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Apparatus for adapting computer for satellite communications

  • US 5,019,910 A
  • Filed: 09/12/1988
  • Issued: 05/28/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/29/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for receiving and demodulating a satellite broadcast signal, comprising:

  • (a) programmable radio frequency tuner/demodulator means for demodulating said broadcast signal to produce a baseband output signal;

    (b) addressable storage means for storing tuning data representative of one or more tuning frequencies;

    (c) data receptor means for receiving address data from an external source;

    (d) control means for;

    (i) coupling to said data receptor means and decoding said address data to produce an address of a corresponding storage location within said storage means;

    (ii) extracting said tuning data from said corresponding storage location; and

    ,(iii) programming said radio frequency tuner/demodulator means with said tuning data; and

    ,(e) video demodulator means for demodulating said baseband output signal to produce a video output signal, said video demodulator means comprising;

    (i) first deemphasis means for deemphasizing said baseband output signal;

    (ii) low pass filter means for low pass filtering said deemphasized baseband output signal;

    (iii) first amplifier means for amplifying said filtered, deemphasized baseband output signal;

    (iv) first polarity switching means for controllably switching the polarity of said amplified, filtered, deemphasized baseband output signal; and

    ,(v) clamping means for removing dispersion from said amplified, filtered, deemphasized baseband output signal.

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