial television channels and non-terrestrial television channels. The FSC diversity receiver  128  may also be operable to switch between a selected satellite television channel and a corresponding terrestrial television channel, and also between a selected terrestrial television channel and a corresponding satellite television channel based on which on of the terrestrial television channel and the satellite television channel possesses the better channel quality. 
     The wireless transceiver  130  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces and/or code that may be operable to receive packetized content from the FSC diversity receiver  128  and communicate the packetized content via a corresponding protocol. The wireless transceiver  130  may be operable to communicate utilizing one or more protocols such as wireless local area network (WLAN) and wireless personal area network (WPAN). Exemplary WLAN protocols may comprise 802.11a/b/g/n/ac and other variants thereof, and so on. Exemplary WPAN protocols may comprise Bluetooth, Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) and ZigBee. 
     In operation, the multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  123  may be operable to concurrently capture a block of frequency which may comprise one or more satellite television channels and/or one or more terrestrial television channels. The multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  123  may determine which terrestrial television channels and which satellite television channels were captured. The multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  123  may determine which one of the captured satellite television channel and a corresponding captured terrestrial television channel may have the better channel quality. Based on which one of the captured satellite television channel and the corresponding captured terrestrial television channel may have the better channel quality, the multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  123  may packetize the content from the better channel for communication to a mobile communication device. 
       FIG. 1C  is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary diversity antenna system in a multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 1C , there is shown a multiband mobile receiver with an integrated transceiver  136 , an antenna interface  138 , and a plurality of antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n . In an exemplary embodiment, the plurality of antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n  may comprise phased array antennas. Each of the phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n  may comprise a plurality of phase array elements, namely,  142   a ,  142   b , . . . ,  142   n , respectively. The plurality of phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n  are an exemplary embodiment of a diversity antenna system. 
     The antenna interface  138  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces and/or code that may be operable to control operation of each of the plurality of phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n . In this regard, the antenna interface may be operable to adjust the plurality of phase array elements, namely,  142   a ,  142   b , . . . ,  142   n  in each of the phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n , respectively to receive satellite television signals and/or terrestrial television signals. The antenna interface  138  may be operable to configure each of the plurality of phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n  to increase the resonant frequency of the combined plurality of phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n.    
     Each of the phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n  may comprise a plurality of phase array elements, namely,  142   a ,  142   b , . . . ,  142   n , respectively. The plurality of phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n  may be integrated on a circuit board or other substrate  143 . In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the plurality of phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n  may be implemented utilizing MEMS. In this regard, for example, one or more switches may be utilized to control and/or configure the phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n . In some embodiment of the invention, the phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n  may be fabricated as a stand alone until, which may be later coupled to a receiver. 
     In operation, the antenna interface  138  may be operable statically and/or dynamically configure the plurality of phase array elements, namely,  142   a ,  142   b , . . . ,  142   n  for the corresponding plurality of phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n  to optimally receive the satellite television signals and/or terrestrial television signals. The received television signals and/or terrestrial television signals may be communicated to the full spectrum diversity receiver ( 128  in  FIG. 1B ). The signals received from each of the phase array elements, namely,  142   a ,  142   b , . . . ,  142   n  for the corresponding plurality of phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n  may be combined to mitigate the effects of antenna impedance mismatch. Placing the full spectrum diversity receiver close to the phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n  eliminates a need to run multiple wires from the phase array elements to the full spectrum diversity receiver. This in turn may mitigate the effects of signal loss. 
       FIG. 1D  is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary diversity antenna system comprising an antenna array module, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 1D , there is shown an antenna array module  136 , which may be, for example, a phased antenna array module. The phased antenna array module  136  may comprise an antenna interface  138 , a connector  139 , a plurality of phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n . Each of the plurality of phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n  may comprise a corresponding plurality of phased array antenna elements  142   a ,  142   b , . . . ,  142   n . The phased antenna array module  136  along with the arrangement of the plurality of phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n  may be referred to as a “pizza box” antenna. The plurality of phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n  are an exemplary embodiment of a diversity antenna system. 
     The plurality of phased antenna arrays  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n  may be integrated on a planar surface such as the substrate  143 . The planar surface may also comprise a circuit board or package. In some embodiments of the invention, the plurality of phased antenna arrays  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n  may be integrated on a planar surface to enable the corresponding antenna elements to capture satellite and terrestrial signals from a plurality of directions. 
     The connector  139  may be operable to couple the phased antenna array module  136  to one or more receivers such as the multiband mobile receiver with integrated transceiver  123 . In various exemplary embodiments of the invention, the connector  139  may comprise a BNC coaxial connector. For example, the connector  139  may comprise a thin coaxial connector. 
     In some embodiments of the invention, two or more of the phased antenna array modules  136  may be coupled together via the connector  130 . For example, the respective connectors on a plurality of the phased antenna array module  136  may be utilized to daisy chain the plurality of the phased antenna array modules  136 . 
