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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
May. 02, 2005
Applicants:
Weijie Yun, San Jose, CA (US);
Samuel Sheng, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Weijie Yun, San Jose, CA (US);
Samuel Sheng, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Telegent Systems, Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/63 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated circuit device having a television signal tuner, video decoder and power control circuit. The television signal tuner selects one of a plurality of television channels, and the video decoder converts a television signal conveyed in the selected television channel into a video display signal. The power control circuit alternately enables and disables the television tuner to enable reception of a first portion of video information conveyed in the television signal and to disable reception of a second portion of the video information.