US20080233954A1 - Method And System For Processing Results Derived From Detecting Channels Suitable For FM Transmission In An Integrated FM Transmit/Receive System - Google Patents
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- Certain embodiments of the invention relate to wireless communication. More specifically, certain embodiments of the invention relate to a method and system for processing results derived from detecting channels suitable for FM transmission in an integrated FM transmit receive (FM Tx/Rx) system.
- FM Tx/Rx integrated FM transmit receive
- Frequency Modulation is a form of modulation in wireless communication which represents information as variations in the instantaneous center frequency of a carrier wave. Frequency modulation was chosen as a modulation standard for high frequency signal transmission. A plurality of FM frequencies (channels) each separated by a frequency spacing may be broadcasted by a transmitter tower, a radio station or by a transmitting FM radio device.
- a FM radio receiver of a FM radio includes a tuner with a tunable local oscillator (LO) may scan or search for broadcasted local FM frequency channels. Scanning may be performed by tuning the LO across the full tuning range of the LO or sweep the LO back and forth over a narrower tuning range to search for a signal of interest such as a FM channel.
- a FM channel may be detected or tuned if the FM radio receiver may successfully process a signal of sufficient signal amplitude, and/or the tuner may be able to establish an intermediate frequency (IF) signal that may be substantially the same or close to a defined offset of the FM radio receiver.
- IF intermediate frequency
- Radio Data System (RDS) or Radio Broadcast Data System (RBDS) standard format may be transmitted as a sub-carrier on the FM signals.
- the RDS/RDBS data format may contain information such as alternate frequencies of the broadcast station, the clock time, program identification with known channel frequency, channel spacing, station ID, country code or country identity, regional links and Enhanced Other Networks (EON) etc.
- a method and system for processing results derived from detecting channels suitable for FM transmission in an integrated FM transmit receive (FM Tx/Rx) system substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver communicating to a FM radio transmitter, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an exemplary FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver dynamically communicating FM channels to another FM radio device having an FM radio receiver, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a dynamic scanning process of a FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver in a FM frequency spectrum, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating a dynamic local FM channel tuning by a FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver based on a ranked local FM channel list or based on user intervention, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram of a FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver on a Chip (SOC) with an integrated Bluetooth (BT) or Out Of Band (OOB) transceiver scanning local FM channels, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- SOC System on Chip
- BT Bluetooth
- OOB Out Of Band
- FIG. 5A is an exemplary diagram illustrating dynamic detection of occupied or unoccupied local FM channels, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5B is an exemplary diagram illustrating extraction of unoccupied local FM channels available for transmission, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5C illustrates an exemplary process of generating and ranking of local FM channels list available for transmission, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5D is an exemplary diagram illustrating dynamic processing of alternate local FM channels for transmission based on least neighboring channel interferences, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5E is an exemplary diagram illustrating dynamic detection of occupied or unoccupied local FM channels when channel distribution changes, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5F illustrates an exemplary dynamic process of updating the local FM channel list for transmission based on least neighboring channel interferences, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5G is an exemplary diagram illustrating dynamic processing of updated alternate FM channels for transmission based on least neighboring channel interferences, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5H illustrates an exemplary simultaneous scanning of a FM radio system with an integrated FM Tx/Rx (as a source device) and another FM radio device with an FM receiver (as a sink device) to generate a substantially matched local FM channels list for available local FM transmission selection, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5I illustrates an exemplary tuning of another FM radio device with an FM radio receiver to a selected local FM channel in response to a detection of a sudden increase of RSSI level of a channel signal, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 6A is a flow chart that illustrates exemplary steps for processing results derived from detecting channels suitable for FM transmission, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 6B is a flow chart that illustrates exemplary steps for open loop, closed loop or semi closed loop tuning of selected local FM channel, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- an FM radio system may comprise an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver (FM radio Tx/Rx) to scan and detect local FM channels to generate a local FM channel list available for FM transmission to another FM radio device.
- the another FM radio device may comprise an FM radio receiver.
- the integrated FM radio Tx/Rx system may dynamically update the FM channel list to select the most suitable or preferred local FM radio channel for FM radio transmission to another FM radio receiver.
- the FM radio receiver may tune to the same preferred or selected local FM channel transmitted by the integrated FM radio Tx/Rx system through open loop, closed loop or semi closed loop tuning.
- the integrated FM radio Tx/Rx system may comprise an integrated out-of-band (OOB) transmitter and the other FM radio device may comprise a FM radio receiver and an OOB receiver.
- the integrated FM Tx/Rx system may transmit a ranked local FM channel list to the FM radio receiver through OOB signals and the FM radio receiver may tune to a selected channel from the ranked local FM channel list.
- both the integrated FM Tx/Rx system and the FM radio receiver may comprise an OOB transceiver to enable bidirectional communication.
- the open loop tuning may comprise user intervention where the user may tune the FM radio receiver to the preferred local FM channel following an updated channel list information from the integrated FM Tx/Rx system.
- such updated channel list information may be communicated utilizing RDS/RDBS data to the user in the form of visual text display, text to speech audio format or a combination of visual and audio notifications.
- the user may tune the FM radio receiver to the suggested transmitted channel, or the user may tune to the next alternate FM channels available for transmission.
- the closed loop tuning may comprise automatic tuning without user intervention where the FM radio receiver may tune to the same preferred local FM channel or to an alternate FM channel in response to receiving a ranked local FM channel list from the integrated FM Tx/Rx system.
- both the integrated FM Tx/Rx system and the FM radio receiver may scan the FM spectrum to generate a substantially matched local channel list.
- the integrated FM Tx/Rx system may transmit an available FM channel signal to the FM radio receiver.
- the FM radio receiver may tune to a channel in response to detecting a new signal.
- the FM radio receiver may detect a new signal based on a sudden RSSI level increase of the transmitted available FM channel signal and may subsequently tune the FM radio receiver to the same transmitted FM channel in response to such detection.
- the FM radio receiver may indicate that a new signal (broadcasted by the integrated FM Tx/Rx system to the FM radio receiver) may be introduced to the FM spectrum based on monitoring a change in the Bit Error Ratio (BER) of the RDS/RDBS data.
- the transmitted FM channel may comprise the least neighboring channel interferences.
- the semi closed loop tuning method may comprise combining both closed loop and open loop tunings. In an embodiment of the invention, the open loop tuning may involve user's intervention.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver communicating to a FM radio transmitter, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- an FM radio transmitter 102 a plurality of FM radio systems, each with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver such as a cellular phone 104 a , a smart wireless hand held device 104 b , a computer 104 c , and an exemplary FM and Bluetooth-equipped device 104 d .
- the FM radio transmitter 102 may be implemented as part of a radio station or other broadcasting device, for example.
- Each of the cellular phone 104 a , the smart wireless hand held device 104 b , the computer 104 c , and the exemplary FM and Bluetooth-equipped device 104 d may comprise a single chip 106 with integrated FM and Bluetooth radios for supporting FM and Bluetooth data communications.
- the integrated Bluetooth data communication may be included as an optional feature in the exemplary FM radio systems.
- the FM radio transmitter 102 may enable communication of FM audio data to the plurality of FM radio systems shown in FIG. 1 by utilizing the single chip 106 .
- the plurality of FM radio systems, each with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver 104 a to 104 d in FIG. 1 may comprise and/or may be communicatively coupled to a listening device 108 such as a speaker, a headset, or an earphone, for example.
- the functions of the single chip 106 may be implemented as discrete components.
- the cellular phone 104 a may be enabled to receive an FM transmission signal from the FM radio transmitter 102 . The user of the cellular phone 104 a may then listen to the transmission via the listening device 108 .
- the cellular phone 104 a may comprise a “one-touch” programming feature that enables pulling up specifically desired broadcasts, like weather, sports, stock quotes, or news, for example.
- the smart wireless hand held device 104 b may be enabled to receive an FM transmission signal from the FM radio transmitter 102 . The user of the smart wireless hand held device 104 b may then listen to the transmission via the listening device 108 .
- the wire 166 f connecting the smart wireless hand held device 104 b to the listening device 108 may function as an external antenna similar to the antenna 166 e for FM transmission and/or reception.
- the computer 104 c may be a desktop, laptop, notebook, tablet, and a PDA, for example.
- the computer 104 c may be enabled to receive an FM transmission signal from the FM radio transmitter 102 .
- the user of the computer 104 c may then listen to the transmission via the listening device 108 .
- the computer 104 c may comprise software menus that configure listening options and enable quick access to favorite options, for example.
- the computer 104 c may utilize an atomic clock FM signal for precise timing applications, such as scientific applications, for example. While a cellular phone, a smart phone, computing devices, and other devices have been shown in FIG. 1 , the single chip 106 may be utilized in a plurality of other devices and/or systems that receive and use FM and/or Bluetooth signals.
- the single chip 106 FM and Bluetooth radio may be utilized in a system comprising a WLAN radio.
- the devices 104 a to 104 d shown in FIG. 1 may comprise an optional Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to receive device location information.
- GPS Global Positioning System
- the cellular phone 104 a , smart wireless hand held device 104 b , computer 104 c , and the exemplary FM and Bluetooth-equipped device 104 d may function as source devices (signal sources) to re-broadcast received signals from the transmitter 102 to one or more other sink devices (signal receptors) such as another FM radio devices with FM receivers.
- the single chip 106 may not be limited to integrating only Bluetooth technology, other out of band (OOB) wireless communication functions such as wireless local area network (WLAN), wireless wide area network (WWAN), cellular band or ZigBee may be integrated into the single chip 106 .
- OOB out of band
- WLAN wireless local area network
- WWAN wireless wide area network
- ZigBee ZigBee
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an exemplary FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver dynamically communicating FM channels to another FM radio device having an FM radio receiver, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- a FM radio transmitter 102 a a plurality of FM and OOB equipped FM radio systems with integrated FM radio transmitters and FM radio receivers such as a cellular phone 104 e , a smart wireless hand held device 104 f , a computer 104 g , and an exemplary FM and OOB-equipped device 104 h , and another FM radio device with an FM receiver 110 .
- the FM radio transmitter 102 a may broadcast FM channels 120 f (occupied and unavailable for local FM channel transmission) to the plurality of FM radio systems each with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver 104 b to 104 h.
- the FM radio systems such as the cellular phone 104 e , may transmit a telephone call for listening over the another FM radio device 110 such as an audio system of an automobile, via usage of the car's FM stereo system through FM signal 120 a using FM channel CH 1 .
- the smart wireless hand held device 104 f may play media content such as songs to the another FM radio device 110 through broadcasting its media content through FM signal 120 e using a selected FM channel CH 4 with least FM local channels interference from a local FM channel list.
- the wire 166 f connecting the smart wireless hand held device 104 f to a listening device 108 may function as a high impedance external antenna for FM reception of FM signal 120 f while a 50 ohm matched antenna 166 e may be used for OOB transmission and/or reception of OOB signal 120 e.
- a computer such as the computer 104 g
- the music on the computer 104 g may then be listened to on the another FM radio device 110 with few, if any, other external FM transmission devices or connections.
- a single chip 106 b that may combine an optional OOB and FM transceiver and/or OOB and FM radio receiver to be utilized in a plurality of FM radio systems 104 e to 104 h or in the another FM radio device 110 to transmit and/or receive FM signals 120 a to 120 d and OOB signal such as signal 120 e.
- the another FM radio device 110 with an FM radio receiver may comprise and/or may be optionally coupled to a listening device 108 using a wired connection 166 g or using an optional Out Of Band (OOB) signal 120 g .