     In an embodiment of the invention, one or more phased antenna array modules such as the phased antenna array module  136  may temporarily placed, for example, on the top of a car or other vehicle at, for example, a tail-gating party and utilized to capture satellite television signals and/or terrestrial television signals. In another embodiment of the invention, one or more phased antenna array modules such as the phased antenna array module  136  may integrated as an antenna unit, which may be placed on or integrated with the roof of a vehicle and utilized to capture satellite television signals and/or terrestrial television signals. In another embodiment of the invention, one or more phased antenna array modules such as the phased antenna array module  136  may integrated as an antenna unit, which may be part of a television or coupled to the television, where it may be utilized to capture satellite television signals and/or terrestrial television signals. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the antenna elements in the phased antenna array module  136  may be automatically and/or dynamically configured to optimize reception of satellite television signals and/or terrestrial television signals. For example, during initial setup of the television, the phased antenna array module  136  may be configured to optimize reception of the free satellite television channels and/or terrestrial television signals. Subsequently, when a viewer desires to receive the free satellite television channels and/or terrestrial television channels, the integrated phased array antennas may be utilized to receive these corresponding signals for the free satellite television channels or terrestrial television signals without the need to communicatively couple the television to a dedicated terrestrial television antenna and a satellite dish. The antenna elements in the phased antenna array module  136  may also be dynamically configured to optimize reception of the free satellite television channels and/or terrestrial television signals. 
       FIG. 2A  is a block diagram of an exemplary diversity receiver that utilizes full spectrum capture, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 2A , there is shown a diversity receiver  200 . The diversity receiver  200  may comprise phased array antennas  202   a , . . . ,  202   n , antenna interface  204 , variable gain amplifiers  205   a ,  205   b , multiplexers  206   a ,  206   b , I/Q RF receive processing chain modules  208   a ,  208   b , local oscillator generator (LOGEN)  209 , channelizers  210   a ,  210   b , maximum ratio combiner  212  and a baseband processor  214 . The variable gain amplifier  205   a , the multiplexer  206   a , the I/Q RF receive processing chain module  208   a , and the channelizer  210   a  may be operable to handle the processing of signals received via the antenna  202   a . The variable gain amplifier  205   b , the multiplexer  206   b , the I/O RF receive processing chain module  208   b , and the channelizer  210   b  may be operable to handle the processing of signals received via the antenna  202   b.    
     Each of the phased array antennas  202   a , . . . ,  202   n  may comprise a plurality of phased array antenna elements that are operable to receive terrestrial television signals and satellite television signals. The phased array antennas  202   a , . . . ,  202   n  may be substantially similar to the phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n , which are illustrated and described with respect to  FIG. 1C . 
     The antenna interface  204  may comprise suitable logic circuitry interfaces and/or code that may be operable to interface with, manage and/or control operation of the phased array antennas  202   a , . . . ,  202   n . In this regard, the antenna interface  204  may be operable to manage and control operation of the phased antenna array elements in each of the phase array antennas (eg  140   a ,  140   b , . . . ,  140   n  of  FIG. 1C ) in each of the phased array antennas  202   a , . . . ,  202   n . The antenna interface  204  may also be operable to interface the phase array antennas  202   a , . . . ,  202   n  with the corresponding processing paths in the full spectrum capture diversity receiver  200 . 
     The variable gain amplifiers  205   a ,  205   b  may comprise suitable logic circuitry interfaces and/or code that may be operable to variably adjust a corresponding gain of the input signals, which are received from antenna interface  204 . For example, the variable gain amplifiers  205   a  may be operable to amplify and/or buffer the signal received via the antenna  202   a  from the antenna interface  204 . The variable gain amplifiers  205   a ,  205   b  may operate in different modes that enable capturing of different size bandwidths. For example, the variable gain amplifiers  205   a ,  205   b  may be configured to capture narrowband signals or broadband signals. 
     The multiplexers  206   a ,  206   b  may comprise suitable logic circuitry interfaces and/or code that may be operable to select from among a plurality of n processing RF receive (RX) chains in the I/Q RF receive processing chain modules  208   a ,  208   b , respectively, where n is an integer. For example, the multiplexers  206   a  may be operable to select which of the plurality of the n processing RF receive (RX) chains within the I/Q RF receive processing chain modules  208   a  are to be utilized for demodulation of the signal output from the multiplexer  206   a . Similarly, the multiplexers  206   b  may be operable to select which of the plurality of the n processing RF receive (RX) chains within the I/Q RF receive processing chain modules  208   b  are to be utilized for demodulation of the signal output from the multiplexer  206   b . The baseband processor  214  may be operable to control which of the plurality of n processing RF receive (RX) chains in the n I/Q RF receive processing chain modules  208   a ,  208   b  may be selected. 
     The I/Q RF receive processing chain modules  208   a ,  208   b  may comprise suitable logic circuitry interfaces and/or code that may be operable to demodulate the signals that are output from the multiplexer  206   a ,  206   b , respectively. Each of the I/Q RF receive processing chain modules  208   a ,  208   b  may comprise a plurality of n I/Q RF receive processing chains. The baseband processor  214  may be operable to select which of the I/Q RF receive processing chain modules  208   a ,  208   b  are to be utilized to demodulate the signals that are output from the multiplexers  206   a ,  206   b . For example, the I/Q RF receive processing chain module  208   a  may be utilized to demodulate the signals that are output from the multiplexer  206   a , while the I/Q RF receive processing chain module  208   b  may be utilized to demodulate the signals that are output from the multiplexer  206   b.    
