METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SINGLE CHIP SATELLITE SET-TOP BOX SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for an integrated set-top box, the system comprising:
- a single integrated circuit chip comprising;
a first satellite receiver demodulator integrated within said single integrated circuit chip;
at least a second satellite receiver demodulator integrated within said single integrated circuit chip; and
at least one processor integrated within said single integrated circuit chip and coupled to said first satellite receiver demodulator and said second satellite receiver demodulator, wherein said at least one processor generates separate encoded audio and video streams based on at least one demodulated signal received from said first satellite receiver demodulator and/or said at least said second satellite receiver demodulator.
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Abstract
A system for an integrated set-top box may include a single integrated circuit chip (SICC). The SICC may include a first satellite receiver demodulator, at least a second satellite receiver demodulator and at least one processor, all integrated within the SICC. The at least one processor may be coupled to the first satellite receiver demodulator and the second satellite receiver demodulator. The at least one processor may generate separate encoded audio and video streams based on at least one demodulated signal received from the first satellite receiver demodulator and/or the at least the second satellite receiver demodulator. The at least one processor may include a MIPS processor, a floating point processor and/or at least one data transport processor. The system may also include a programmable memory integrated within the SICC.
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42 Claims
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1. A system for an integrated set-top box, the system comprising:
a single integrated circuit chip comprising; a first satellite receiver demodulator integrated within said single integrated circuit chip; at least a second satellite receiver demodulator integrated within said single integrated circuit chip; and at least one processor integrated within said single integrated circuit chip and coupled to said first satellite receiver demodulator and said second satellite receiver demodulator, wherein said at least one processor generates separate encoded audio and video streams based on at least one demodulated signal received from said first satellite receiver demodulator and/or said at least said second satellite receiver demodulator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for processing information in a set-top box, the system comprising:
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receiving a first modulated signal by a first satellite receiver within a single integrated circuit chip; demodulating said first modulated signal by said first satellite receiver within said single integrated circuit chip to generate a first demodulated signal; receiving a second modulated signal by a second satellite receiver within said single integrated circuit chip; and demodulating said second modulated signal by said second satellite receiver within said single integrated circuit chip to generate a second demodulated signal, wherein said first satellite receiver demodulator and said second satellite receiver demodulator are coupled to at least one processor integrated within said single integrated circuit chip, wherein said at least one processor generates separate encoded audio and video streams based on said first and second demodulated signals. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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