US 7,499,462 B2
System, method and apparatus for wireless delivery of content from a generalized content source to a generalized content sink
Samuel J. MacMullan, Carlisle, Mass. (US); Steven S. Fastert, Chelmsford, Mass. (US); and Tandhoni S. Rao, Ashland, Mass. (US)
Assigned to Radiospire Networks, Inc., Concord, Mass. (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/117,467.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/661481, filed on Mar. 15, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2006/0209745 A1, Sep. 21, 2006
Int. Cl. H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 370—401  [370/463; 370/468; 370/477; 370/480; 455/419; 455/426.1; 725/81; 725/100; 725/120; 725/131; 348/734; 348/E7.026; 348/E5.103] 34 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for transferring media content from a content source to a content sink, comprising:
a first wireless media adapter comprising first conversion logic and a transmitter, wherein the first conversion logic receives an output signal representing uncompressed video data and encoded for transmission over a wired communication interface from the content source and converts the output signal to a format suitable for wireless communication wherein the conversion does not include applying lossy compression to the uncompressed video data and wherein the transmitter wirelessly transmits the converted output signal over a first ultrawideband (UWB) radio frequency (RF) channel located in the frequency range of 3.1 gigahertz (GHz) to 10.6 GHz; and
a second wireless media adapter comprising a receiver and second conversion logic, wherein the receiver wirelessly receives the wirelessly-transmitted signal, and wherein the second conversion logic converts the wirelessly-received signal into an input signal representing the uncompressed video data and encoded for transmission over the wired communication interface and transmits the input signal to the content sink.