     The LOGEN  209  may comprise suitable logic circuitry interfaces and/or code that may be operable to drive one or more oscillators within the I/Q RF receive processing chain modules  208   a ,  208   b . The LO generator  209  may comprise, for example, one or more crystals, one or more direct digital synthesizers, and/or one or more phase-locked loops. 
     The channelizers  210   a ,  210   b  may comprise suitable logic circuitry interfaces and/or code that may be operable to channelize the demodulated signals that are output from the n I/Q RF receive processing chain  208   a ,  208   b , respectively. The channelizers  210   a ,  210   b  may be operable to separate each of the corresponding channels into a plurality of frequency bins. The output of the channelizers  210   a ,  210   b  may be combined by a combiner. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the channelization may be achieved via one or more digital filtering algorithms and/or other digital signal processing algorithms. Each of the channelizers  210   a ,  210   b  may comprise a plurality of band selection filters that are operable process the corresponding output from the plurality of n processing RF receive (RX) chains in the n I/Q RF receive processing chain modules  208   a ,  208   b  in order to recover a corresponding one of the a plurality of selected frequency bands or frequency bins. The granularity of the channelizers  210   a ,  210   b  may be programmable. In this regard, the channelizers  210   a ,  210   b  may be programmed to handle channels of varying bandwidth. For example, the channelizers  210   a ,  210   b  may be programmed to handle 20 MHz and/or 40 MHz channels. 
     The maximum ratio combiner  212  may comprise suitable logic circuitry interfaces and/or code that may be operable to combine the channels that are output from the channelizers  210   a ,  210   b . For example, maximum ratio combiner  212  may be operable to utilize, for example, a coarse FFT processing that employs a low complexity diversity using coarse FFT and subband-wise combining. The coarse FFT processing may optimally combine the signals from a plurality of frequency bins for multiple phase array antennas and accordingly, generate an improved maximum ratio combined (MRC) co-phased signals. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 8,010,070, (application Ser. No. 12/247,908), which issued on Aug. 30, 2011, discloses exemplary Low-Complexity Diversity Using Coarse FFT and Coarse Sub-band-wise Combining, and is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     The maximum ratio combiner  212  may also be operable to utilize channel stacking and/or band stacking for the plurality of frequency bins. U.S. application Ser. No. 13/762,929, entitled “Method and System for Integrated Stacking for Handling Channel Stacking or Band Stacking,” which was filed on Feb. 8, 2013, discloses an integrated stacking method and is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     The baseband processor  214  may comprise suitable logic circuitry interfaces and/or code that may be operable to provide baseband processing on the channels that are generated from the maximum ratio combiner  212 . The baseband processor  214  may also be operable to function as a controller for the terrestrial television receiver  200 . In this regard, the baseband processor  214  may be operable to control, configure and/or manage operation of one or more of the antenna interface  204 , the variable gain amplifiers  205   a ,  205   b , the multiplexers  206   a ,  206   b , the I/Q RF receive processing chain modules  208   a ,  208   b , the local oscillator generator (LOGEN)  209 , the channelizers  210   a ,  210   b , and the maximum ratio combiner  212 . The baseband processor  214  may be operable to control, configure and/or manage operation of one or more of the components in the I/Q RF receive processing chain modules  208   a ,  208   b  such as mixers, filters and/or analog to digital controllers (ADCs). 
     Although the maximum ratio combiner  212  and the baseband processor  214  are illustrated as separate entities, the maximum ratio combiner  212  may be integrated as part of the baseband processor  214 . 
       FIG. 2B  is a block diagram of a portion of a multiband mobile receiver illustrating a full spectrum capture diversity receiver coupled to a transceiver, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 2B , there is shown a portion of a multiband mobile receiver  230  comprising a full spectrum capture diversity receiver  200  and a transceiver  216 . 
     The multiband mobile receiver  230  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces and/or code that may be operable to utilize full spectrum capture to capture and receive one or more satellite television channels and/or one or more terrestrial television channels. The multiband mobile receiver  230  is substantially similar to the multiband mobile receiver  230  with transceiver, which is illustrated in and described with respect to  FIG. 2A  and  FIG. 2B . 
     The full spectrum capture diversity receiver  200  is substantially similar to the full spectrum capture diversity receiver  200 , which is illustrated in and described with respect to  FIG. 2A . 
     The transceiver  216  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces and/or code that may be operable to transmit and receive wireless signals. In various exemplary embodiments of the invention, the transceiver  216  may be operable to utilize WPAN and/or WLAN technologies to communicate with the mobile communication devices  114  and  122 . 
     In operation, the baseband processor  214  may be operable to packetize the data output from the MRC  212  and communicate the resulting packetized data to the transceiver  216 . For example, the baseband processor  214  may be operable to encapsulate the output data from the MRC  212  into IP packets. The transceiver  216  may be operable to transmit the resulting IP packets utilizing, for example, Bluetooth or WiFi, to the mobile communication devices  114  and  122 . 
