Modularization of broadcast receiver driver components
US6901453B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/443
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A modularized broadcast receiver driver architecture includes one or more control nodes, under control of a network module, that perform a series of one or more functions to receive a broadcast signal and extract content information from the signal. None of the multiple control nodes requires knowledge of the network type via which the signal is being received. Rather, a network module is aware of the network type and configures the control nodes to carry out their respective functions.
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