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`A method and system for displaying the multimedia information from wireless
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`communications or portable IT devices
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`Inventors:
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`Tiejun (Ronald) Wang; Tiehong (Ann) Wang, William Halal, Ximing Wang, and
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`Tiecheng Wang
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`Abstract:
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`The invention presents a method and system for displaying the high rate data flow such
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`as multimedia information in both a wireless communication environment and a non(cid:173)
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`communication environment. One application of the invention is to display multimedia
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`information for the wireless terminal in the next generation cellular (3G and 4G) era. The
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`next generation (3G or 4G) cellular network will be employed in transmitting multimedia
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`information (graphic, real-time audio/video). However, the mobile terminal ( cellular
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`phone, personal digital assistant (PDA)) cannot display the high quality video and audio
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`information on its small size screen and earphones with clarity and satisfaction. This
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`invention discloses a method and system in which a separate multimedia display terminal
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`(a monitor/ a TV set/ a projector/ a LCD) with speakers is connected with the mobile
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`terminal (cellular phone, personal digital assistant (PDA)) or a portable IT device
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`( defined as any portable device with a function or any combination of functions that is
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`achieved by a desktop computer) through a video (graphic) processor. This multimedia
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`display can be a cathode ray tube display, liquid crystal display, LCD, a projection unit or
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`any combination thereof. In this invented system, the multimedia information through
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`wireless network or information from a portable IT device is displayed on a separated
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`display instrument driven by the video (graphic) processor connected with the mobile
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`terminal or the portable IT device. Three designs are suggested in this invented system:
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`1. a video (graphic) processor being embedded in the mobile terminal or the portable
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`IT device;
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`2. a video (graphic) processor being embedded in the external display equipment;
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`3. an external video (graphic) processor.
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`Background of the invention
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`Soon, any combination of functions of a computer will be separated into a portable
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`device so that people will be able to work and access multimedia information any time
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`and anywhere. The most appealing advantage and the dominant trend of the next
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`generation wireless communication system (3G) and beyond is its capacity of supporting
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`high rate multimedia data services as well as the conventional voice services. As
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`demonstrated in FIG. 1, the cellular phone functions as a multimedia terminal to display
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`multim~dia information, the high-resolution graphic and the high-quality real-time
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`audio/video, sent from high data rate wireless communications network. The limited size
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`(2 inch by 3 inch mostly) of the screen of a mobile terminal ( cellular phone) means a lot
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`inconvenience for people to access the high rate data flow. The consequence of the
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`limitation of small screen of a wireless terminal or a portal IT device is the shrinkage of
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`the potential market size. People even have started to doubt the original motivation of the
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`3G systems: what is the point of providing high data rate services for such a small
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`screen?
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`This invention provides an answer: we don't display the data flow on the screen of a
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`mobile terminal (cellular phone) or any portable IT device itself but on an external
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`monitor/display instead. Since the possibility that a customer requests multimedia
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`services while walking is very small, we suggest set up external displays in transportation
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`devices such as planes, vehicles and hotels where people demand high data rate services.
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`Summary of the invention
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`1. A method and system are disclosed which enables a customer of a
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`wireless/mobile terminal or a portable IT device to view the video information
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`from an external display terminal including a monitor, a projector, a LCD, a TV
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`set) with speakers.
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`2. An object of the invention is to provide a method and system overcome the
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`inconvenience and limitations of the small size screen in a mobile terminal or a
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`portable IT device for displaying high data rate information either from a network
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`or not.
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`3. A particular feature of the invented system relates to that the video (graphic)
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`processor has the following functions:
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`3.1 Understanding the data format from the mobile terminal received through the
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`wireless network or from the portable IT device;
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`3.2 Processing the received data and converting it into the signal to be recognized
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`and displayed on the multimedia display terminals;
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`3.3 Feeding the converted signal to the multimedia display terminals;
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`3.4 Driving at least one multimedia display terminal.
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`4. There are three major means to implement the connection in the invented system
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`illustrated as below:
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`4.1
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`Cellphone-Embedded Video (Graphic)Processor (FIG.2)
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`The video (graphic) processor chip set is embedded in the mobile terminal
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`(cellular phone, PDA) or the portable IT device. The data from the mobile
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`terminal sent from the base station or the data from the portable IT device
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`is processed by the embedded video (graphic) processor (such as Graphic
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`Processing Unit) and sent out as image signals to the external displays.
