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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2009
Applicant:
Paul A. Clancy, Duluth, GA (US);
Inventor:
Paul A. Clancy, Duluth, GA (US);
Assignee:
General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/12 (2006.01); H04N 21/4402 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/434 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/440218 (2013.01); H04N 21/4104 (2013.01); H04N 21/434 (2013.01);
Abstract
A decoding apparatus includes at least one data input terminal receiving a program transport stream from an external set-top box. A decoder decodes the program transport stream and a data output terminal outputs the decoded content to an external device. The program transport stream is the same transport stream received by the external set-top box from a service provider.