Method and apparatus of communication between embedded cable modem and embedded set-top box
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1. A digital broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:
- an embedded cable modem; and
an embedded set-top box,wherein the embedded cable modem receives or transmits a plurality of messages from or to the embedded set-top box through a number of uni-directional ports according to a message type.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for communication between an embedded cable modem and an embedded set-top box in a DOCSIS Set-top Gateway (DSG)-based digital broadcast receiving apparatus are provided. The apparatus includes an embedded cable modem which receives or transmits messages from or to an embedded set-top box through a number of unidirectional ports according to message types.
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1. A digital broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:
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an embedded cable modem; and an embedded set-top box, wherein the embedded cable modem receives or transmits a plurality of messages from or to the embedded set-top box through a number of uni-directional ports according to a message type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of communication between an embedded cable modem and an embedded set-top box in a digital broadcast receiving apparatus, the method comprising:
transmitting or receiving a plurality of messages by the embedded cable modem from or to the embedded set-top box through a number of unidirectional ports according to a message type. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- 18. An embedded cable modem apparatus receiving or transmitting a plurality of messages from or to the embedded set-top box according to message types through a number of unidirectional ports.
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21. An embedded set-top box apparatus receiving or transmitting a plurality of messages from or to an embedded cable modem according to message types, through a number of uni-directional ports.
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