Method and System for Data Processing in a Device with Integrated Set-Top-Box and Femtocell Functionality

Abstract

Aspects of a method and system for data processing in a device with integrated set-top-box and femtocell functionality are provided. Data may be received via an integrated femtocell and set-top-box device and may be synchronously processed, utilizing a common clock, to perform one or more femtocell functions and/or set-top-box functions. The common clock may be derived from global navigation satellite system signals. The integrated femtocell and set-top-box device may convert the received data from a first to a second format. The converted data may be transmitted to a cellular enabled communication device via a cellular transmitter within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device and/or to a multimedia device via a multimedia interface within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device. The received data may comprise multimedia content. The integrated femtocell and set-top-box device may be operable to encode, decode, transcode, encrypt, decrypt, scramble, descramble, and present the received multimedia content.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A device with integrated set-top-box and femtocell functionality, the device comprising:
 a first transceiver configured to:
 receive user profile information, and 
 receive first data formatted according to a first communication standard; 
   a processor configured to:
 generate, based on the user profile information, second data from the first data, wherein the second data is formatted according to a second communication standard; and 
   a second transceiver configured to:
 transmit the second data via a multimedia interface. 
   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first transceiver is further configured to:
 transmit the second data via a cellular communication channel.   
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 configure the device based on the user profile information.   
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the second data is first multimedia content if the device has been configured based on a first user profile, wherein the second data is second multimedia content if the device has been configured based on a second user profile, and wherein the first multimedia content is different from the second multimedia content. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first transceiver is configured to perform a femtocell function for the device, and wherein the first transceiver is:
 a broadband transceiver; or   a cellular transceiver.   
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first transceiver, the second transceiver, and the processor are synchronized to a common clock generated within the device. 
     
     
         7 . A device with integrated set-top-box and femtocell functionality, the device comprising:
 a first transceiver configured to:
 receive user profile information, and 
 receive first data formatted according to a first communication standard; 
   a processor configured to:
 generate second data from the first data, wherein the second data is formatted according to a second communication standard, and 
 select a subset of the second data based on the user profile information; and 
   a second transceiver, synchronized to the clock signal, configured to:
 transmit the subset of the second data via a multimedia interface. 
   
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the first transceiver is configured to receive the user profile information from a communication device that is within a range of the device. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the communication device is a cellular telephone. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the user profile is verified by a network operator of the device before the first transceiver receives the user profile information. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the user profile is verified by the network operator using a communication channel that is out of band of a channel used to receive the first data or the second data. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the first transceiver and the second transceiver are synchronized to a common clock generated within the device. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver configured to maintain an accuracy of the clock signal based on a received GNSS signal.   
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the second communication standard is a cellular communication standard. 
     
     
         15 . A method, comprising:
 receiving user profile information and first data according to a first communication standard in an integrated femtocell and set-top-box device;   generating, within the integrated femtocell and set-top-box device, second data from the first data, wherein the second data is formatted according to a second communication standard;   selecting, within the integrated femtocell and set-top-box device, a subset of the second data based on the user profile information; and   transmitting, from the integrated femtocell and set-top-box device, the second data via a multimedia interface.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the user profile information is received from a communication device that is within a range of the integrated femtocell and set-top-box device. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the second data is transmitted to the communication device. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the user profile is verified by a network operator of the integrated femtocell and set-top-box device before the user profile information is received. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the second communication standard is a cellular communication standard. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 configuring the integrated femtocell and set-top-box device based on the user profile information.