Digital broadcasting receiver
US6657678B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N11/24
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A digital broadcast recorder capable of recording a digital television (TV) signals, includes a first frequency converter which converts a received digitally modulated TV signal into a first intermediate frequency signal having a frequency lower than that of the digitally modulated TV signal, the first intermediate frequency signal having a frequency in a standard TV band and useable in demodulating standard TV signals, a band-pass filter coupled to the first frequency converter, which selectively passes-through the first intermediate frequency signal, a phase-lock loop (PLL) circuit coupled to the first frequency converter, which controls an oscillation frequency of a local oscillator in the first frequency converter, a second frequency converter coupled to the band-pass filter, which converts the first intermediate frequency signal passed through the band-pass filter into a second intermediate frequency signal lower in frequency than said first intermediate frequency signal a digital demodulator coupled to the second frequency converter, which demodulates the second intermediate frequency signal as converted by the second frequency converter and a writer coupled to the digital de…
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