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`• Advantage:
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`Any standard monitor or LCD or TV set or a
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`projector can serve as an external display. Only a simple cable is
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`required to connect the external display with the mobile terminal or
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`the portable IT device.
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`• Disadvantage:
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`It is a challenge to install the video/graphic
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`processor in a mobile terminal or a portable IT device due to the
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`small size of the portable device and the limited battery power.
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`4.2 Monitor-Embedded Video/Graphic Processor: (FJG.3)
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`The video (graphic) processor chipset is embedded m the external
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`displays.
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`• Advantage: For external displays, the issues caused by the size
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`and battery power of the "host" are resolved. Any 3G mobile
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`terminal and IT portable device can be connected to the external
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`displays.
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`• Disadvantage: Not every standard monitors can be used as external
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`monitor in the suggested system. Only those embedded with video
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`(graphic) processor can.
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`4.3 External Video/Graphic Processor: (FJG.4)
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`The video/graphic processor chipset is packed into an independent
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`external hardware called "external video/graphic processor box".
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`It is
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`connected to the mobile terminal/portable IT device on one end and to the
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`external display on the other. The video/graphic processor inside the
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`"external video/graphic processor box" converts the multimedia data from
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`the mobile terminal/portable IT device into image signals and feeds the
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`output to the external displays to be viewed.
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`• Advantage: Any standard mobile terminals/portable IT devices and
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`the displays can fit into the suggested system.
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`• Disadvantage: One more hardware is added into the system
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`architecture.
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`A more complete understanding of the present invention, as well as further features and
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`advantages of the present invention, will be obtained by reference to the drawings and
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`detailed description. The figures 2 - 4 describe the mechanism of the invented system
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`applied in a wireless combination environment.
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`Descriptions of the drawings
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`FIG. 1 is a schematic illustrating the conventional mobile terminal display system where
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`the video information is displayed on the screen of a mobile terminal (cellular phone).
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`FIG. 2 is a schematic illustrating the invented system in which an external multimedia
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`display terminal displays the video information received by a mobile terminal. In this
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`system, the video (graphic) processor is embedded inside the mobile terminal and
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`connected with the external display terminal processing data between the mobile terminal
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`and multimedia display.
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`FIG. 3 is a schematic illustrating the invented system in which an external multimedia
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`display terminal displays the video information received by a mobile terminal. In this
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`system, the video (graphic) processor is embedded inside the external multimedia display
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`terminal and converts the data between the mobile terminal and multimedia player.
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`FIG. 4 is a schematic illustrating the invented system in which an external multimedia
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`display terminal displays the video information received by a mobile terminal. In this
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`system, the video (graphic) processor is made as a separate equipment processing data
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`between the mobile terminal and multimedia player.
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`FIG. 5 introduces the various applications of the invented system.
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`FIG. 6 is flowchart describing the key procedures of the invention.
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`It is to be understood that the embodiments and variations shown and described in these
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`drawings and descriptions are merely illustrative of the principles of this invention and
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`that various modifications may be implemented by those skilled in the art without
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`departing form the scope and spirit of the invention.
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`<2>. The transmitted multimedia information, such as TV, 3D images, network games,
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`videophone calls, from various service providers <O> is displayed on the screen <3.1> of
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`a mobile terminal. The net result of the functions of the system is the multimedia
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`information being displayed on a small size monitor of a cell phone.
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`this system, the received multimedia information <5> is processed by the video (graphic)
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`processor <7> embedded inside the cellular phone <6> and sent to a separate multimedia
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`player <8> for display. The processed signals were fed into the multimedia player <8>
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`via the communications <9>.
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`processed by the video (graphic) processor <16> embedded inside the multimedia player
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`<15>. The received signal was transmitted into the video (graphic) processor <16>
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`embedded inside the external multimedia player <15> through the connection <14>. The
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`video (graphic) processor <16> then processes the data into image signals and drives the
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`external multimedia player <15>.
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`multimedia information <18> is displayed on the separate multimedia player <24> after
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`<20>. The video (graphic) processor <22> then processes the data and transmits the
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`Figure 5 illustrates some applications of the invented system. The invented system can be
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`placed inside a vehicle, a plane or any transportation instrument and enable the passenger
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`to read GPS map, browse the internet, watch TV, play internet games, have video call,
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`and work on all sorts of software such as Word and Excel.
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`A mobile terminal receives multimedia information or data is processed
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`Data flows are sent to the video/graphic processor from the mobile
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`The images signals are sent from the video/graphic processor to
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`People view the multimedia information on the separate
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