     In various embodiments of the invention, the phased antenna array module  136  and the multiband mobile receiver  230  may be integrated in a small board module or device to make it portable. The transceiver  216  in the small board module or device may utilize, for example, Bluetooth (BT) and/or WiFi (WLAN—802.11a/b/g/n/ac). In this regard, the small board or module may be operable to receive satellite television signals and/or terrestrial television signals and convert the corresponding received signals to IP packets that are communicated wirelessly via the transceiver  216 . In this regard, the corresponding encapsulate IP satellite and/or terrestrial television packets may be communicated to a WiFi or BT enabled communication device such as a tablet or a smartphone. 
       FIG. 3  is a block diagram of an exemplary I/Q RF receive processing chain module of a full spectrum capture diversity receiver, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 3 , there is shown an I/Q RF receive processing chain module  300 . The I/Q RF receive processing chain module  300  comprises a plurality of n I/Q RF receive processing chains, where n is an integer. The plurality of n I/Q RF receive processing chains are referenced as  306   1 ,  306   2 , . . . ,  306   n . Each of the n I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1 ,  306   2 , . . . ,  306   n  are substantially similar. 
     The I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1  comprises an in-phase (I) path and a quadrature (Q) path. The in-phase path of the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1  comprises a mixer  308   I , a filter  310   I , and an analog to digital converter (ADC)  312   I . The quadrature path of the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1  comprises a mixer  308   Q , a filter  310   Q , and an analog to digital converter (ADC)  312   Q . 
     Each of the mixers  308   I ,  308   Q  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces and/or code that may be operable to mix the corresponding signal  302   1  with a local oscillator signal (not shown) to generate the signal  309   I ,  309   Q , respectively. The mixers  308   I ,  308   Q  are operable to mix the signal  302   1  with a pair of in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) local oscillator signals, respectively, to generate the corresponding pair of in-phase and quadrature signals  309   I ,  309   Q . 
     In some embodiments of the invention, the mixers in each of the I/Q RF receive processing chains may be operable to function with similar characteristics and in other embodiments of the invention, the mixers in each of the I/Q RF receive processing chains may be operable to function with different characteristics. For example, the mixers  308   I ,  308   Q  may be configured to operate with a higher bandwidth than the mixers (not shown), which may be within the I/Q RF receive processing chain  306   2 . Similarly, the mixers (not shown), which may be within the I/Q RF receive processing chain  306   2  may be configured to operate with a higher bandwidth than the mixers (not shown), which may be within the I/Q RF receive processing chain  306   n , and the mixers  308   I ,  308   Q , which may be within the I/Q RF receive processing chain  306   n . 
     The phase and/or frequency of the local oscillator signals (not shown), which are input to the mixers in each of the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1 ,  306   2 , . . . ,  306   n , may be controlled via one or more signals from the baseband processor  214 , which is illustrated in  FIG. 2A . In accordance with various embodiments of the invention, the phase and/or frequency of the local oscillator signals, which are input to the mixers in each of the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1 ,  306   2 , . . . ,  306   n , may be controlled by the baseband processor  214  based on which one or more terrestrial television channels or satellite television channels have been selected for consumption on the mobile communication devices  114 ,  122 . The phase and/or frequency of the local oscillator signals, which are input to the mixers in each of the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1 ,  306   2 , . . . ,  306   n , may be controlled by the baseband processor  214  based the number of terrestrial and/or satellite television channels being captured. The phase and/or frequency of the local oscillator signals, which are input to the mixers in each of the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1 ,  306   2 , . . . ,  306   n , may be generated from the LOGEN  209 , which is illustrated in  FIG. 2A . 
     The filters in each of the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1 ,  306   2 , . . . ,  306   n  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces and/or code that may be operable to filter out undesired frequencies from the corresponding signals that are output from the oscillators in each of the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1 ,  306   2 , . . . ,  306   n . For example, each of the filters  310   I ,  310   Q  in the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1  may be operable to filter out undesired frequencies from the signals  309   I ,  309   Q  to generate the corresponding analog signals  311   I ,  311   Q . 
     In some embodiments of the invention, the filters in each of the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1 ,  306   2 , . . . ,  306   n  may be operable to function with similar characteristics and in other embodiments of the invention, the filters in each of the I/O RF receive processing chains  306   1 ,  306   2 , . . . ,  306   n  may be operable to function with different characteristics. For example, the filters  310   I ,  310   Q , which are within the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1 , may be configured to operate with a higher bandwidth than the filters (not shown), which may be within the I/Q RF receive processing chain  306   2 . Similarly, the filters (not shown), which may be within the I/Q RF receive processing chain  306   2  may be configured to operate with a higher bandwidth than the mixers (not shown), which may be within the I/Q RF receive processing chain  306   n , and the mixers  310   I ,  310   Q , which may be within the I/Q RF receive processing chain  306   n . 
