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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2002
Hendricus Martinus Van Der Wijst, Veldhoven, NL;
Ernst B. Bressau, Viersen, DE;
Erwin Arnold, Eindhoven, NL;
Henk Leeflang, Heerlen, NL;
Hendricus Martinus Van Der Wijst, Veldhoven, NL;
Ernst B. Bressau, Viersen, DE;
Erwin Arnold, Eindhoven, NL;
Henk Leeflang, Heerlen, NL;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An interface module for receiving television signals or radio signals has several inputs and outputs for receiving and distributing picture and sound signals as well as control signals and at least one input for antenna signals. The interface module includes at least one tuner and a chip with a microprocessor including memory and data capture capability, and is capable of picture, color and sound decoding and signal processing units. The chip and the tuner are installed in a common casing.