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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2014
Voxx International Corporation, Hauppauge, NY (US);
Prapan Paul Tinaphong, Carmel, IN (US);
Chung Hua Hung, Kaohsiung Hsien, TW;
James K. Rinehart, Indianapolis, IN (US);
S. Ian Geise, Carmel, IN (US);
VOXX International Corporation, Hauppauge, NY (US);
Abstract
An antenna device includes a housing defining an interior cavity, and an RF antenna situated within the housing. The RF antenna receives high definition television signals broadcast over the air. An MHL connector is mounted on the housing. An external audio or video streaming signal device is coupleable to the MHL connector. An MHL to HDMI converter circuit situated within the interior cavity of the housing receives signals from the external audio or video streaming signal device and processes these signals into an HDMI signal format. The HDMI signals are provided on an HDMI output connector mounted on the housing. RF signals from the RF antenna are provided to an RF coaxial cable connector also mounted on the housing.