- a device equipped with the OOB and FM transceivers, such as the single chip 106 b may be integrated into each of the integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receivers 104 a to 104 d to enable broadcasting its “out of band” respective signal 120 e to the another FM radio device 110 outside the FM broadcasting band.
- the another FM radio device 110 may also comprise a visual display 110 a to display the channel being played in the text format, and a channel tuning system 110 b that enables a user 132 to intervene and select a preferred channel for FM reception through user input 188 .
- the smart wireless hand held device 104 b may use an OOB signal 120 e to send a list of ranked local FM channels to the another FM radio device 110 , where the FM channel CH 4 120 b may be the preferred channel with least neighboring channel interferences.
- the another FM radio device 110 may automatically tune to the preferred FM channel CH 4 120 b and play the media content.
- the FM radio device 110 may transmit through the in-band RDS/RDBS data to notify a user 132 of a channel CH 4 switch through text display on a visual display 110 a , an alert tone or voice.
- the FM radio device 110 may transmit through the in-band RDS/RDBS data to notify a user 132 to select a preferred channel from a list of alternate local FM channels by text message on a visual display 110 a , or by text to voice through a speaker or headset 108 .
- the user 132 may either follow the recommendation of the local FM channel list to choose channel CH 4 , or the user 132 may judiciously tune the tuner 110 b to check the other alternate channels on the local FM channel list before making a decision.
- the process of dynamically generating a local FM channel list may be discussed in FIGS. 5A to 5F .
- FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a dynamic scanning process of a FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver in a FM frequency spectrum, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- a FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver such as the smart wireless hand held device 104 f may scan a FM spectrum to detect for an alternate FM channel such as channel CH 4 302 d for local FM transmission.
- Transmitted FM channel CH 2 302 b may receive interferences from strong interfering neighboring channels CH 1 302 a and CH 3 302 c , or due to the channel CH 2 302 b no longer available such as being used by a local FM broadcast station 102 a .
- a local oscillator (LO) in the smart wireless handheld device 104 f FM radio receiver may start scanning at LO frequency Fon.
- the LO may have an option to perform a full scan starting from CH 1 302 a to generate and update a local FM channel list, or alternately the LO may start scanning from channel Ch 5 302 e .
- the U.S. application Ser. No. 11/755,395 filed on May 30, 2007, discloses exemplary local FM channel tuning and detection, and is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating a dynamic local FM channel tuning by a FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver (FM Tx/Rx) based on a ranked local FM channel list or based on user intervention, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FM Tx/Rx integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver
- FIG. 3B in this example a full scan may not be performed as in FIG. 3A , instead the FM radio receiver of the smart wireless handheld device 104 f may dynamically “jump” to an alternate suitable transmission channel CH 4 302 d based on a ranked local FM channel list.
- the LO of the FM radio receiver in the smart wireless handheld device 104 g may arbitrarily “tune on the fly” to channel CH 4 302 d directly without relying on prior information from the local FM channel list while the FM radio transmitter of the smart wireless handheld device 104 g may be tuned to channel CH 4 302 d before or after the FM radio receiver reaches the same channel CH 4 302 d to verify its transmission availability.
- the LO may by-pass tuning to LO frequencies Fo 1 304 a to Fo 3 304 c and settle on Fo 4 304 d without a rescanning.
- the channel ranking and the FM channel list may be updated dynamically based on the availability verification or non interfering detection by the FM radio receiver. Further description on the dynamically generating and ranking of the FM channel list may be illustrated in FIGS. 5A to 5F .
- FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram of a FM radio system 400 with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver (FM Tx/Rx) on a Chip (SOC) with an integrated Bluetooth (BT) or Out Of Band (OOB) transceiver 404 scanning local FM channels 486 b , in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FM radio transmitter 486 a a FM radio system 400
- FM radio device 460 a another FM radio device 460 a
- the FM radio transmitter 466 a may comprise a radio station or a broadcasting device communicating FM channels 486 b to the FM radio system 400 and or to the another FM radio device 406 a .
- the FM radio system 400 may be an integrated Tx/Rx on a Chip (SOC) comprising an integrated Bluetooth (BT) or Out Of Band (OOB) transceiver 404 .
- the FM radio system 400 may comprise a BT transceiver 404 and an FM transceiver 444 with an integrated clock generator 401 .
- the BT transceiver 404 may comprise a BT/PLL LOGEN circuit 402 , a BT receiver circuit BT RX 408 , a BT transmit circuit BT TX 408 , and suitable logic, circuitry, and/or code that may enable communicating with an external device 460 b with a baseband processor.
- the BT PLL/LOGEN circuit 402 may comprise a PLL utilized to generate a signal utilized in the communication of BT data.
- One or more control signals may be provided by the BT transceiver 404 to the processor 440 and/or the memory 428 .
- one or more control signals 411 may be provided by the memory 428 and/or the processor 440 to the BT transceiver 404 .
- digital information may be exchanged between the BT transceiver 404 and the FM transceiver 444 .
- changes in operating frequency of the BT PLL/LOGEN circuit 402 may be communicated to the memory 428 through control signal 411 and/or the processor 440 such that the frequency control word 434 to a DDFS 416 may be altered to compensate for the frequency change.
- the BT transceiver 404 may comprise additional circuitry to support out of band (OOB) signal communication, or optionally replacing the BT transceiver with an OOB transceiver.
- OOB out of band
- the FM transceiver 444 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, and/or code that may enable the transmission and/or reception of local FM channel 486 b .
- the FM transceiver 444 may comprise a DDFS 416 clocked by the BT PLL/LOGEN circuit 402 .
- the FM transceiver 444 may be enabled to utilize reference generated clock signal 414 of widely varying frequency.
- the DDFS 416 may enable utilizing the output reference generated clock signal 414 of the BT PLL/LOGEN circuit 402 to generate signals utilized by the FM transceiver 444 .
- a reduction in power consumption and circuit size may be realized in the Integrated FM Tx/Rx system 400 by sharing a single BT PLL/LOGEN circuit 402 between the FM transceiver 444 and the BT transceiver 404 .
- one or more signals such as signals 435 provided by the processor 440 may configure the FM transceiver 444 to either transmit or receive FM signals.
- the processor 440 may provide one or more signals 435 to power up the FM Rx block 432 and power down the FM Tx block 430 .
- the processor 440 may provide a frequency control word 434 to the DDFS 416 in order to generate an appropriate FM LO frequency (with IQ components 426 a and 426 b ) based on the reference signal f ref 414 .
- f ref 414 may comprise an output of the BT PLL/LOGEN circuit 402 .
- the BT PLL/LOGEN circuit 402 may operate at 900 MHz and the DDFS 416 may thus utilize the 900 MHz signal to generate, for example, signals in the “FM broadcast band”, or approximately 78 MHz to 100 MHz.
- the FM broadcast band may expand to cover wider range such as 60 to 130 MHz in some FM radio devices.
- the FM transceiver 444 may be capable of receiving or transmitting higher frequencies such as the cellular to millimeter wave range using an exemplary super heterodyne radio architecture described in the U.S. application Ser. No. 11/755,395 filed on May 30, 2007 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- the processor 440 may interface with the memory 428 in order to determine the appropriate state of any control signals and the appropriate value of the frequency control word 434 provided to the DDFS 416 .
- the processor 440 may provide one or more signals 435 to power up the FM Tx block 430 and power down the FM Rx block 432 .
- the processor 440 may provide a frequency control word 434 to the DDFS 416 in order to generate an appropriate FM LO frequency (with IQ components 426 a and 426 b ) based on the reference signal f ref 414 .
- the processor 440 may provide a series of control words 434 to the DDFS 416 in order to generate a FM signal.
- the processor 440 may interface with the memory 428 in order to determine the appropriate state of any control signals 435 and the appropriate values of the control word 434 provided to the DDFS 416 .
- the memory 428 may comprise a FM channel list 452 a and RDS/RDBS data 452 b .
- the FM channel list 452 a may comprise one or more listings with dynamically updated local FM channels.
- the dynamically updated local FM channels 486 b may comprise detected occupied local FM channels (not available for local FM transmission) and/or unoccupied local FM channels (available for local FM transmission through FM Tx block 464 ).
- the RDS/RDBS 452 b may comprise information identifying such as alternate frequencies of programs being broadcasted by local FM station, channel spacing, the number of blocks and frames transmitted (for BER determination), the clock time, broadcasted program identification with known station ID, country code or country identity, regional links and Enhanced Other Networks (EON) etc.
- the RDS/RDBS data 452 b may be stored and retrieved from the memory 428 for dynamic tuning input and for validating occupied local FM channels being broadcasted.
- FM reception to detect local FM channels 486 b and FM channel transmission may be performed simultaneously by receiving control signals 435 from the processor 440 and coupling the FM Rx block 432 to an optional receive antenna 466 b and the FM Tx block 440 coupling to an optional antenna 466 c .
- FM reception and FM transmission may be multiplexed by coupling the FM Rx block 432 and the FM Tx block 440 to an antenna 466 a through a bidirectional coupler.
- the antennae 466 a and 466 c may be used to transmit local FM channel list information 452 a to an external FM radio receiver 461 b /OOB receiver 461 c equipped FM radio device 460 a through out of band (OOB) signals 488 i such as using Bluetooth BT, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN).
- OOB out of band
- the local FM channel list information 452 a may be transmitted to the external FM radio receiver 461 b of FM radio device 460 a as an RDS/RDBS jump table using an in-band FM signal by closed loop tuning method.
- an optional GPS receiver 470 with antenna 466 d may be coupled to the processor 440 as optional input 491 to provide country information or radio location information to assist in local FM channel and channel spacing determination.
- the external device 460 b may optionally be coupled to the FM radio system 400 with Integrated FM Tx/Rx to receive signal through a wire 466 d coupled to a plug and a jack connector 458 .
- the wire 466 may be utilized as a reception antenna for the FM transceiver 444 while FM transmission may be performed through an internal antenna such as antenna 466 c .
- Other inputs such as input 496 may serve similar functions as input 188 of FIG. 2 to facilitate channel tuning determination.
- pauses 490 of a transmission stream 488 may be an indication of a valid local FM channel being transmitted for dynamically generating or updating a local FM channel list 452 a .
- a Pause frame may be used to halt the transmission of a sender for a specified period of time in a duplex communication mode where data may flow in both directions such as using FM Tx and FM Rx communication.
- a detection of a stereo pilot signal 492 may be used to identify a valid local FM channel 492 a for dynamically generating or updating a local FM channel list 452 a .
- the detection of a pilot signal 492 at a certain frequency may indicate a valid FM channel 492 a may be detected at the second harmonics of the pilot signal 492 .
- a 19 kHz pilot signal may indicate the presence of an FM channel audio signal at 38 kHz.
- the another FM radio device 460 a may comprise a processor 461 a , a FM radio receiver 461 b and an OOB receiver 461 c .
- the FM radio receiver 461 b may receive transmitted channel data from the FM radio transmitter 486 a and/or the FM radio system 400 , depending on the channel the FM receiver 461 b may be tuned to.
- the OOB receiver 461 c may receive FM channel information such as the ranked local FM channel list 552 D shown in FIG. 5C from the OOB transmitter 410 of the FM radio system 400 .
- FIG. 5A is an exemplary diagram illustrating dynamic detection of occupied or unoccupied local FM channels, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- seven detected occupied local FM channels CH 1 502 a to CH 3 502 c , CH 5 502 e , CH 8 502 h , CH 9 502 i and CH 11 502 k where each of the respective occupied local FM channels may have signal amplitude exceeding the RSSI detection threshold 506 .
- FM channel CH 6 502 f with a weak signal amplitude below the RSSI detection threshold 506 (near noise level), which may be a valid occupied channel after further verification with the RDS/RDBS data from the local FM station.
