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

Abstract

A multiband receiver comprising an integrated diversity antenna system is operable to receive satellite and terrestrial television. The multiband receiver captures spectrum comprising satellite television channels and/or terrestrial television channels and demodulate the satellite television channels and/or the terrestrial television channels. The diversity antenna system is integrated on a board or substrate within the multiband receiver. The multiband receiver discriminates between satellite television signals and non-satellite television signals in the captured spectrum and also discriminates between the terrestrial television signals and non-terrestrial television signals in the captured spectrum. The multiband receiver generates output satellite television channel content from the demodulated satellite television channels and also generates output terrestrial television channel content from the demodulated terrestrial television channels. The multiband receiver packetizes the generated output satellite and/or terrestrial television channel content. The generated output satellite and/or terrestrial television channel content is communicated to one or more mobile communication devices.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for communication, the method comprising:
 in a multiband receiver comprising a diversity antenna system that is operable to receive satellite television signals and terrestrial television signals:
 capturing spectrum comprising a satellite television signal and a terrestrial television signal; 
 processing said satellite television signal to select a television channel; 
 processing said terrestrial television signal to select a television channel; and 
 performing maximal ratio combining of said selected television channel of said satellite television signal and said selected television channel of said terrestrial television signal. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said diversity antenna system is integrated on a board or substrate within said multiband receiver. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 packetizing a result of said maximal ratio combining.   
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 3 , comprising:
 communicating said packetized a result of said maximal ratio combining from said multiband receiver to one or more mobile communication devices.   
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 remodulating a result of said maximal ratio combining to generate a corresponding intermediate frequency terrestrial television signal.   
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 remodulating a result of said maximal ratio combining to generate a corresponding intermediate frequency satellite television signal.   
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 6 , comprising:
 communicating said corresponding intermediate frequency satellite television signal to one or more other multiband receivers comprising one or more diversity antenna systems, wherein said multiband receiver comprising said diversity antenna system and said one or more other multiband receivers comprising one or more diversity antenna systems are coupled in a daisy-chain arrangement.   
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein one of said multiband receiver comprising said diversity antenna system and said one or more other multiband receivers comprising one or more diversity antenna systems is coupled to an integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box that is operable to:
 extract satellite television channel content from said corresponding intermediate frequency satellite television signal.   
     
     
         9 . A system for communication, the system comprising:
 a multiband receiver comprising a diversity antenna system that are operable to receive satellite television signals and terrestrial television signals, said multiband receiver being operable to:
 capture spectrum comprising a satellite television signal and a terrestrial television signal; and 
 process said satellite television signal via a first processing path of said multiband receiver to generate a first processed signal; 
 process said terrestrial television signal via a second processing path of said multiband receiver to generate a second processed signal; 
 select a channel of said first processed signal; 
 select a channel of said second processed signal; and 
 perform maximal ratio combining of said selected channel of said first processed signal and said selected channel of said second processed signal. 
   
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein said diversity antenna system is integrated on a board or substrate within said multiband receiver. 
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein said multiband receiver is operable to:
 packetize a result of said maximal ratio combining.   
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 11 , wherein said multiband receiver is operable to:
 communicate said packetized result of said maximal ratio combining to one or more mobile communication devices.   
     
     
         13 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein said multiband receiver is operable to:
 remodulate a result of said maximal ratio combining to generate a corresponding intermediate frequency terrestrial television signal.   
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein said multiband receiver is operable to:
 remodulate a result of said maximal ratio combining to generate a corresponding intermediate frequency satellite television signal.   
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein said multiband receiver is operable:
 communicate said corresponding intermediate frequency satellite television signal to one or more other multiband receivers comprising one or more diversity antenna systems, wherein said multiband receiver comprising said diversity antenna system and said one or more other multiband receivers comprising one or more diversity antenna systems are coupled in a daisy-chain arrangement.   
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein one of said multiband receiver comprising said diversity antenna system and said one or more other multiband receivers comprising one or more diversity antenna systems is coupled to an integrated satellite and terrestrial TV set-top box that is operable to:
 extract satellite television channel content from said remodulated one or more corresponding intermediate frequency satellite television signals.