     The ADCs in each of the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1 ,  306   2 , . . . ,  306   n  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces and/or code that may be operable to convert the analog signals from the corresponding signals that are output from the filters in each of the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1 ,  306   2 , . . . ,  306   n . For example, each of the ADC  312   I ,  312   Q  in the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1  may be operable to convert the analog signals  311   I ,  311   Q  to the corresponding digital signals  313   I ,  313   Q . The ADCs may be preceded by a frequency conversion step and filtering to shift a higher frequency band to a lower frequency or baseband, where it is easier to design wideband data converters. 
     In some embodiments of the invention, the ADCs in each of the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1 ,  306   2 , . . . ,  306   n  may be operable to function with similar characteristics and in other embodiments of the invention, the ADCs in each of the I/O RF receive processing chains  306   1 ,  306   2 , . . . ,  306   n  may be operable to function with different characteristics. For example, the ADCs  312   I ,  312   Q , which are within the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1 , may be configured to operate with a higher bandwidth than the ADCs (not shown), which may be within the I/Q RF receive processing chain  306   2 . Similarly, the ADCs (not shown), which may be within the I/Q RF receive processing chain  306   2  may be configured to operate with a higher bandwidth than the ADCs (not shown), which may be within the I/Q RF receive processing chain  306   n , and the ADC  310   I ,  310   Q , which may be within the I/Q RF receive processing chain  306   n . 
     In operation, the baseband processor  214  may instruct the full band capture diversity receiver  200  to capture a specified number of terrestrial television channels and/or satellite television channels. In this regard, the baseband processor  214  may be operable to configure the multiplexer that feeds the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1 ,  306   2 , . . . ,  306   n  to select and enable a corresponding number of the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1 ,  306   2 , . . . ,  306   n , which are to be utilized to handle reception and demodulation of the specified number of terrestrial television channels and/or satellite television channels. In some embodiments of the invention, only those I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1 ,  306   2 , . . . ,  306   n  which are selected by the processor are powered and any remaining ones of the I/Q RF receive processing chains  306   1 ,  306   2 , . . . ,  306   n  that are not selected are powered down. 
     U.S. application Ser. No. 13/356,265, which was filed on Jan. 23, 2012 disclosures operation of an exemplary full spectrum capture (FSC) receiver and is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
       FIG. 4  is a block diagram illustrating a plurality of multiband mobile radios, which are coupled in a daisy chain arrangement, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 4 , there are shown a premises  402 , a plurality of multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n , an integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  and a television or monitor  416 . The plurality of multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  may also be referred to as radio heads. 
     The premises  402  may comprise, for example, a home, a building, an office, and in general, any dwelling. Each of the plurality of multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  may be placed within the premises  402 . For example, each of the plurality of multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  may be placed in a window and/or attic of a home, which may enable them to adequately receive satellite television signals and terrestrial television signals. 
     Each of the plurality of multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n , may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces and/or code that may be operable to receive satellite television signals and terrestrial television signals. Each of the plurality of multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  may comprise a plurality of phased array antennas that may be operable to receive satellite television signals and terrestrial television signals. In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, each of the plurality of multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  may be operable to downconvert the received satellite television signals and terrestrial television signals to corresponding intermediate frequency signals. For example, each of the plurality of multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  may be operable to downconvert the received satellite television signals and terrestrial television signals to corresponding satellite television intermediate frequency (IF) signals and terrestrial television intermediate frequency signals, respectively. In another embodiment of the invention, each of the plurality of multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  may be operable to process the received satellite television signals and terrestrial television signals and packetize the resulting satellite television channel content and terrestrial television channel content. The received satellite television signals and terrestrial television signals may be processed and encapsulated as IP packets or IP protocol data units. 
     Each of the plurality of multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n , may be coupled in a daisy chain arrangement. In this regard, the multiband mobile radio  410   a  may be communicatively coupled to the multiband mobile radio  410   b , . . . ,  410   n , the multiband mobile radio  410   b  may be communicatively coupled to the multiband mobile radio  410   c , the multiband mobile radio  410 ( n− 1) may be communicatively coupled to the multiband mobile radio  410   n , and so on. Each of the plurality of multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n , which are coupled in a daisy chain arrangement, may be communicatively coupled via a wired communication link and/or a wireless communication link. Exemplary wireless communication links may comprise WPAN and/or WLAN communication links. Exemplary wired communication links may comprise coaxial cable and/or thin coaxial communication links. The connector  139  of  FIG. 1D  may be utilized to daisy chain a plurality of the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n . Other types of wireless and/or wired communication links may be utilized without departing from the spirit and/or scope of the invention. In some embodiments of the invention, the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  may comprise circuitry that may be operable to remodulate the satellite television intermediate frequency (IF) signals and terrestrial television intermediate frequency signals. 
     The wired and/or wireless communication links that communicatively couple each of the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  may be operable to communicate the remodulated satellite television intermediate frequency (IF) signals and terrestrial television intermediate frequency signals along the daisy chain to one or more other multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  or to the integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414 . In this regard, the last one of the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  in the daisy chain my be communicatively coupled to the integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414 . 
     In instances where each of the multiband mobile radio  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  are operable to packetize the received satellite television signals and terrestrial television signals, the packetized satellite television channel content and terrestrial television channel content may be conveyed via the wired and/or wireless communication links that communicatively couple each of the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n.    