- the FM channel CH 6 502 f may be considered as an unoccupied channel available for local FM transmission.
- signals 504 a and 504 b may not be regarded as usable local FM channels for transmission for reasons of irregular channel spacing, being too close to an interfering FM channel CH 6 502 h , CH 11 502 k or other reasons.
- FM channel CH 1 502 a may be identified as a valid local FM channel being transmitted through a detection of an FM channel transmission pause 590 despite of its marginal RSSI level.
- Channel CH 11 502 k may be identified as a valid local FM channel transmitted being a harmonic 592 a of a detected stereo pilot signal 592 .
- FIG. 5B is an exemplary diagram illustrating extraction of unoccupied local FM channels available for transmission, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 5B , there is shown a plurality of exemplary unoccupied local FM channels available for local FM transmission CH 4 502 d , CH 6 502 f , CH 7 502 g , CH 10 502 j and CH 12 502 l extracted after a full scan of the local FM spectrum 500 A shown in FIG. 5A .
- the unoccupied local FM channels may be derived from detected occupied local FM channels.
- the occupied local FM channel may be inferred from the absence of a signal with significant amplitude such as above the RSSI detection level, in combination with at least one of the RDS/RDBS data information such as channel frequencies or channel spacing.
- RDS/RDBS data information such as channel frequencies or channel spacing.
- Other exemplary inputs such as utilizing an optional GPS location information, channel frequency and channel spacing determination are disclosed in U.S. application Ser. No. 11/755,395, filed on May 30, 2007, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, and may be used to generate a local FM channel list for suitable local FM channel transmission.
- FIG. 5C illustrates an exemplary process of generating and ranking of FM channels list available for transmission, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- one or more FM channel lists 552 A to 552 D may be derived from FIG. 5A or FIG. 5B .
- FM channel list 552 A may comprise local FM channels CH 1 502 a to CH 12 502 l .
- FIG. 5C illustrates an exemplary process of generating and ranking of FM channels list available for transmission, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FM channel lists 552 A to 552 D may be derived from FIG. 5A or FIG. 5B .
- FM channel list 552 A may comprise local FM channels CH 1 502 a to CH 12 502 l .
- FIG. 5C there is shown detected occupied local FM channels (circled channels) CH 1 502 a to CH 3 502 c , CH 5 502 e , CH 8 502 h , CH 9 502 i and CH 11 502 k , and unoccupied local FM channels CH 4 502 d , CH 6 502 f , CH 7 502 g , CH 10 502 j and CH 12 502 l.
- the FM Channel list 552 B may be derived from the FM channel list 552 A.
- the FM Channel list 552 B may comprise of seven occupied local FM channels CH 1 502 a to CH 3 502 c , CH 5 502 e , CH 8 502 h , CH 9 502 i and CH 11 502 k .
- the occupied local FM channels CH 5 502 e , CH 9 502 i , CH 11 502 k , CH 2 502 b , CH 8 502 h , to CH 3 502 c and CH 1 502 a may be ranked according to the respective RSSI amplitude in the FM Channel list 552 B.
- the FM channel CH 5 502 e being the strongest RSSI level and channel CH 1 502 a being the weakest RSSI level in the FM Channel list 552 B.
- the FM Channel list 552 C may be derived from the FM channel list 552 A.
- the FM Channel list 552 C may comprise five exemplary unoccupied local FM channels CH 4 502 d , CH 6 502 f , CH 7 502 g , CH 10 502 j and CH 12 502 l being available for local FM transmission as shown in FIG. 5B .
- the FM Channel list 552 C may be ranked according to increasing neighboring channel interferences to generate a FM Channel list 552 D.
- the FM Channel list 552 D may illustrate an exemplary ranking order of CH 7 502 g , CH 6 502 f , CH 4 502 d , CH 12 502 l and CH 10 502 j .
- the FM channel CH 7 502 g may be ranked as the preferred transmitter channel 556 A with the least neighboring channel interference.
- the FM channel CH 10 502 j may be ranked as the least preferred transmitter channel with highest neighboring channel interference in the alternate transmitter channels 556 B.
- FM channel CH 7 502 g has two neighboring channels CH 6 502 f and CH 8 502 h .
- Neighboring channel CH 6 502 f may have a noise floor signal amplitude (below RSSI detection threshold) and neighboring channel CH 8 may have moderate to low signal amplitude.
- the FM channel CH 6 has neighboring channels CH 5 502 e and CH 7 502 g .
- neighboring channel CH 7 502 g may be at noise floor
- neighboring FM channel CH 5 502 e may be shown as the strongest interfering channel in the FM frequency spectrum 500 A.
- the FM channel CH 7 502 g may be ranked or preferred above channel CH 6 502 f.
- the channel CH 4 502 d has neighboring channels CH 3 502 c and channel CH 5 502 e .
- the FM channel CH 4 502 d may be inferior to channel CH 6 502 f for reason that neighboring channel CH 3 502 c is a valid occupied local FM channel above the noise floor, while channel CH 6 502 f being neighboring to channel CH 7 502 g at noise floor.
- the FM channel CH 6 502 f may be ranked above channel CH 4 502 d.
- the channel CH 12 502 l has only one strong interfering neighboring channels CH 11 502 k .
- the FM channel CH 4 502 d may be inferior to the FM channel CH 12 502 l for reason that the FM channel CH 4 502 d has two neighboring channel while the FM channel CH 12 502 l has one neighboring channel.
- alternate FM channel CH 6 502 f may have closer proximity to channel CH 4 502 d (separated by two channel spacing) than to the FM channel CH 12 502 l (separated by six channel spacing. Hence, the FM channel CH 4 502 d may be ranked above the FM channel CH 12 502 l.
- the Channel CH 10 502 j has two strong neighboring interfering channels CH 9 502 i and CH 11 502 l .
- the FM Channel CH 12 502 l has only one strong interfering neighboring channels CH 11 502 k . Hence, the FM channel CH 12 502 l may be ranked above channel CH 10 502 j.
- the order of channel may vary depending on the ranking algorithm and other factors such as weighing factors, or spurious considerations may be included for ranking determination.
- FIG. 5D is an exemplary diagram illustrating dynamic processing of alternate local FM channels for transmission based on least neighboring channel interferences, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- the local FM channel list 552 D may be communicated to another FM radio device 460 a with a FM and/or OOB receiver 461 c .
- the FM receiver 461 b of the another FM radio device 460 a may tune to the corresponding selected or preferred channel CH 7 502 g with the least neighboring channel interferences.
- the FM receiver 461 b of the another FM radio device 460 a may upon receiving information such as a command from an in-Band FM signal 488 i or upon user intervention, jump to the next available preferred unoccupied local FM channel CH 6 502 f on the ranked local FM channel list 552 D.
- an RDS/RDBS jump instruction or command may be created and utilized to facilitate a jump to the next available preferred unoccupied local FM channel CH 6 502 f .
- FM channel CH 4 502 d , FM channel CH 12 and FM channel CH 10 502 j may follow according to the order of increasing neighboring FM channel interferences in the alternate FM channels 556 D.
- the newly created exemplary RDS/RDBS jump instruction or command may be received as an in-band FM signal where the FM receiver 461 b of the another FM radio device 460 a may automatically tune by closed loop tuning method (to be discussed in FIG. 6B ) to the next available preferred unoccupied local FM channel following the ranked local FM channel list 552 D.
- An example of such implementation may be the channel frequency of an FM radio in a moving automobile may jump to the next available preferred unoccupied local FM channel automatically based on the newly created RDS/RDBS jump instruction or command.
- FIG. 5E is an exemplary diagram illustrating a dynamic detection of occupied or unoccupied local FM channels when channel distribution changes, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5E illustrates dynamic changes make take place within local FM channel spectrum 500 B due to a channel distribution change of the FM radio system 400 with an integrated FM radio Tx/Rx receiver, or the local FM broadcasting channels distribution change at a different time instance.
- a scan by the FM radio system 400 with an integrated FM radio Tx/Rx receiver may detect that the local FM channel CH 11 502 k may be switched to channel CH 7 502 g .
- a user using the preferred FM channel CH 7 502 g from the FM channel list 452 a may experience a strong interference at this channel since channel CH 7 502 g may no longer be available for local FM transmission by the FM radio system 400 with an integrated FM Tx/Rx.
- FIG. 5F illustrates an exemplary dynamic process of updating the local FM channel list for transmission based on least neighboring channel interferences, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- an updated occupied local FM channel list 552 E may be generated from a scan by the FM radio system 400 with an integrated FM radio Tx/Rx.
- the updated occupied local FM channel list 552 E may comprise seven occupied local FM channels CH 5 502 e , CH 9 502 l , CH 7 502 g , CH 2 502 b , CH 8 502 h , to FM CH 3 502 c and FM CH 1 502 a and they may be ranked according to the respective RSSI amplitude in the FM Channel list 552 E.
- the FM Channel list 552 F may be derived from the FM channel list 552 E.
- the FM Channel list 552 C may comprise of five unoccupied local FM channels CH 4 502 d , CH 6 502 f , CH 10 502 j , CH 11 502 k and CH 12 502 l that may be available for local FM transmission as shown in FIG. 5B .
- the FM Channel list 552 G may be updated and dynamically ranked according to neighboring channel interference.
- the FM Channel list 552 G may illustrate an exemplary ranking order of CH 12 502 l , CH 11 502 k , CH 10 502 j , CH 4 502 d and CH 6 502 f .
- the FM channel CH 12 502 l may be ranked as the preferred FM transmitter channel 556 C while the FM channel CH 6 502 f may be ranked as the least preferred transmitter channel in the alternate channel list 556 D.
- the ranking order in FM Channel list 552 G may use similar neighboring interfering channel algorithm described in FIG. 5C .
- the dynamic detection algorithm illustrated in FIGS. 5A to 5F may be enabled to determine which FM channels have the lowest noise floor, and accordingly select those channels as being suitable for transmission of FM data.
- the detection algorithm may be enabled to operate, for example, where there is a pause 490 in a transmitted FM stream 488 .
- the detection algorithm may utilize simultaneous FM radio Tx and FM radio Rx or multiplexed FM radio Tx and FM radio Rx to determine those channels suitable for transmitting or broadcasting FM data shown in FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 5G is an exemplary diagram illustrating dynamic processing of updated alternate FM radio channels for transmission based on least neighboring channel interferences, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5G is similar to FIG. 5D except that the transmission order of the preferred FM channel CH 12 502 l and the alternate FM channels CH 11 502 k , CH 10 502 j , CH 4 502 d and CH 6 502 f may be rearranged in increasing neighboring channel interference reflected in the update in the local FM channel list 552 G.
- FIG. 5H illustrates an exemplary simultaneous scanning of a FM radio system 400 with an integrated FM Tx/Rx (as a source device) and another FM radio device 460 a with an FM radio receiver (as a sink device) to generate a substantially matched local FM channels list for available local FM transmission selection, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- a substantially matched local FM channel list 552 A, 552 B, 552 C or 552 D may be generated from the FM frequency spectrum 500 A.
- Simultaneous scanning or scanning in close succession may be performed by the FM radio system 400 with an integrated FM radio Tx/Rx 444 and by another FM radio device 460 a with an FM receiver.
- the FM radio system 400 may be a signal source as a source device transmitting FM channel information to a signal receptor, the another FM radio device 460 a as a sink device.
- the another FM radio device 460 a with a FM radio receiver may be currently tuned to receive contents from the FM channel CH 9 502 i during the simultaneous FM scan 402 b .
- the channel list 552 A of the FM scan 402 b by the another FM radio device 460 a with a FM radio receiver may be used to compare a substantially matched FM channel list 552 A FM scan 402 b sent through the FM or OOB signal 488 i by the FM radio system 400 with an integrated FM Tx/Rx.
