Single chip set-top box system
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1. A single chip set-top box system comprising:
- a transceiver operable to receive a digitally modulated compressed video signal from an in-band media stream and to demodulate the digitally modulated compressed video signal to generate a compressed video signal, wherein the compressed video signal carries a plurality of programs;
the transceiver further operable to receive an out-of-band media stream comprising graphics;
a transport processor operable to receive the compressed video signal and the graphics from the transceiver, wherein the transport processor comprises a filter configured to filter a portion of the compressed video signal corresponding to a particular one of the plurality of programs;
a video decoder operable to receive the portion of the compressed video signal from the transport processor and to decompress the portion of the compressed video signal;
a graphics processor operable to blend the decompressed portion of the video signal from the in-band media stream with the graphics from the out-of-band media stream to generate a blended video image, the graphics processor further being configured to adjust a pixel aspect ratio of the graphics to match a pixel aspect ratio of the video signal without affecting the pixel aspect ratio of the video signal; and
an analog video decoder operable to receive an analog video signal, to digitize the analog video signal, and to transmit the digitized analog video signal to the graphics processor to be blended with the decompressed portion of the video signal and the graphics,wherein the transceiver, the transport processor, the video decoder, the graphics processor, and the analog video decoder are integrated on a single integrated circuit chip.
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Abstract
A single chip set-top box system and method is provided. The system comprises, for example, a transceiver, an audio/video decoder, a CPU, peripherals, DAVIC MAC and a graphics processor. The transceiver receives a digitally modulated compressed audio/video signal, and the audio/video decoder receives the compressed audio/video signal from the transceiver and decompresses the compressed audio/video signal. The graphics processor blends the decompressed audio/video signal with graphics to generate a blended video image with audio.
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1. A single chip set-top box system comprising:
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a transceiver operable to receive a digitally modulated compressed video signal from an in-band media stream and to demodulate the digitally modulated compressed video signal to generate a compressed video signal, wherein the compressed video signal carries a plurality of programs; the transceiver further operable to receive an out-of-band media stream comprising graphics; a transport processor operable to receive the compressed video signal and the graphics from the transceiver, wherein the transport processor comprises a filter configured to filter a portion of the compressed video signal corresponding to a particular one of the plurality of programs; a video decoder operable to receive the portion of the compressed video signal from the transport processor and to decompress the portion of the compressed video signal; a graphics processor operable to blend the decompressed portion of the video signal from the in-band media stream with the graphics from the out-of-band media stream to generate a blended video image, the graphics processor further being configured to adjust a pixel aspect ratio of the graphics to match a pixel aspect ratio of the video signal without affecting the pixel aspect ratio of the video signal; and an analog video decoder operable to receive an analog video signal, to digitize the analog video signal, and to transmit the digitized analog video signal to the graphics processor to be blended with the decompressed portion of the video signal and the graphics, wherein the transceiver, the transport processor, the video decoder, the graphics processor, and the analog video decoder are integrated on a single integrated circuit chip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A multi-media system comprising:
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a single integrated circuit comprising; a transceiver operable to receive a digitally modulated compressed video signal from an in-band media stream and to demodulate the digitally modulated compressed video signal to generate a compressed video signal; the transceiver further operable to receive an out-of-band media stream comprising graphics; a video decoder operable to receive the compressed video signal from the transceiver and to decompress the compressed video signal; a graphics processor operable to blend the graphics with the video signal, wherein the graphics processor is configured to adjust a pixel aspect ratio of the graphics from the out-of-band media stream to match a pixel aspect ratio of the video signal from the in-band media stream without affecting the pixel aspect ratio of the video signal; a memory controller operable to arbitrate memory accesses of the transceiver, the video decoder, and the graphics processor to an off-chip shared single module memory; a processor operable to coordinate interfaces and activities of the transceiver, the video decoder, and the graphics processor; and an analog video decoder operable to receive an analog video signal, to digitize the analog video signal, and to transmit the digitized analog video signal to the graphics processor to be blended with the decompressed video signal and the graphics. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A multi-media system comprising:
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a transceiver operable to receive a digitally modulated compressed video signal from an in-band media stream and to demodulate the digitally modulated compressed video signal to generate a compressed video signal; the transceiver further operable to receive an out-of-band media stream comprising graphics; a video decoder operable to receive the compressed video signal from the transceiver and to decompress the compressed video signal; a graphics processor operable to blend the graphics with the video signal, wherein the graphics processor is configured to adjust a pixel aspect ratio of the graphics to match a pixel aspect ratio of the video signal without affecting the pixel aspect ratio of the video signal; an analog video decoder operable to receive an analog video signal, to digitize the analog video signal, and to transmit the digitized analog video signal to the graphics processor to be alpha blended with the decompressed video signal and the graphics; a processor that at least assists in coordination of operation of the transceiver, the video decoder, and the graphics processor, wherein said transceiver, said video decoder, said graphics processor, said processor, and said analog video decoder are all integrated on a single chip; and a memory controller operable to control accesses by an audio decoder, the video decoder, and the graphics processor to an off-chip shared single module memory. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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