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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2008
Robert F. Popoli, Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Robert F. Popoli, Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A broadcast satellite single wire interface. Such an interface comprises a low noise block amplifier module having multiple outputs, a plurality of filter banks, each filter bank coupled to each of the outputs of the low noise block amplifier module in a respective fashion and comprising a plurality of filters, and a plurality of analog-to-digital (A/D) converters, each A/D converter coupled to a filter in the plurality of filters in the plurality of filter banks in a respective fashion, wherein the A/D converters directly sample incoming downconverted broadcast satellite signals and the sampled incoming downconverted broadcast signals are output on a single wire in a stacked output.