- FIG. 5I illustrates an exemplary tuning of another FM radio device with an FM radio receiver to a selected local FM channel in response to a detection of a sudden increase of RSSI level of a channel signal, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- a ranked local FM channel list 552 D with a selected FM channel CH 7 502 g for transmission based on least neighboring interferences may be generated or updated by the FM radio system 400 and communicated to the another FM radio device 460 a through an FM or OOB signal 488 i .
- a confirmation of such reception of the information, or a confirmation of a substantial matching of the FM channel list 552 A or 552 D from the FM scan 402 b may be communicated back from the another FM radio device 460 a to the FM radio system 400 through the FM or OOB signal 488 i.
- the FM radio system 400 may start transmitting FM channel data at the preferred FM channel CH 7 502 g , the another FM radio device 460 a with a FM radio receiver may detect a new signal shown by a sudden rise of RSSI level located at the selected channel CH 7 502 g .
- Such new signal shown by a rise on RSSI level detection at channel Ch 7 502 g may act as a command signal to automatically tune the another FM radio device 460 a to lock on to the selected FM channel CH 7 502 g to continue to receive FM channel data.
- the visual display 460 d may notify the user that the media content being played may be tuned to local FM channel Ch 7 502 g .
- an audio alert tone or a text to voice may be transmitted over the RDS/RDBS data from the FM radio system 400 to inform the user of the channel CH 7 502 g switch.
- the user may receive an audio alert tone or a text to voice command notification over the RDS/RDBS to initiate a user input 488 k to tune the another FM radio device 460 a to the selected FM channel CH 7 502 g through a semi automatic tuning or through manual FM tuner 460 e.
- the another FM radio device 460 a may monitor a change in the Bit Error Ratio (BER) of the RDS/RDBS data transmitted indicated by the new signal located at the selected channel CH 7 502 g (broadcasted by the FM radio system 400 ) may be introduced to the FM frequency spectrum 500 C.
- the another FM radio device 460 a may automatically tune to the selected channel CH 7 502 g using closed loop tuning method without user 132 intervention.
- FIG. 6A is a flow chart that illustrates exemplary steps for processing results derived from detecting channels suitable for FM transmission, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Reference designations in FIG. 2 , FIG. 4 and FIGS. 5A to 5F may be referenced to throughout the flow charts description at various steps in FIGS. 6A and 6B .
- Step 600 may represent an initial or a reset condition for a FM radio system 400 with an integrated FM Tx/Rx without prior knowledge of the location, channel frequencies and channel spacing information.
- the processor 440 of the FM radio system 400 with an integrated FM Tx/Rx may scan the FM spectrum 500 A to generate or update one or more local FM channel lists 552 A, 552 b , 552 C or 552 D shown in FIG. 5C .
- Channel list 552 A may comprise local FM channels CH 1 502 a to CH 12 502 l in the local FM channel spectrum after a full scan.
- Channel list 552 B may comprise ranked occupied local FM channels CH 5 502 e , CH 9 502 i , CH 11 502 k , CH 2 502 b , CH 8 502 h , to CH 3 502 c and CH 1 502 a according to the respective RSSI amplitude.
- Channel list 552 D may comprise ranked unoccupied FM channels CH 7 502 g , CH 6 502 f , CH 4 502 d , CH 12 502 l and CH 10 502 j available for transmission.
- the one or more local FM channel lists 552 A, 552 b , 552 C or 552 D may be updated or may be used to derive a ranked local FM channel list 552 D based on least neighboring channel interference analysis.
- unoccupied local FM channels CH 7 502 g , CH 6 502 f , CH 4 502 d , CH 12 502 l and CH 10 502 j may be updated or ranked in the FM Channel list 552 D based on increasing order of neighboring channel interference.
- the FM radio system 400 may communicate the local FM channel list 552 A, 552 b , 552 C or 552 D to another FM radio device 406 a with a FM receiver.
- the FM radio system 400 may use an OOB transmitter 410 to communicate the updated local FM channel list to an OOB receiver 461 c of the another FM radio device 406 a .
- the OOB communication may be a Bluetooth, wireless local area network (WLAN), wireless wide area network (WWAN), cellular band or ZigBee signal.
- both the FM radio system 400 and the another FM radio device 406 a may be equipped with an integrated OOB transceiver to enable bidirectional communication.
- the FM radio system 400 may use an FM transmitter 440 to communicate the updated local FM channel list to an FM receiver 461 b of the another FM radio device 406 a.
- the another FM radio device 406 a may select a FM channel from the received ranked local FM channel list 552 D from the FM radio system 400 .
- the preferred channel selected may be the least neighboring channel interference channel CH 7 502 g .
- any one of the alternate channels 556 B from the ranked local FM channel list 552 D may be selected arbitrarily.
- the FM radio receiver of the another FM radio device 406 a may tune to the selected FM channel CH 7 502 g from the ranked local FM channel list 552 D through open loop tuning, closed loop tuning or semi-closed loop tuning.
- the FM radio receiver of the FM radio system 400 and/or the FM radio receiver of the another FM radio device 406 a may from time to time continue to scan the FM spectrum 500 A to check if the selected FM channel CH 7 may have any high neighboring channel interferences due to dynamic channel distribution in the broadcast stations, or due to location changes of the FM radio system 400 .
- the FM radio system 400 may select the next available local FM channel such as CH 6 502 f , CH 4 502 d , CH 12 502 l or CH 10 502 j from the ranked local FM channel list.
- the FM radio system 400 may communicate through an FM or OOB signal 488 i the new channel selection to the another FM radio device 406 a to tune to the FM radio receiver of the another FM radio device 406 a to the newly selected channel in step 610 .
- step 612 if the FM radio receiver of the FM radio system 400 may not detect high neighboring channel interference in the existing transmitted channel CH 7 502 g , the FM radio system 400 and/or the another FM radio device 406 a may return to step 602 to continue to scan, monitor and/or update the local FM channel list.
- FIG. 6B is a flow chart that illustrates exemplary steps for open loop, closed loop or semi closed loop tuning of selected local FM channel, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- the exemplary tuning steps using open loop, closed loop or semi closed loop tuning of the selected local FM channel CH 7 502 g in step 610 there is shown the exemplary tuning steps using open loop, closed loop or semi closed loop tuning of the selected local FM channel CH 7 502 g in step 610 .
- the another FM radio device 406 a and the FM radio system 400 may implement a user intervention check in step 610 a . If user intervention may be used, an open loop tuning may be implemented and continued in step 610 b.
- the FM radio receiver of the another FM radio device 406 a may receive update to the local FM channel list 552 D by a re-scan, if necessary.
- the selected FM channel may be a channel with the least neighboring channel interference such as channel CH 7 502 g .
- the selected channel information may be derived from a format of the RDS/RDBS data 452 b by the processor 440 and communicated to a user 132 through visual text display on the another FM radio device 406 a or the FM radio system 400 .
- the selected channel information may be communicated to the user 132 in the form of text to voice audio means, or through a combination of both visual and audio notification.
- the user 132 may select a channel based on the updated local Fm channel list, in this example, the CH 7 502 g based on the least neighboring channel interference recommended by local FM channel list 552 D. Alternately, the user 132 may select another arbitrary channel from the alternate channels 556 B in the ranked local FM channel list 552 D. After the open loop tuning may be completed, the process may continue, in step 612 , to check for the neighboring channel interference of the selected tuned channel by the user 132 .
- a closed loop tuning process may be used starting step 610 d .
- the closed loop tuning process may be an automatic tuning without user intervention, or may be modified to allow some user intervention as a semi-closed loop tuning process.
- the another FM radio device 406 a may receive update to the local FM channel list 552 D by a re-scan, if necessary.
- the FM radio receiver in the FM radio system 400 and the FM radio receiver of the FM radio system 400 6 a may scan simultaneously or in close succession the FM spectrum 500 A.
- a local FM channel list 552 a , 552 B, 552 C or 552 D may be generated by the FM radio system 400 and may be communicated to the another FM radio device 406 a through a signal that may not affect the FM transmission such as using the FM or OOB signal 488 i .
- the another FM radio device 406 a may communicate the local FM channel list 552 a , 552 B, 552 C or 552 D to the FM radio system 400 for channel match comparison.
- step 610 f the generated local FM channel list 552 A, 552 B, 552 C or 552 D may be compared for substantial match in the list.
- the process go to step 610 d to re-scan for an update to the FM local channel list 552 A, 552 B, 552 C or 552 D.
- the tuning process may proceed to step 610 g for a closed loop tuning with no user intervention, or to step 610 c for semi-closed loop tuning with user intervention.
- the FM radio system 400 may transmit FM channel data to the another FM radio device 406 a at the selected FM channel, CH 7 502 g in this example.
- the FM radio receiver 461 b of the FM radio device 406 a may detect a new signal indicated by a sudden rise in RSSI level of signal or a change in the BER of the RDS/RDBS data at the selected channel CH 7 502 g .
- the another FM radio device 406 a may tune to the detected new signal channel CH 7 502 g in response to a sudden rise of RSSI level or a change in the BER of the RDS/RDBS data at channel CH 7 502 g and go to step 612 to check for channel CH 7 502 g channel interference status after tuning.
- the FM radio system 400 may programmed to jump to a next alternate channel on the local FM channel list 552 D, or to an arbitrary channel on the list without following the order of ranking.
- FIGS. 6A to 6B may be rearranged in a different order or substituted with similar or equivalent operation to accomplish the same result without departing from the scope and the spirit of the invention.
- the method for enabling communication comprising in a FM radio system 400 comprising an integrated FM radio transmitter 440 and FM radio receiver 432 , dynamically generating a list 552 A, 552 b , 552 C or 552 D with alternate local FM channels such as 502 a to 502 l , and communicating the generated list 552 A, 552 b , 552 C or 552 D with alternate local FM channels 502 a to 502 l to another FM radio device 406 a .
- the FM channels 502 a to 502 l of the generated list 552 A, 552 b , 552 C or 552 D may be dynamically updated and communicated to an FM radio receiver of another FM radio device 406 a.
- the FM radio transmitter 440 may communicate a selected FM channel CH 7 502 g based on least neighboring channel interference from a ranked local FM channel list 552 D to tune the FM radio receiver of the another FM radio device 406 a to the same selected FM channel CH 7 502 g .
- the FM radio system 400 may comprise an FM transmitter 440 or OOB transmitter 410 to communicate the local FM channel list 552 A, 552 b , 552 C or 552 D with alternate local FM channels to an FM receiver 461 b or OOB receiver 461 c of the another FM radio device 406 a .
- the FM transmitter 440 and FM receiver 461 b or OOB transmitter 410 and OOB receiver 408 may communicate with one of FM, Bluetooth, WLAN and ZigBee signals 488 i.
- Another embodiment of the invention may provide a machine-readable storage, having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section executable by a machine, thereby causing the machine to perform the steps as described herein for FM transmission in an integrated FM transmit receive (FM Tx/Rx) system.
- FM Tx/Rx integrated FM transmit receive
- 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.
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- This application makes reference to, claims priority to, and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/895,665 filed on Mar. 19, 2007.
- This application also makes reference to:
- U.S. application Ser. No. 11/755,395 filed on May 30, 2007;
U.S. application Ser. No. ______ (Attorney Docket No. 18371US02) filed on even date herewith. - Each of the above stated application is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- Certain embodiments of the invention relate to wireless communication. More specifically, certain embodiments of the invention relate to a method and system for processing results derived from detecting channels suitable for FM transmission in an integrated FM transmit receive (FM Tx/Rx) system.
