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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2006
Hassan Elwan, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Adel F. Fanous, Irvine, CA (US);
Hassan Elwan, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Adel F. Fanous, Irvine, CA (US);
Newport Media, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable memory device and method comprises a data storage component; and a wireless receiver operatively connected to the data storage component, wherein the wireless receiver is adapted to receive mobile TV signals. The portable memory device further comprises an interface component adapted to connect to a host computing device. The wireless receiver is adapted to receive radio signals. The wireless receiver is adapted to receive satellite signals. The wireless receiver comprises an antenna; a matching network operatively connected to the antenna; and a radio frequency (RF) receiver chip operatively connected to the matching network. The portable memory device further comprises a demodulator operatively connected to (or integrated in) the RF receiver chip. The data storage component comprises a flash memory unit comprising software code adapted to interface with a host computing device and process data on the host computing device.