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Patent No.:

US 8856856 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014

Filed:

Jan. 03, 2012
Applicants:

Sheldon George Phillips, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Ben Crosby, Murphy, TX (US);

Inventors:

Sheldon George Phillips, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Ben Crosby, Murphy, TX (US);

Assignee:

Thomson Licensing, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); G05B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A set top box is provided that has a low profile modular configuration that enables the control unit and storage unit to function independently from each other or as a combined unit. The set top box includes a control unit, a storage unit, and a connector positioned there between. The storage unit includes a housing and a plurality of storage bays for receiving storage modules having two parallel broad sides. The connector is positioned between the control unit and the storage unit and secures the control and storage units together. The connector has a vertical peripheral cross section substantially the same as a vertical peripheral cross section of the control unit and the storage unit.


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Phillips, Sheldon. (2014). Set-top box having media gateway, server and storage units (U.S. Patent No. 8856856). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8856856

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