- Frequency Modulation (FM) is a form of modulation in wireless communication which represents information as variations in the instantaneous center frequency of a carrier wave. Frequency modulation was chosen as a modulation standard for high frequency signal transmission. A plurality of FM frequencies (channels) each separated by a frequency spacing may be broadcasted by a transmitter tower, a radio station or by a transmitting FM radio device.
- A FM radio receiver of a FM radio includes a tuner with a tunable local oscillator (LO) may scan or search for broadcasted local FM frequency channels. Scanning may be performed by tuning the LO across the full tuning range of the LO or sweep the LO back and forth over a narrower tuning range to search for a signal of interest such as a FM channel. A FM channel may be detected or tuned if the FM radio receiver may successfully process a signal of sufficient signal amplitude, and/or the tuner may be able to establish an intermediate frequency (IF) signal that may be substantially the same or close to a defined offset of the FM radio receiver. When signals of two similar frequencies (from different broadcast stations or a neighboring broadcasting device) are received by the FM radio receiver, the FM radio receiver may process the stronger of two signals being broadcasted on the same frequency.
- Radio Data System (RDS) or Radio Broadcast Data System (RBDS) standard format may be transmitted as a sub-carrier on the FM signals. The RDS/RDBS data format may contain information such as alternate frequencies of the broadcast station, the clock time, program identification with known channel frequency, channel spacing, station ID, country code or country identity, regional links and Enhanced Other Networks (EON) etc.
- 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.
- A method and system for processing results derived from detecting channels suitable for FM transmission in an integrated FM transmit receive (FM Tx/Rx) system, 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.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver communicating to a FM radio transmitter, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an exemplary FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver dynamically communicating FM channels to another FM radio device having an FM radio receiver, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a dynamic scanning process of a FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver in a FM frequency spectrum, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating a dynamic local FM channel tuning by a FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver based on a ranked local FM channel list or based on user intervention, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram of a FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver on a Chip (SOC) with an integrated Bluetooth (BT) or Out Of Band (OOB) transceiver scanning local FM channels, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 5A is an exemplary diagram illustrating dynamic detection of occupied or unoccupied local FM channels, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 5B is an exemplary diagram illustrating extraction of unoccupied local FM channels available for transmission, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 5C illustrates an exemplary process of generating and ranking of local FM channels list available for transmission, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 5D is an exemplary diagram illustrating dynamic processing of alternate local FM channels for transmission based on least neighboring channel interferences, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 5E is an exemplary diagram illustrating dynamic detection of occupied or unoccupied local FM channels when channel distribution changes, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 5F illustrates an exemplary dynamic process of updating the local FM channel list for transmission based on least neighboring channel interferences, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 5G is an exemplary diagram illustrating dynamic processing of updated alternate FM channels for transmission based on least neighboring channel interferences, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 5H illustrates an exemplary simultaneous scanning of a FM radio system with an integrated FM Tx/Rx (as a source device) and another FM radio device with an FM receiver (as a sink device) to generate a substantially matched local FM channels list for available local FM transmission selection, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 5I illustrates an exemplary tuning of another FM radio device with an FM radio receiver to a selected local FM channel in response to a detection of a sudden increase of RSSI level of a channel signal, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 6A is a flow chart that illustrates exemplary steps for processing results derived from detecting channels suitable for FM transmission, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 6B is a flow chart that illustrates exemplary steps for open loop, closed loop or semi closed loop tuning of selected local FM channel, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. - Certain embodiments of the invention may be found in a method and system for processing results derived from detecting channels suitable for FM radio transmission in an integrated FM radio transmit and receive (FM radio Tx/Rx) system. In an aspect of the invention, an FM radio system may comprise an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver (FM radio Tx/Rx) to scan and detect local FM channels to generate a local FM channel list available for FM transmission to another FM radio device. The another FM radio device may comprise an FM radio receiver.
- In a dynamic environment with changing channel distribution and changing neighboring channel interferences, the integrated FM radio Tx/Rx system may dynamically update the FM channel list to select the most suitable or preferred local FM radio channel for FM radio transmission to another FM radio receiver. The FM radio receiver may tune to the same preferred or selected local FM channel transmitted by the integrated FM radio Tx/Rx system through open loop, closed loop or semi closed loop tuning.
- In an embodiment of the invention, the integrated FM radio Tx/Rx system may comprise an integrated out-of-band (OOB) transmitter and the other FM radio device may comprise a FM radio receiver and an OOB receiver. The integrated FM Tx/Rx system may transmit a ranked local FM channel list to the FM radio receiver through OOB signals and the FM radio receiver may tune to a selected channel from the ranked local FM channel list. In another embodiment of the invention, both the integrated FM Tx/Rx system and the FM radio receiver may comprise an OOB transceiver to enable bidirectional communication. The open loop tuning may comprise user intervention where the user may tune the FM radio receiver to the preferred local FM channel following an updated channel list information from the integrated FM Tx/Rx system. In an embodiment of the invention, such updated channel list information may be communicated utilizing RDS/RDBS data to the user in the form of visual text display, text to speech audio format or a combination of visual and audio notifications. The user may tune the FM radio receiver to the suggested transmitted channel, or the user may tune to the next alternate FM channels available for transmission.
- The closed loop tuning may comprise automatic tuning without user intervention where the FM radio receiver may tune to the same preferred local FM channel or to an alternate FM channel in response to receiving a ranked local FM channel list from the integrated FM Tx/Rx system. In an embodiment of the invention, both the integrated FM Tx/Rx system and the FM radio receiver may scan the FM spectrum to generate a substantially matched local channel list. Upon confirmation of the substantially matched local channel list, the integrated FM Tx/Rx system may transmit an available FM channel signal to the FM radio receiver.
- The FM radio receiver may tune to a channel in response to detecting a new signal. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the FM radio receiver may detect a new signal based on a sudden RSSI level increase of the transmitted available FM channel signal and may subsequently tune the FM radio receiver to the same transmitted FM channel in response to such detection. In another exemplary embodiment of the invention, the FM radio receiver may indicate that a new signal (broadcasted by the integrated FM Tx/Rx system to the FM radio receiver) may be introduced to the FM spectrum based on monitoring a change in the Bit Error Ratio (BER) of the RDS/RDBS data. The transmitted FM channel may comprise the least neighboring channel interferences. The semi closed loop tuning method may comprise combining both closed loop and open loop tunings. In an embodiment of the invention, the open loop tuning may involve user's intervention.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver communicating to a FM radio transmitter, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 1 , there is shown anFM radio transmitter 102, a plurality of FM radio systems, each with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver such as acellular phone 104 a, a smart wireless hand helddevice 104 b, acomputer 104 c, and an exemplary FM and Bluetooth-equippeddevice 104 d. TheFM radio transmitter 102 may be implemented as part of a radio station or other broadcasting device, for example. Each of thecellular phone 104 a, the smart wireless hand helddevice 104 b, thecomputer 104 c, and the exemplary FM and Bluetooth-equippeddevice 104 d may comprise asingle chip 106 with integrated FM and Bluetooth radios for supporting FM and Bluetooth data communications. The integrated Bluetooth data communication may be included as an optional feature in the exemplary FM radio systems. TheFM radio transmitter 102 may enable communication of FM audio data to the plurality of FM radio systems shown inFIG. 1 by utilizing thesingle chip 106. The plurality of FM radio systems, each with an integrated FM radio transmitter andFM radio receiver 104 a to 104 d inFIG. 1 may comprise and/or may be communicatively coupled to alistening device 108 such as a speaker, a headset, or an earphone, for example. In other embodiments of the invention, the functions of thesingle chip 106 may be implemented as discrete components. - The
cellular phone 104 a may be enabled to receive an FM transmission signal from theFM radio transmitter 102. The user of thecellular phone 104 a may then listen to the transmission via thelistening device 108. Thecellular phone 104 a may comprise a “one-touch” programming feature that enables pulling up specifically desired broadcasts, like weather, sports, stock quotes, or news, for example. The smart wireless hand helddevice 104 b may be enabled to receive an FM transmission signal from theFM radio transmitter 102. The user of the smart wireless hand helddevice 104 b may then listen to the transmission via thelistening device 108. In an embodiment of the invention, thewire 166 f connecting the smart wireless hand helddevice 104 b to thelistening device 108 may function as an external antenna similar to theantenna 166 e for FM transmission and/or reception. - The
computer 104 c may be a desktop, laptop, notebook, tablet, and a PDA, for example. Thecomputer 104 c may be enabled to receive an FM transmission signal from theFM radio transmitter 102. The user of thecomputer 104 c may then listen to the transmission via thelistening device 108. Thecomputer 104 c may comprise software menus that configure listening options and enable quick access to favorite options, for example. In one embodiment of the invention, thecomputer 104 c may utilize an atomic clock FM signal for precise timing applications, such as scientific applications, for example. While a cellular phone, a smart phone, computing devices, and other devices have been shown inFIG. 1 , thesingle chip 106 may be utilized in a plurality of other devices and/or systems that receive and use FM and/or Bluetooth signals. In one embodiment of the invention, thesingle chip 106 FM and Bluetooth radio may be utilized in a system comprising a WLAN radio. The U.S. application Ser. No. 11/286,844, filed on Nov. 22, 2005, discloses a method and system comprising a single chip FM and Bluetooth radio integrated with a wireless LAN radio, and is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. In another embodiment of the invention, thedevices 104 a to 104 d shown inFIG. 1 may comprise an optional Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to receive device location information. - In an alternate embodiment of the invention, the
cellular phone 104 a, smart wireless hand helddevice 104 b,computer 104 c, and the exemplary FM and Bluetooth-equippeddevice 104 d may function as source devices (signal sources) to re-broadcast received signals from thetransmitter 102 to one or more other sink devices (signal receptors) such as another FM radio devices with FM receivers. Thesingle chip 106 may not be limited to integrating only Bluetooth technology, other out of band (OOB) wireless communication functions such as wireless local area network (WLAN), wireless wide area network (WWAN), cellular band or ZigBee may be integrated into thesingle chip 106. -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an exemplary FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver dynamically communicating FM channels to another FM radio device having an FM radio receiver, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 2 , there is shown aFM radio transmitter 102 a, a plurality of FM and OOB equipped FM radio systems with integrated FM radio transmitters and FM radio receivers such as acellular phone 104 e, a smart wireless hand helddevice 104 f, acomputer 104 g, and an exemplary FM and OOB-equippeddevice 104 h, and another FM radio device with anFM receiver 110. TheFM radio transmitter 102 a may broadcastFM channels 120 f (occupied and unavailable for local FM channel transmission) to the plurality of FM radio systems each with an integrated FM radio transmitter andFM radio receiver 104 b to 104 h. - In this example, the FM radio systems such as the
cellular phone 104 e, may transmit a telephone call for listening over the anotherFM radio device 110 such as an audio system of an automobile, via usage of the car's FM stereo system through FM signal 120 a using FM channel CH1. In another example, the smart wireless hand helddevice 104 f, may play media content such as songs to the anotherFM radio device 110 through broadcasting its media content through FM signal 120 e using a selected FM channel CH4 with least FM local channels interference from a local FM channel list. In an embodiment of the invention, thewire 166 f connecting the smart wireless hand helddevice 104 f to alistening device 108 may function as a high impedance external antenna for FM reception of FM signal 120 f while a 50 ohm matchedantenna 166 e may be used for OOB transmission and/or reception of OOB signal 120 e. - In another example, a computer, such as the
computer 104 g, may comprise an MP3 player or another digital music format player and may broadcast aFM signal 120 c through an unoccupied FM channel CH2 (deadband) to the anotherFM radio device 110 with a FM radio receiver. The music on thecomputer 104 g may then be listened to on the anotherFM radio device 110 with few, if any, other external FM transmission devices or connections. While acellular phone 104 a, a smart wireless hand helddevice 104 b, andcomputing devices 104 c have been shown, asingle chip 106 b that may combine an optional OOB and FM transceiver and/or OOB and FM radio receiver to be utilized in a plurality ofFM radio systems 104 e to 104 h or in the anotherFM radio device 110 to transmit and/or receiveFM signals 120 a to 120 d and OOB signal such assignal 120 e. - In this regard, the another
