Simplified digital settop box

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2005-11-01

2005-11-01

Miller, John (Department: 2614)

Interactive video distribution systems

Video distribution system components

Receiver

C725S131000, C725S139000, C348S554000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06961956

ABSTRACT:
In order to transition to digital television services, existing analog televisions require additional equipment that can decode received digital data streams. Devices of this sort are readily available, however they can become expensive as the feature list expands. The present invention provides a low-cost digital television settop or the like, with built-in digital decoding and analog signal pass-through capabilities. The tuner within an analog television receives (i) passed through analog television channels and (ii) digital channels that have been converted to analog signals and placed on a predetermined analog television channel.

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