USB DEVICE THAT PROVIDES WIRELESS DATA ACCESS, DIGITAL TV ACCESS, RADIO, AND STORAGE CAPABILITY

Abstract

A portable memory device dimensioned and configured as any of a removable flash memory card, a USB flash drive, and a jump drive and a method of wireless communication, wherein the portable memory device comprises a single housing component; a data storage component within the single housing component; and a wireless receiver operatively connected to the data storage component and within the single housing component, wherein the wireless receiver is adapted to receive wireless signals comprising radio signals, satellite signals, TV signals, and Bluetooth™ specification signals, and wherein the wireless receiver is adapted to wirelessly communicate with a LAN. The portable memory device may further comprise an interface component adapted to connect to a host computing device. Preferably, the TV signals comprise mobile TV signals.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The embodiments herein will be better understood from the following detailed description with reference to the drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of a portable memory device with wireless signal reception capability according to an embodiment herein;

FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating a preferred method according to an embodiment herein;

FIG. 3 is a system diagram according to an embodiment herein;

FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic diagram of a portable memory device with wireless signal reception capability according to an alternate embodiment herein;

FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic diagram of the diversity RF receiver of FIG. 4 according to the alternate embodiment herein; and

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a computer system according to an embodiment herein.

Claims

1. A portable memory device dimensioned and configured as any of a removable flash memory card, a universal serial bus (USB) flash drive, and a jump drive, said portable memory device comprising: a single housing component;a data storage component within said single housing component; anda wireless receiver operatively connected to said data storage component and within said single housing component,wherein said wireless receiver is adapted to receive wireless signals comprising radio signals, satellite signals, television (TV) signals, and Bluetooth™ specification signals, and wherein said wireless receiver is adapted to wirelessly communicate with a local area network (LAN).

2. The portable memory device of claim 1, further comprising an interface component adapted to connect to a host computing device.

3. The portable memory device of claim 1, wherein said TV signals comprise mobile TV signals.

4. The portable memory device of claim 1, wherein said wireless receiver comprises: an antenna;a matching network operatively connected to said antenna; anda radio frequency (RF) receiver chip operatively connected to said matching network.

5. The portable memory device of claim 4, further comprising a demodulator operatively connected to said RF receiver chip.

6. The portable memory device of claim 4, further comprising a demodulator integrated in said RF receiver chip.

7. The portable memory device of claim 1, wherein said data storage component comprises a flash memory unit comprising software code adapted to interface with a host computing device and process data on said host computing device.

8. A portable memory device dimensioned and configured as any of a removable flash memory card, a universal serial bus (USB) flash drive, and a jump drive, said portable memory device comprising: an interface component adapted to interface with a computing device; andan integrated circuit (IC) chip operatively connected to said interface component and adapted to store data and receive wireless signals, wherein said IC chip comprises: at least one antenna;at least one radio frequency (RF) wireless receiver circuit operatively connected to said at least one antenna; anda digital baseband demodulator circuit operatively connected to said at least one RF wireless receiver circuit.

9. The portable memory device of claim 8, further comprising: a data storage component comprising a flash memory unit comprising software code adapted to interface with said computing device and process data on said computing device.

10. The portable memory device of claim 9, wherein said at least one RF wireless receiver circuit is operatively connected to said data storage component, wherein said at least one RF wireless receiver circuit is adapted to receive wireless signals comprising radio signals, satellite signals, television (TV) signals, and Bluetooth™ specification signals, and wherein said at least one RF wireless receiver circuit is adapted to wirelessly communicate with a local area network (LAN).

11. The portable memory device of claim 10, wherein said TV signals comprise mobile TV signals.

12. The portable memory device of claim 8, wherein said at least one RF wireless receiver further comprises a matching network operatively connected to said at least one antenna.

13. A method comprising: storing data in a portable memory device;receiving wireless signals comprising radio signals, satellite signals, television (TV) signals, and Bluetooth™ specification signals in said portable memory device; andwirelessly communicating with a local area network (LAN).

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising connecting said portable memory device to a host computing device.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein reception of said wireless signals and the wireless communication is performed by a wireless receiver configured in said portable memory device, wherein said wireless receiver comprises: an antenna;a matching network operatively connected to said antenna; anda radio frequency (RF) receiver chip operatively connected to said matching network.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising operatively connecting a demodulator to said RF receiver chip.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising integrating a demodulator in said RF receiver chip.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein data storage in said portable memory device is performed by a data storage component, said data storage component comprising a flash memory unit comprising software code adapted to interface with a host computing device and process data on said host computing device.

19. The method of claim 13, further comprising configuring said portable memory device as any of a removable flash memory card, a universal serial bus (USB) flash drive, and a jump drive.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein said TV signals comprise mobile TV signals.