     The wired and/or wireless communication links that communicatively couple each of the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  may also be utilized to manage, control and/or configure operation of one or more of the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n . For example, each of the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  may be configured and/or controlled by the integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  via the wired and/or wireless communication links. A common communication channel or dedicated communication channel may be utilized by the integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  with the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n.    
     The integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces and/or code that may be operable to receive and process the signals that are received from each or the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n . In this regard, the integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  may be operable to generate satellite television channel content and terrestrial television channel content from the corresponding signals that are received from each or the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n . For example, the integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  may be operable to combine or aggregate the satellite television intermediate frequency signals that are received from the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  and generate corresponding satellite television channel content. Similarly, the integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  may be operable to combine or aggregate the terrestrial television intermediate frequency signals that are received from the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  and generate corresponding terrestrial television channel content. Maximum ratio combining, sub-band wise combining and/or other combining or aggregation scheme may be utilized. 
     In instances where the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  are operable to process the received satellite television signals and output corresponding encapsulated IP packets, the integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  may be operable to combine the satellite television packets and generate corresponding satellite television channel content. Similarly, in instances where the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  are operable to process the received terrestrial television signals and output corresponding encapsulated as IP packets or IP protocol data units, the integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  may be operable to combine the terrestrial television packets and generate corresponding terrestrial television channel content. The generated corresponding terrestrial television channel content and/or the generated corresponding terrestrial television channel content may be communicated to the television or monitor  416 . 
     The integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  may be operable to determine which one of the satellite television intermediate frequency signals and the terrestrial television intermediate frequency signals comprises the better quality. Based on the determination, the integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  may be operable to transparently output the corresponding satellite television channel content or terrestrial television channel content to the television or monitor  416 . 
     U.S. application Ser. No. ______ (Attorney Docket No. 25014US02) discloses an exemplary integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box and is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     In operation, the integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  may be operable to configure, control and/or manage operation of the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n . For example, the integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  may be operable to setup each of the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  to communicate on one or more channels in order to coordinate operation of the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n.    
     The integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  may also be operable to configure the phased antenna arrays for each of the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n . In this regard, the integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  may adjust the phase antenna arrays for each of the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n  in order to optimize reception of the satellite television signals and/or the terrestrial television signals. The integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  may also be operable to monitor the satellite television signals and/or the terrestrial television signals that are received from each of the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n . In instances when the integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  may determine that one or more of the phased array antennas may not be able to receive satellite television signals and/or the terrestrial television signals, the integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  may be operable to power down corresponding circuitry within a multiband radio in order to consume power. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  in the premises  402  may be operable to offload traffic from a congested network, such as a home network. For example, in instances where an in-premises network may be located with the premises  402  and the in-premises network is congested, the integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  may be operable to offload the handling of some traffic from the in-premises network to the multiband mobile radios  410   a ,  410   b , . . . ,  410   n . In another aspect of the invention, terrestrial television feeds may also be offloaded from a satellite dish network to conserve the bandwidth on the satellite dish network. 
       FIG. 5  is a block diagram of an exemplary diversity receiver that utilizes full spectrum capture and is operable to remodulate IF signals, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 5 , there is shown a portion of a multiband mobile receiver  530  comprising a full spectrum capture diversity receiver  200 , a baseband processor  214  and a remodulator  217 . 
     The baseband processor  214  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces and/or code that may be operable to control operation of the multiband mobile receiver  530  including operation of the full spectrum capture diversity receiver  200  and the remodulator  217 . 
     The remodulator  217  may comprise, for example, a mixer and filter module  219 , a DAC  220 , a power amplifier driver (PAD), an output interface  224 , a connector  226  and one or more antennas  228 . In some embodiments of the invention, the remodulator  217  may be integrated with the full spectrum capture diversity receiver  200 . In some embodiments of the invention, the remodulator  217 , the full spectrum capture diversity receiver  200  and the baseband processor  214  may be integrated on a single chip, on the same substrate or on the same package. The remodulator  217  may also share some components with the full spectrum capture diversity receiver  200 . For example, the LOGEN  209  may be utilized to drive one or more of the mixers in the remodulator  217 . 
     The full spectrum capture diversity receiver  200  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces and/or code that may be operable to utilize full spectrum capture to capture and demodulate one or more satellite television channels and/or one or more terrestrial television channels. The full spectrum capture diversity receiver  200  may be operable to downconvert signals for the demodulated one or more satellite television channels to one or more corresponding intermediate frequency satellite television signals. The full spectrum capture diversity receiver  200  may also be operable to downconvert signals for the demodulated one or more terrestrial television channels to one or more corresponding intermediate frequency terrestrial television signals. The full spectrum capture diversity receiver  200  may be substantially similar to the full spectrum capture diversity receiver  200 , which is illustrated in and described with respect to  FIG. 2A  and  FIG. 2B . 