FM radio device 110 with an FM radio receiver may comprise and/or may be optionally coupled to alistening device 108 using awired connection 166 g or using an optional Out Of Band (OOB) signal 120 g. A device equipped with the OOB and FM transceivers, such as thesingle chip 106 b, may be integrated into each of the integrated FM radio transmitter andFM radio receivers 104 a to 104 d to enable broadcasting its “out of band”respective signal 120 e to the anotherFM radio device 110 outside the FM broadcasting band. The anotherFM radio device 110 may also comprise avisual display 110 a to display the channel being played in the text format, and achannel tuning system 110 b that enables auser 132 to intervene and select a preferred channel for FM reception throughuser input 188. - In this example, the smart wireless hand held
device 104 b may use anOOB signal 120 e to send a list of ranked local FM channels to the anotherFM radio device 110, where theFM channel CH4 120 b may be the preferred channel with least neighboring channel interferences. The anotherFM radio device 110 may automatically tune to the preferredFM channel CH4 120 b and play the media content. In an embodiment of the invention, theFM radio device 110 may transmit through the in-band RDS/RDBS data to notify auser 132 of a channel CH4 switch through text display on avisual display 110 a, an alert tone or voice. Alternately, theFM radio device 110 may transmit through the in-band RDS/RDBS data to notify auser 132 to select a preferred channel from a list of alternate local FM channels by text message on avisual display 110 a, or by text to voice through a speaker orheadset 108. Theuser 132 may either follow the recommendation of the local FM channel list to choose channel CH4, or theuser 132 may judiciously tune thetuner 110 b to check the other alternate channels on the local FM channel list before making a decision. The process of dynamically generating a local FM channel list may be discussed inFIGS. 5A to 5F . -
FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a dynamic scanning process of a FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver in a FM frequency spectrum, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 3A , a FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver such as the smart wireless hand helddevice 104 f may scan a FM spectrum to detect for an alternate FM channel such aschannel CH4 302 d for local FM transmission. - Transmitted
FM channel CH2 302 b may receive interferences from strong interferingneighboring channels CH1 302 a and CH3 302 c, or due to thechannel CH2 302 b no longer available such as being used by a localFM broadcast station 102 a. A local oscillator (LO) in the smart wirelesshandheld device 104 f FM radio receiver may start scanning at LO frequency Fon. The LO may have an option to perform a full scan starting fromCH1 302 a to generate and update a local FM channel list, or alternately the LO may start scanning fromchannel Ch5 302 e. The U.S. application Ser. No. 11/755,395 filed on May 30, 2007, discloses exemplary local FM channel tuning and detection, and is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. -
FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating a dynamic local FM channel tuning by a FM radio system with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver (FM Tx/Rx) based on a ranked local FM channel list or based on user intervention, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 3B , in this example a full scan may not be performed as inFIG. 3A , instead the FM radio receiver of the smart wirelesshandheld device 104 f may dynamically “jump” to an alternate suitabletransmission channel CH4 302 d based on a ranked local FM channel list. - In another embodiment of the invention, the LO of the FM radio receiver in the smart wireless
handheld device 104 g may arbitrarily “tune on the fly” to channelCH4 302 d directly without relying on prior information from the local FM channel list while the FM radio transmitter of the smart wirelesshandheld device 104 g may be tuned to channelCH4 302 d before or after the FM radio receiver reaches thesame channel CH4 302 d to verify its transmission availability. In both instances, the LO may by-pass tuning toLO frequencies Fo1 304 a toFo3 304 c and settle onFo4 304 d without a rescanning. The channel ranking and the FM channel list may be updated dynamically based on the availability verification or non interfering detection by the FM radio receiver. Further description on the dynamically generating and ranking of the FM channel list may be illustrated inFIGS. 5A to 5F . -
FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram of aFM radio system 400 with an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver (FM Tx/Rx) on a Chip (SOC) with an integrated Bluetooth (BT) or Out Of Band (OOB)transceiver 404 scanninglocal FM channels 486 b, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 4 , there is shown aFM radio transmitter 486 a, aFM radio system 400, anotherFM radio device 460 a. TheFM radio transmitter 466 a may comprise a radio station or a broadcasting device communicatingFM channels 486 b to theFM radio system 400 and or to the another FM radio device 406 a. TheFM radio system 400 may be an integrated Tx/Rx on a Chip (SOC) comprising an integrated Bluetooth (BT) or Out Of Band (OOB)transceiver 404. - In an embodiment of the invention, the
FM radio system 400 may comprise aBT transceiver 404 and anFM transceiver 444 with an integrated clock generator 401. TheBT transceiver 404 may comprise a BT/PLL LOGEN circuit 402, a BT receivercircuit BT RX 408, a BT transmitcircuit BT TX 408, and suitable logic, circuitry, and/or code that may enable communicating with anexternal device 460 b with a baseband processor. - Accordingly, the BT PLL/
LOGEN circuit 402 may comprise a PLL utilized to generate a signal utilized in the communication of BT data. One or more control signals may be provided by theBT transceiver 404 to theprocessor 440 and/or thememory 428. Similarly, one ormore control signals 411 may be provided by thememory 428 and/or theprocessor 440 to theBT transceiver 404. In this regard, digital information may be exchanged between theBT transceiver 404 and theFM transceiver 444. For example, changes in operating frequency of the BT PLL/LOGEN circuit 402 may be communicated to thememory 428 throughcontrol signal 411 and/or theprocessor 440 such that thefrequency control word 434 to aDDFS 416 may be altered to compensate for the frequency change. In another embodiment of the invention, theBT transceiver 404 may comprise additional circuitry to support out of band (OOB) signal communication, or optionally replacing the BT transceiver with an OOB transceiver. - The
FM transceiver 444 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, and/or code that may enable the transmission and/or reception oflocal FM channel 486 b. In this regard, theFM transceiver 444 may comprise aDDFS 416 clocked by the BT PLL/LOGEN circuit 402. Accordingly, theFM transceiver 444 may be enabled to utilize reference generatedclock signal 414 of widely varying frequency. In this regard, theDDFS 416 may enable utilizing the output reference generatedclock signal 414 of the BT PLL/LOGEN circuit 402 to generate signals utilized by theFM transceiver 444. In this manner, a reduction in power consumption and circuit size may be realized in the Integrated FM Tx/Rx system 400 by sharing a single BT PLL/LOGEN circuit 402 between theFM transceiver 444 and theBT transceiver 404. - In an exemplary operation of the
FM radio system 400 with an integrated FM Tx/Rx, one or more signals such assignals 435 provided by theprocessor 440 may configure theFM transceiver 444 to either transmit or receive FM signals. To receive FM radio signals, theprocessor 440 may provide one ormore signals 435 to power up the FM Rx block 432 and power down the FM Tx block 430. Additionally, theprocessor 440 may provide afrequency control word 434 to theDDFS 416 in order to generate an appropriate FM LO frequency (withIQ components reference signal f ref 414. In this regard,f ref 414 may comprise an output of the BT PLL/LOGEN circuit 402. - For example, the BT PLL/
LOGEN circuit 402 may operate at 900 MHz and theDDFS 416 may thus utilize the 900 MHz signal to generate, for example, signals in the “FM broadcast band”, or approximately 78 MHz to 100 MHz. The FM broadcast band may expand to cover wider range such as 60 to 130 MHz in some FM radio devices. In another embodiment of the invention, theFM transceiver 444 may be capable of receiving or transmitting higher frequencies such as the cellular to millimeter wave range using an exemplary super heterodyne radio architecture described in the U.S. application Ser. No. 11/755,395 filed on May 30, 2007 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. - The
processor 440 may interface with thememory 428 in order to determine the appropriate state of any control signals and the appropriate value of thefrequency control word 434 provided to theDDFS 416. To transmit FM signals theprocessor 440 may provide one ormore signals 435 to power up the FM Tx block 430 and power down theFM Rx block 432. Additionally, theprocessor 440 may provide afrequency control word 434 to theDDFS 416 in order to generate an appropriate FM LO frequency (withIQ components reference signal f ref 414. Alternatively, theprocessor 440 may provide a series ofcontrol words 434 to theDDFS 416 in order to generate a FM signal. In this regard, theprocessor 440 may interface with thememory 428 in order to determine the appropriate state of anycontrol signals 435 and the appropriate values of thecontrol word 434 provided to theDDFS 416. - The
memory 428 may comprise aFM channel list 452 a and RDS/RDBS data 452 b. TheFM channel list 452 a may comprise one or more listings with dynamically updated local FM channels. The dynamically updatedlocal FM channels 486 b may comprise detected occupied local FM channels (not available for local FM transmission) and/or unoccupied local FM channels (available for local FM transmission through FM Tx block 464). The RDS/RDBS 452 b may comprise information identifying such as alternate frequencies of programs being broadcasted by local FM station, channel spacing, the number of blocks and frames transmitted (for BER determination), the clock time, broadcasted program identification with known station ID, country code or country identity, regional links and Enhanced Other Networks (EON) etc. The RDS/RDBS data 452 b may be stored and retrieved from thememory 428 for dynamic tuning input and for validating occupied local FM channels being broadcasted. - In an embodiment of the invention, FM reception to detect
local FM channels 486 b and FM channel transmission may be performed simultaneously by receivingcontrol signals 435 from theprocessor 440 and coupling the FM Rx block 432 to an optional receiveantenna 466 b and the FM Tx block 440 coupling to anoptional antenna 466 c. Alternately, FM reception and FM transmission may be multiplexed by coupling the FM Rx block 432 and the FM Tx block 440 to anantenna 466 a through a bidirectional coupler. Theantennae channel list information 452 a to an externalFM radio receiver 461 b/OOB receiver 461 c equippedFM radio device 460 a through out of band (OOB) signals 488 i such as using Bluetooth BT, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN). Alternately, the local FMchannel list information 452 a may be transmitted to the externalFM radio receiver 461 b ofFM radio device 460 a as an RDS/RDBS jump table using an in-band FM signal by closed loop tuning method. - In another embodiment of the invention, an
optional GPS receiver 470 withantenna 466 d may be coupled to theprocessor 440 asoptional input 491 to provide country information or radio location information to assist in local FM channel and channel spacing determination. In another embodiment of the invention, theexternal device 460 b may optionally be coupled to theFM radio system 400 with Integrated FM Tx/Rx to receive signal through awire 466 d coupled to a plug and ajack connector 458. The wire 466 may be utilized as a reception antenna for theFM transceiver 444 while FM transmission may be performed through an internal antenna such asantenna 466 c. Other inputs such asinput 496 may serve similar functions asinput 188 ofFIG. 2 to facilitate channel tuning determination. - In another embodiment of the invention, pauses 490 of a
transmission stream 488 may be an indication of a valid local FM channel being transmitted for dynamically generating or updating a localFM channel list 452 a. A Pause frame may be used to halt the transmission of a sender for a specified period of time in a duplex communication mode where data may flow in both directions such as using FM Tx and FM Rx communication. - In another embodiment of the invention, a detection of a stereo pilot signal 492 (or pilot signal) may be used to identify a valid
local FM channel 492 a for dynamically generating or updating a localFM channel list 452 a. The detection of apilot signal 492 at a certain frequency may indicate avalid FM channel 492 a may be detected at the second harmonics of thepilot signal 492. For example, a 19 kHz pilot signal may indicate the presence of an FM channel audio signal at 38 kHz. - The another
FM radio device 460 a may comprise aprocessor 461 a, aFM radio receiver 461 b and an OOB receiver 461 c. TheFM radio receiver 461 b may receive transmitted channel data from theFM radio transmitter 486 a and/or theFM radio system 400, depending on the channel theFM receiver 461 b may be tuned to. In an embodiment of the invention, the OOB receiver 461 c may receive FM channel information such as the ranked localFM channel list 552D shown inFIG. 5C from theOOB transmitter 410 of theFM radio system 400. -
FIG. 5A is an exemplary diagram illustrating dynamic detection of occupied or unoccupied local FM channels, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 5A , there is shown 12 exemplary localFM channels CH1 502 a to CH12 502 l in thelocal FM spectrum 500A after a full scan. There is shown seven detected occupied localFM channels CH1 502 a toCH3 502 c,CH5 502 e,CH8 502 h,CH9 502 i andCH11 502 k where each of the respective occupied local FM channels may have signal amplitude exceeding theRSSI detection threshold 506. - There is also shown
FM channel CH6 502 f with a weak signal amplitude below the RSSI detection threshold 506 (near noise level), which may be a valid occupied channel after further verification with the RDS/RDBS data from the local FM station. In an embodiment of the invention, theFM channel CH6 502 f may be considered as an unoccupied channel available for local FM transmission. - There may be other spurious signals with weak signal amplitude in the local FM spectrum such as
signals FM channel CH6 502 h,CH11 502 k or other reasons. - Alternately, there the
FM channel CH1 502 a may be identified as a valid local FM channel being transmitted through a detection of an FM channel transmission pause 590 despite of its marginal RSSI level.Channel CH11 502 k may be identified as a valid local FM channel transmitted being a harmonic 592 a of a detectedstereo pilot signal 592. -
FIG. 5B is an exemplary diagram illustrating extraction of unoccupied local FM channels available for transmission, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 5B , there is shown a plurality of exemplary unoccupied local FM channels available for localFM transmission CH4 502 d,CH6 502 f,CH7 502 g,CH10 502 j and CH12 502 l extracted after a full scan of thelocal FM spectrum 500A shown inFIG. 5A . - The unoccupied local FM channels may be derived from detected occupied local FM channels. Vice versa, the occupied local FM channel may be inferred from the absence of a signal with significant amplitude such as above the RSSI detection level, in combination with at least one of the RDS/RDBS data information such as channel frequencies or channel spacing. Other exemplary inputs such as utilizing an optional GPS location information, channel frequency and channel spacing determination are disclosed in U.S. application Ser. No. 11/755,395, filed on May 30, 2007, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, and may be used to generate a local FM channel list for suitable local FM channel transmission.
