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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2003
Applicant:
Nathan R. Belk, Lucas, TX (US);
Inventor:
Nathan R. Belk, Lucas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Zoran Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/44506 (2006.01); H03J 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system includes a filter and a tuner formed on an integrated circuit. The filter receives an input signal comprising a first number of channels and communicates an intermediate output signal comprising a second number of channels less than the first number of channels. The tuner is coupled to the filter and receives the intermediate output signal and communicates an output signal comprising a third number of channels less than the second number of channels.