     The demodulator  217  may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, interfaces and/or code that may be operable to remodulate the one or more corresponding intermediate frequency that may be generated by the full spectrum capture diversity receiver  200 . In this regard, the remodulator  217  may be operable to remodulate intermediate frequency satellite television signals and/or intermediate frequency terrestrial television signals that are generated within the multiband mobile receiver  230 . 
     In operation, the baseband processor  214  may be operable to configure and control operation of the remodulator  217 . The remodulator  217  may be operable to remodulate the one or more corresponding intermediate frequency satellite television signals and/or intermediate frequency terrestrial television signals, which are generated by the full spectrum capture diversity receiver  200 . The multiband receiver  230  may be operable to communicate the remodulated one or more corresponding intermediate frequency satellite television signals and/or remodulated one or more corresponding intermediate frequency terrestrial television signals for communication to one or more other multiband receivers comprising one or more phased array antennas. For example, the multiband mobile radio  410   a  may be operable to generate intermediate frequency satellite television signals and/or intermediate frequency terrestrial television signals, which may be remodulated and communicated to the band mobile radio  410   a . Similarly, the multiband mobile radio  410 ( n− 1) may be operable to generate intermediate frequency satellite television signals and/or intermediate frequency terrestrial television signals, which may be remodulated and communicated to the multiband mobile radio  410   n . The multiband mobile radio  410   n  may be operable to generate intermediate frequency satellite television signals and/or intermediate frequency terrestrial television signals, which may be remodulated and communicated to the integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414 . The integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  may be operable to demodulate the intermediate frequency satellite television signals and/or intermediate frequency terrestrial television signals and extract corresponding satellite television content and/or terrestrial television content. 
       FIG. 6  is a flow chart illustrating exemplary steps for utilizing full spectrum capture for communicating with a mobile device, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 6 , there are shown a plurality of steps  602  though  612 . In step  602 , a receiver, which is operable to utilize full spectrum capture, may capture spectrum comprising one or more satellite television channels and/or one or more terrestrial television channels. In step  604 , the receiver discriminates between the satellite television signals and non-satellite television signals and also the terrestrial television signals and non-terrestrial television signals, which are in the captured spectrum and only processes the desired satellite television signals and terrestrial television signals. In step  606 , the receiver demodulates the one or more satellite television channels and/or the one or more terrestrial television channels, which are in the captured spectrum. In step  608 , the receiver generates output satellite television channel content from the demodulated one or more satellite television channels and generates output terrestrial television channel content from the demodulated one or more terrestrial television channels. In step  610 , the receiver packetizes the generated output satellite television channel content and packetizes the generated output terrestrial television channel content. In step  612 , the receiver may communicate the packetized output satellite television channel content and/or the packetized output terrestrial television channel content to a consumption device. 
       FIG. 7  is a flow chart illustrating exemplary steps for utilizing full spectrum capture for communicating with a mobile device, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 7 , there are shown a plurality of steps  702  though  714 . In step  702 , a multiband mobile receiver, which is operable to utilize full spectrum capture, may capture spectrum comprising one or more satellite television channels and/or one or more terrestrial television channels. In step  704 , the multiband mobile receiver discriminates between the satellite television signals and non-satellite television signals and also the terrestrial television signals and non-terrestrial television signals, which are in the captured spectrum and only processes the desired satellite television signals and terrestrial television signals. In step  706 , the multiband mobile receiver demodulates the one or more satellite television channels and/or the one or more terrestrial television channels, which are in the captured spectrum. 
     In step  708 , the multiband mobile receiver downconverts signals for the demodulated one or more satellite television channels to corresponding IF satellite television signals and downconverts signals for the demodulated one or more terrestrial television channels to corresponding IF terrestrial television signals. In step  710 , the multiband mobile receiver remodulates the IF satellite television signals and remodulates the IF terrestrial television signals. In step  712 , the multiband mobile receiver communicates the remodulated IF satellite television signals and the remodulated IF terrestrial television signals to one or more other multiband mobile receivers. In step  714 , one of the one or more multiband mobile receivers communicates the remodulated IF satellite television signals and the remodulated IF terrestrial television signals to an integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414 . 
       FIG. 8  is a flow chart illustrating exemplary steps for utilizing full spectrum capture for communicating with a mobile device, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 8 , there are shown a plurality of steps  802  though  812 . In step  802 , a multiband mobile receiver, which is operable to utilize full spectrum capture, may capture spectrum comprising one or more satellite television channels and/or one or more terrestrial television channels. In step  804 , the multiband mobile receiver discriminates between the satellite television signals and non-satellite television signals and also the terrestrial television signals and non-terrestrial television signals, which are in the captured spectrum and only processes the desired satellite television signals and terrestrial television signals. In step  806 , the multiband mobile receiver demodulates the one or more satellite television channels and/or the one or more terrestrial television channels, which are in the captured spectrum. 