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FIG. 5C illustrates an exemplary process of generating and ranking of FM channels list available for transmission, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 5C , there is shown one or more FM channel lists 552A to 552D may be derived fromFIG. 5A orFIG. 5B .FM channel list 552A may comprise localFM channels CH1 502 a to CH12 502 l. InFIG. 5C , there is shown detected occupied local FM channels (circled channels)CH1 502 a toCH3 502 c,CH5 502 e,CH8 502 h,CH9 502 i andCH11 502 k, and unoccupied localFM channels CH4 502 d,CH6 502 f,CH7 502 g,CH10 502 j and CH12 502 l. - The
FM Channel list 552B may be derived from theFM channel list 552A. TheFM Channel list 552B may comprise of seven occupied localFM channels CH1 502 a toCH3 502 c,CH5 502 e,CH8 502 h,CH9 502 i andCH11 502 k. In an embodiment of the invention, the occupied localFM channels CH5 502 e,CH9 502 i,CH11 502 k,CH2 502 b,CH8 502 h, toCH3 502 c andCH1 502 a may be ranked according to the respective RSSI amplitude in theFM Channel list 552B. TheFM channel CH5 502 e being the strongest RSSI level andchannel CH1 502 a being the weakest RSSI level in theFM Channel list 552B. - The
FM Channel list 552C may be derived from theFM channel list 552A. TheFM Channel list 552C may comprise five exemplary unoccupied localFM channels CH4 502 d,CH6 502 f,CH7 502 g,CH10 502 j and CH12 502 l being available for local FM transmission as shown inFIG. 5B . - In an embodiment of the invention, the
FM Channel list 552C may be ranked according to increasing neighboring channel interferences to generate aFM Channel list 552D. TheFM Channel list 552D may illustrate an exemplary ranking order ofCH7 502 g,CH6 502 f,CH4 502 d, CH12 502 l andCH10 502 j. TheFM channel CH7 502 g may be ranked as thepreferred transmitter channel 556A with the least neighboring channel interference. TheFM channel CH10 502 j may be ranked as the least preferred transmitter channel with highest neighboring channel interference in thealternate transmitter channels 556B. - Referring to
FIG. 5A andFM channel list 552D inFIG. 5C , there is shownFM channel CH7 502 g has two neighboringchannels CH6 502 f andCH8 502 h. Neighboringchannel CH6 502 f may have a noise floor signal amplitude (below RSSI detection threshold) and neighboring channel CH8 may have moderate to low signal amplitude. The FM channel CH6 has neighboringchannels CH5 502 e andCH7 502 g. Although neighboringchannel CH7 502 g may be at noise floor, neighboringFM channel CH5 502 e may be shown as the strongest interfering channel in theFM frequency spectrum 500A. Hence, theFM channel CH7 502 g may be ranked or preferred abovechannel CH6 502 f. - The
channel CH4 502 d has neighboringchannels CH3 502 c andchannel CH5 502 e. TheFM channel CH4 502 d may be inferior to channelCH6 502 f for reason that neighboringchannel CH3 502 c is a valid occupied local FM channel above the noise floor, whilechannel CH6 502 f being neighboring to channelCH7 502 g at noise floor. Hence, theFM channel CH6 502 f may be ranked abovechannel CH4 502 d. - The channel CH12 502 l has only one strong interfering neighboring channels CH11 502 k. In an embodiment of the invention, the
FM channel CH4 502 d may be inferior to the FM channel CH12 502 l for reason that theFM channel CH4 502 d has two neighboring channel while the FM channel CH12 502 l has one neighboring channel. In another embodiment of the invention, alternateFM channel CH6 502 f may have closer proximity to channelCH4 502 d (separated by two channel spacing) than to the FM channel CH12 502 l (separated by six channel spacing. Hence, theFM channel CH4 502 d may be ranked above the FM channel CH12 502 l. - The
Channel CH10 502 j has two strong neighboring interferingchannels CH9 502 i and CH11 502 l. The FM Channel CH12 502 l has only one strong interfering neighboring channels CH11 502 k. Hence, the FM channel CH12 502 l may be ranked abovechannel CH10 502 j. - The order of channel may vary depending on the ranking algorithm and other factors such as weighing factors, or spurious considerations may be included for ranking determination.
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FIG. 5D is an exemplary diagram illustrating dynamic processing of alternate local FM channels for transmission based on least neighboring channel interferences, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 5D , the localFM channel list 552D may be communicated to anotherFM radio device 460 a with a FM and/or OOB receiver 461 c. TheFM receiver 461 b of the anotherFM radio device 460 a may tune to the corresponding selected or preferredchannel CH7 502 g with the least neighboring channel interferences. TheFM receiver 461 b of the anotherFM radio device 460 a may upon receiving information such as a command from an in-Band FM signal 488 i or upon user intervention, jump to the next available preferred unoccupied localFM channel CH6 502 f on the ranked localFM channel list 552D. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention, an RDS/RDBS jump instruction or command may be created and utilized to facilitate a jump to the next available preferred unoccupied localFM channel CH6 502 f. Likewise,FM channel CH4 502 d, FM channel CH12 andFM channel CH10 502 j may follow according to the order of increasing neighboring FM channel interferences in thealternate FM channels 556D. - In another embodiment of the invention, the newly created exemplary RDS/RDBS jump instruction or command may be received as an in-band FM signal where the
FM receiver 461 b of the anotherFM radio device 460 a may automatically tune by closed loop tuning method (to be discussed inFIG. 6B ) to the next available preferred unoccupied local FM channel following the ranked localFM channel list 552D. An example of such implementation may be the channel frequency of an FM radio in a moving automobile may jump to the next available preferred unoccupied local FM channel automatically based on the newly created RDS/RDBS jump instruction or command. -
FIG. 5E is an exemplary diagram illustrating a dynamic detection of occupied or unoccupied local FM channels when channel distribution changes, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.FIG. 5E illustrates dynamic changes make take place within localFM channel spectrum 500B due to a channel distribution change of theFM radio system 400 with an integrated FM radio Tx/Rx receiver, or the local FM broadcasting channels distribution change at a different time instance. Referring toFIG. 5E , a scan by theFM radio system 400 with an integrated FM radio Tx/Rx receiver may detect that the localFM channel CH11 502 k may be switched to channelCH7 502 g. A user using the preferredFM channel CH7 502 g from theFM channel list 452 a may experience a strong interference at this channel sincechannel CH7 502 g may no longer be available for local FM transmission by theFM radio system 400 with an integrated FM Tx/Rx. -
FIG. 5F illustrates an exemplary dynamic process of updating the local FM channel list for transmission based on least neighboring channel interferences, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 5F , there is shown an updated occupied localFM channel list 552E may be generated from a scan by theFM radio system 400 with an integrated FM radio Tx/Rx. The updated occupied localFM channel list 552E may comprise seven occupied localFM channels CH5 502 e, CH9 502 l,CH7 502 g,CH2 502 b,CH8 502 h, toFM CH3 502 c andFM CH1 502 a and they may be ranked according to the respective RSSI amplitude in theFM Channel list 552E. - The
FM Channel list 552F may be derived from theFM channel list 552E. TheFM Channel list 552C may comprise of five unoccupied localFM channels CH4 502 d,CH6 502 f,CH10 502 j,CH11 502 k and CH12 502 l that may be available for local FM transmission as shown inFIG. 5B . - The
FM Channel list 552G may be updated and dynamically ranked according to neighboring channel interference. TheFM Channel list 552G may illustrate an exemplary ranking order of CH12 502 l,CH11 502 k,CH10 502 j,CH4 502 d andCH6 502 f. The FM channel CH12 502 l may be ranked as the preferredFM transmitter channel 556C while theFM channel CH6 502 f may be ranked as the least preferred transmitter channel in thealternate channel list 556D. The ranking order inFM Channel list 552G may use similar neighboring interfering channel algorithm described inFIG. 5C . - The dynamic detection algorithm illustrated in
FIGS. 5A to 5F may be enabled to determine which FM channels have the lowest noise floor, and accordingly select those channels as being suitable for transmission of FM data. The detection algorithm may be enabled to operate, for example, where there is apause 490 in a transmittedFM stream 488. The detection algorithm may utilize simultaneous FM radio Tx and FM radio Rx or multiplexed FM radio Tx and FM radio Rx to determine those channels suitable for transmitting or broadcasting FM data shown inFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 5G is an exemplary diagram illustrating dynamic processing of updated alternate FM radio channels for transmission based on least neighboring channel interferences, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.FIG. 5G is similar toFIG. 5D except that the transmission order of the preferred FM channel CH12 502 l and the alternate FM channels CH11 502 k,CH10 502 j,CH4 502 d andCH6 502 f may be rearranged in increasing neighboring channel interference reflected in the update in the localFM channel list 552G. -
FIG. 5H illustrates an exemplary simultaneous scanning of aFM radio system 400 with an integrated FM Tx/Rx (as a source device) and anotherFM radio device 460 a with an FM radio receiver (as a sink device) to generate a substantially matched local FM channels list for available local FM transmission selection, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 5H , there is shown a substantially matched localFM channel list FM frequency spectrum 500A. Simultaneous scanning or scanning in close succession may be performed by theFM radio system 400 with an integrated FM radio Tx/Rx 444 and by anotherFM radio device 460 a with an FM receiver. TheFM radio system 400 may be a signal source as a source device transmitting FM channel information to a signal receptor, the anotherFM radio device 460 a as a sink device. - In this example, the another
FM radio device 460 a with a FM radio receiver may be currently tuned to receive contents from theFM channel CH9 502 i during the simultaneous FM scan 402 b. Thechannel list 552A of the FM scan 402 b by the anotherFM radio device 460 a with a FM radio receiver may be used to compare a substantially matchedFM channel list 552A FM scan 402 b sent through the FM or OOB signal 488 i by theFM radio system 400 with an integrated FM Tx/Rx. -
FIG. 5I illustrates an exemplary tuning of another FM radio device with an FM radio receiver to a selected local FM channel in response to a detection of a sudden increase of RSSI level of a channel signal, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 5I , it is shown that a ranked localFM channel list 552D with a selectedFM channel CH7 502 g for transmission based on least neighboring interferences may be generated or updated by theFM radio system 400 and communicated to the anotherFM radio device 460 a through an FM or OOB signal 488 i. Optionally, in another embodiment of the invention, a confirmation of such reception of the information, or a confirmation of a substantial matching of theFM channel list FM radio device 460 a to theFM radio system 400 through the FM or OOB signal 488 i. - The
