ENHANCED BROADCAST TELEVISION FOR PORTABLE DEVICES

摘要

An enhanced manner of providing broadcast television to portable devices is disclosed, including tuner assistance, improvements in recording and datacasting content, and assisting users in obtaining the optimum experience from their set-up. A small form factor, low cost accessory product such as a WiFi dongle with one or more tuners can be used to provide the single function of delivering content to portable devices. The content can be sourced from broadcast (e.g. ATSC/DVB-T, etc.) and can be in the form of live (linear) television or datacast (on demand) programming. No Internet connection is required.

主权项

1. An accessory for a portable device comprising:
an antenna interface; a tuner configured to receive broadcast television signals via the antenna interface; a processor configured to transfer content from the received broadcast television signals to the portable device; and a battery configured to power the accessory.