     In step  808 , the multiband mobile receiver downconverts signals for the demodulated one or more satellite television channels to corresponding IF satellite television signals and downconverts signals for the demodulated one or more terrestrial television channels to corresponding IF terrestrial television signals. In step  810 , the multiband mobile receiver remodulates the IF satellite television signals and remodulates the IF terrestrial television signals. In step  812 , the multiband mobile receiver communicates the remodulated IF satellite television signals and the remodulated IF terrestrial television signals to an integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414   
     In various aspects of the invention, a multiband receiver, for example, the multiband mobile receiver  108 , may comprise a diversity antenna system such as the phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   a , . . .  140   n , which may be operable to receive satellite and terrestrial television signals. The multiband receiver  108  is operable to capture spectrum comprising one or more satellite television channels and/or one or more terrestrial television channels and demodulate the one or more satellite television channels and/or the one or more terrestrial television channels. The diversity antenna system such as the phased array antennas  140   a ,  140   a , . . .  140   n  may be integrated on a board or substrate within the multiband receiver  410   a . The multiband receiver  108  may be operable to discriminate between the satellite television signals and the non-satellite television signals in the captured spectrum and also discriminate between the terrestrial television signals and non-terrestrial television signals in the captured spectrum. The multiband receiver  108  may be operable to generate output satellite television channel content from the demodulated one or more satellite television channels and also generate output terrestrial television channel content from the demodulated one or more terrestrial television channels. The multiband receiver  108  may be operable to packetize the generated output satellite television channel content and also packetize the output generated terrestrial television channel content. The multiband receiver  108  may be operable to communicate the generated output satellite television channel content to one or more mobile communication devices and also communicate the generated output terrestrial television channel content to one or more mobile communication devices  114 . 
     The multiband receiver  108  may be operable to downconvert signals for the demodulated one or more satellite television channels to one or more corresponding intermediate frequency satellite television signals and also downconvert signals for the demodulated one or more terrestrial television channels to one or more corresponding intermediate frequency terrestrial television signals. The multiband receiver  108  may be operable to remodulate the one or more corresponding intermediate frequency satellite television signals and also remodulate the one or more corresponding intermediate frequency terrestrial television signals. The multiband receiver  108  may be operable to communicate the remodulated one or more corresponding intermediate frequency satellite television signals to one or more other multiband receivers comprising one or more diversity antenna systems. 
     In some embodiments of the invention, the multiband receiver  108  comprising the diversity antenna system and the one or more other multiband receivers comprising one or more diversity antenna systems may be coupled in a daisy-chain arrangement. The multiband receiver  108  may also be operable to communicate the remodulated one or more corresponding intermediate frequency terrestrial television signals to the one or more other multiband receivers comprising one or more diversity antenna systems. The multiband receiver  108  comprising the diversity antenna system and the one or more other multiband receivers comprising the one or more diversity antenna systems may be coupled to an integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414 . The integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box  414  may be operable to extract satellite television channel content from the remodulated one or more corresponding intermediate frequency satellite television signals and also extract terrestrial television channel content from the remodulated one or more corresponding intermediate frequency terrestrial television signals. 
     As utilized herein the terms “circuits” and “circuitry” refer to physical electronic components (i.e. hardware) and any software and/or firmware (“code”) which may configure the hardware, be executed by the hardware, and or otherwise be associated with the hardware. As used herein, for example, a particular processor and memory may comprise a first “circuit” when executing a first one or more lines of code and may comprise a second “circuit” when executing a second one or more lines of code. As utilized herein, “and/or” means any one or more of the items in the list joined by “and/or”. As an example, “x and/or y” means any element of the three-element set {(x), (y), (x, y)}. As another example, “x, y, and/or z” means any element of the seven-element set {(x), (y), (z), (x, y), (x, z), (y, z), (x, y, z)}. As utilized herein, the term “exemplary” means serving as a non-limiting example, instance, or illustration. As utilized herein, the terms “e.g.,” and “for example” set off lists of one or more non-limiting examples, instances, or illustrations. As utilized herein, circuitry is “operable” to perform a function whenever the circuitry comprises the necessary hardware and code (if any is necessary) to perform the function, regardless of whether performance of the function is disabled, or not enabled, by some user-configurable setting. 
     Other embodiments of the invention may provide a computer readable device and/or a non-transitory computer readable medium, and/or a machine readable device and/or a non-transitory machine readable medium, having stored thereon, a machine code and/or a computer program having at least one code section executable by a machine and/or a computer, thereby causing the machine and/or computer to perform the steps as described herein for full spectrum capture for satellite and terrestrial applications 
     Accordingly, the present invention may be realized in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. The present invention may be realized in a centralized fashion in at least one computer system, or in a distributed fashion where different elements are spread across several interconnected computer systems. Any kind of computer system or other apparatus adapted for carrying out the methods described herein is suited. A typical combination of hardware and software may be a general-purpose computer system with a computer program that, when being loaded and executed, controls the computer system such that it carries out the methods described herein. 
     The present invention may also be embedded in a computer program product, which comprises all the features enabling the implementation of the methods described herein, and which when loaded in a computer system is able to carry out these methods. Computer program in the present context means any expression, in any language, code or notation, of a set of instructions intended to cause a system having an information processing capability to perform a particular function either directly or after either or both of the following: a) conversion to another language, code or notation; b) reproduction in a different material form. 
     While the present invention has been described with reference to certain embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted without departing from the scope of the present invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the present invention without departing from its scope. Therefore, it is intended that the present invention not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed, but that the present invention will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.