FM radio system 400 may start transmitting FM channel data at the preferredFM channel CH7 502 g, the anotherFM radio device 460 a with a FM radio receiver may detect a new signal shown by a sudden rise of RSSI level located at the selectedchannel CH7 502 g. Such new signal shown by a rise on RSSI level detection atchannel Ch7 502 g may act as a command signal to automatically tune the anotherFM radio device 460 a to lock on to the selectedFM channel CH7 502 g to continue to receive FM channel data. In an embodiment of the invention, thevisual display 460 d may notify the user that the media content being played may be tuned to localFM channel Ch7 502 g. In an embodiment of the invention, an audio alert tone or a text to voice may be transmitted over the RDS/RDBS data from theFM radio system 400 to inform the user of thechannel CH7 502 g switch. Alternately, the user may receive an audio alert tone or a text to voice command notification over the RDS/RDBS to initiate auser input 488 k to tune the anotherFM radio device 460 a to the selectedFM channel CH7 502 g through a semi automatic tuning or throughmanual FM tuner 460 e. - In another embodiment of the invention, the another
FM radio device 460 a may monitor a change in the Bit Error Ratio (BER) of the RDS/RDBS data transmitted indicated by the new signal located at the selectedchannel CH7 502 g (broadcasted by the FM radio system 400) may be introduced to theFM frequency spectrum 500C. The anotherFM radio device 460 a may automatically tune to the selectedchannel CH7 502 g using closed loop tuning method withoutuser 132 intervention. -
FIG. 6A is a flow chart that illustrates exemplary steps for processing results derived from detecting channels suitable for FM transmission, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Reference designations inFIG. 2 ,FIG. 4 andFIGS. 5A to 5F may be referenced to throughout the flow charts description at various steps inFIGS. 6A and 6B . Step 600 may represent an initial or a reset condition for aFM radio system 400 with an integrated FM Tx/Rx without prior knowledge of the location, channel frequencies and channel spacing information. - In
step 602 theprocessor 440 of theFM radio system 400 with an integrated FM Tx/Rx may scan theFM spectrum 500A to generate or update one or more local FM channel lists 552A, 552 b, 552C or 552D shown inFIG. 5C .Channel list 552A may comprise localFM channels CH1 502 a to CH12 502 l in the local FM channel spectrum after a full scan.Channel list 552B may comprise ranked occupied localFM channels CH5 502 e,CH9 502 i,CH11 502 k,CH2 502 b,CH8 502 h, toCH3 502 c andCH1 502 a according to the respective RSSI amplitude.Channel list 552D may comprise ranked unoccupiedFM channels CH7 502 g,CH6 502 f,CH4 502 d, CH12 502 l andCH10 502 j available for transmission. Instep 604, the one or more local FM channel lists 552A, 552 b, 552C or 552D may be updated or may be used to derive a ranked localFM channel list 552D based on least neighboring channel interference analysis. For example, unoccupied localFM channels CH7 502 g,CH6 502 f,CH4 502 d, CH12 502 l andCH10 502 j may be updated or ranked in theFM Channel list 552D based on increasing order of neighboring channel interference. - In
step 606, theFM radio system 400 may communicate the localFM channel list FM radio system 400 may use anOOB transmitter 410 to communicate the updated local FM channel list to an OOB receiver 461 c of the another FM radio device 406 a. The OOB communication may be a Bluetooth, wireless local area network (WLAN), wireless wide area network (WWAN), cellular band or ZigBee signal. In another embodiment of the invention, both theFM radio system 400 and the another FM radio device 406 a may be equipped with an integrated OOB transceiver to enable bidirectional communication. Alternately, theFM radio system 400 may use anFM transmitter 440 to communicate the updated local FM channel list to anFM receiver 461 b of the another FM radio device 406 a. - In
step 608, the another FM radio device 406 a may select a FM channel from the received ranked localFM channel list 552D from theFM radio system 400. In an embodiment of the invention, the preferred channel selected may be the least neighboring channelinterference channel CH7 502 g. In another embodiment of the invention, any one of thealternate channels 556B from the ranked localFM channel list 552D may be selected arbitrarily. - In
step 610, the FM radio receiver of the another FM radio device 406 a may tune to the selectedFM channel CH7 502 g from the ranked localFM channel list 552D through open loop tuning, closed loop tuning or semi-closed loop tuning. Instep 612, after the another FM radio device 406 a tunes to the selectedFM channel CH7 502 g, the FM radio receiver of theFM radio system 400 and/or the FM radio receiver of the another FM radio device 406 a may from time to time continue to scan theFM spectrum 500A to check if the selected FM channel CH7 may have any high neighboring channel interferences due to dynamic channel distribution in the broadcast stations, or due to location changes of theFM radio system 400. - If a high neighboring channel interference may be detected in the existing transmitted
channel CH7 502 g, instep 616, theFM radio system 400 may select the next available local FM channel such asCH6 502 f,CH4 502 d, CH12 502 l orCH10 502 j from the ranked local FM channel list. TheFM radio system 400 may communicate through an FM or OOB signal 488 i the new channel selection to the another FM radio device 406 a to tune to the FM radio receiver of the another FM radio device 406 a to the newly selected channel instep 610. Instep 612, if the FM radio receiver of theFM radio system 400 may not detect high neighboring channel interference in the existing transmittedchannel CH7 502 g, theFM radio system 400 and/or the another FM radio device 406 a may return to step 602 to continue to scan, monitor and/or update the local FM channel list. -
FIG. 6B is a flow chart that illustrates exemplary steps for open loop, closed loop or semi closed loop tuning of selected local FM channel, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 6B , there is shown the exemplary tuning steps using open loop, closed loop or semi closed loop tuning of the selected localFM channel CH7 502 g instep 610. Instep 610 a, upon a localFM channel CH7 502 g selection by the another FM radio device 406 a, the another FM radio device 406 a and theFM radio system 400 may implement a user intervention check instep 610 a. If user intervention may be used, an open loop tuning may be implemented and continued instep 610 b. - In
step 610 b, the FM radio receiver of the another FM radio device 406 a may receive update to the localFM channel list 552D by a re-scan, if necessary. The selected FM channel may be a channel with the least neighboring channel interference such aschannel CH7 502 g. The selected channel information may be derived from a format of the RDS/RDBS data 452 b by theprocessor 440 and communicated to auser 132 through visual text display on the another FM radio device 406 a or theFM radio system 400. The selected channel information may be communicated to theuser 132 in the form of text to voice audio means, or through a combination of both visual and audio notification. - In
step 610 c, theuser 132 may select a channel based on the updated local Fm channel list, in this example, theCH7 502 g based on the least neighboring channel interference recommended by localFM channel list 552D. Alternately, theuser 132 may select another arbitrary channel from thealternate channels 556B in the ranked localFM channel list 552D. After the open loop tuning may be completed, the process may continue, instep 612, to check for the neighboring channel interference of the selected tuned channel by theuser 132. - In instances where user intervention may not be used in
step 610 a, a closed loop tuning process may be used startingstep 610 d. The closed loop tuning process may be an automatic tuning without user intervention, or may be modified to allow some user intervention as a semi-closed loop tuning process. Instep 610 d, the another FM radio device 406 a may receive update to the localFM channel list 552D by a re-scan, if necessary. Instep 610 e, the FM radio receiver in theFM radio system 400 and the FM radio receiver of theFM radio system 400 6 a may scan simultaneously or in close succession theFM spectrum 500A. A localFM channel list FM radio system 400 and may be communicated to the another FM radio device 406 a through a signal that may not affect the FM transmission such as using the FM or OOB signal 488 i. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, the another FM radio device 406 a may communicate the localFM channel list FM radio system 400 for channel match comparison. - In
step 610 f, the generated localFM channel list FM channel list local channel list step 610 f, the tuning process may proceed to step 610 g for a closed loop tuning with no user intervention, or to step 610 c for semi-closed loop tuning with user intervention. Instep 610 g, theFM radio system 400 may transmit FM channel data to the another FM radio device 406 a at the selected FM channel,CH7 502 g in this example. TheFM radio receiver 461 b of the FM radio device 406 a may detect a new signal indicated by a sudden rise in RSSI level of signal or a change in the BER of the RDS/RDBS data at the selectedchannel CH7 502 g. Instep 610 h, the another FM radio device 406 a may tune to the detected newsignal channel CH7 502 g in response to a sudden rise of RSSI level or a change in the BER of the RDS/RDBS data atchannel CH7 502 g and go to step 612 to check forchannel CH7 502 g channel interference status after tuning. - In an alternate embodiment of the invention, the
FM radio system 400 may programmed to jump to a next alternate channel on the localFM channel list 552D, or to an arbitrary channel on the list without following the order of ranking. - The steps of the processes in
FIGS. 6A to 6B may be rearranged in a different order or substituted with similar or equivalent operation to accomplish the same result without departing from the scope and the spirit of the invention. - In accordance with various embodiments of the invention, the method for enabling communication comprising in a
FM radio system 400 comprising an integratedFM radio transmitter 440 andFM radio receiver 432, dynamically generating alist list local FM channels 502 a to 502 l to another FM radio device 406 a. TheFM channels 502 a to 502 l of the generatedlist - In an embodiment of the invention, the
FM radio transmitter 440 may communicate a selectedFM channel CH7 502 g based on least neighboring channel interference from a ranked localFM channel list 552D to tune the FM radio receiver of the another FM radio device 406 a to the same selectedFM channel CH7 502 g. In another embodiment of the invention, theFM radio system 400 may comprise anFM transmitter 440 orOOB transmitter 410 to communicate the localFM channel list FM receiver 461 b or OOB receiver 461 c of the another FM radio device 406 a. TheFM transmitter 440 andFM receiver 461 b orOOB transmitter 410 andOOB receiver 408 may communicate with one of FM, Bluetooth, WLAN and ZigBee signals 488 i. - Another embodiment of the invention may provide a machine-readable storage, having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section executable by a machine, thereby causing the machine to perform the steps as described herein for FM transmission in an integrated FM transmit receive (FM Tx/Rx) system.
- 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.
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