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Apparatus and method for satellite receiver computer adaptor card

  • US 5,699,384 A
  • Filed: 11/07/1996
  • Issued: 12/16/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An adaptor card for use in a personal computer, for enabling the personal computer to receive a signal from a satellite communication network, comprising:

  • a connector for receiving a plurality of signals from the satellite communication network;

    a tuner, connected to the connector, that receives the plurality of signals from the connector and selects a single signal for reception;

    a demodulator, connected to the tuner, that converts the selected signal from the tuner into a digital data stream;

    a bus interface, connecting the adaptor card and the personal computer, that allows the digital data stream, a demodulator status and a tuner status to be transmitted from the adaptor card to the personal computer; and

    a DC-DC converter for receiving a voltage signal from a power supply of the personal computer and converting the voltage signal into a plurality of voltage signals for providing power to the tuner.

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