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Receiver patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

06/14/07 - 20070136764 - Verifying 22 khz tone operation in a set-top box
A set top box arrangement includes transmitting circuitry for transmitting a message and an emulated reply to the message, and receiver circuitry for receiving the control message and comparing the control message to the emulated reply to the message. The transmitted message and emulated reply message are each a digital ...

05/24/07 - 20070118859 - Front-end module and television set
A front-end module for receiving analog and digital broadcast signals is provided. The front-end module includes frequency conversion means, digital satellite demodulation means, intermediate frequency conversion means, analog demodulation means, digital terrestrial demodulation means, filtering means, and a grounding arrangement common to a digital and an analog circuit sections. ...

04/12/07 - 20070083898 - Band upconverter approach to ka/ku signal distribution
A method, apparatus and system for selectively stacking signals in a satellite delivery system is disclosed. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises a first set of satellite signals broadcast in a first frequency band, wherein the first set of satellite signals is downconverted to a first intermediate ...

12/28/06 - 20060294550 - Digital tv broadcast signal receiving system and outdoor appliance used therein
In a digital TV broadcast signal receiving system, an outdoor appliance comprises a tuner for receiving a TV broadcast signal transmitted from a TV tower or a broadcast satellite, a signal demodulator for demodulating the TV broadcast signal, and a first wireless interface for transmitting data with a second wireless ...

12/07/06 - 20060277578 - Method and apparatus for distributing multiple signal inputs to multiple integrated circuits
An integrated circuit (IC) structure and method of distributing multiple broadband signal inputs to multiple integrated circuits, where each IC receives at least one original signal and outputs a replica of the original signals to other ICs and receives at least one replica signal output by another IC. ...

11/30/06 - 20060271966 - Apparatus for, and method of, receiving satellite television signals in an apartment building and providing television images in the receivers in such building
Digital packets, defined by a sync byte and then 130 MPEG2 compressed QPSK signal bytes, from a satellite transponder are reformatted prior to transmission to television receivers in apartments in a building wired to distribute video signals. A side byte between such sync and signal bytes in each packet indicates ...

11/09/06 - 20060253877 - Method of automatically selecting a satellite to lock onto
A method of selecting a satellite to lock onto for receiving signals from the satellite is disclosed, wherein the satellite has at least one transponder. The method comprises the steps of providing a database recorded with a list of a plurality of satellites, and a plurality of reception parameters corresponding ...

11/09/06 - 20060253876 - Method of updating a satellite tuning parameter database
A method of updating satellite tuning parameters stored in a database of a satellite receiver is disclosed, wherein the satellite receiver is connected to a satellite dish for receiving satellite television signals. The method comprises establishing a connection between the satellite receiver and a backend server via the Internet, wherein ...

10/05/06 - 20060225104 - Power balancing signal combiner
Multiple systems for delivering satellite signals are described. An embodiment in accordance with the present invention comprises a receive antenna, including at least one low noise block amplifier (LNB), and a module, coupled to and proximate the receive antenna, the module comprising a multiswitch, coupled to the LNB, for directing ...

10/05/06 - 20060225103 - Intelligent two-way switching network
An intelligent switching network for delivering satellite signals to a plurality of Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD). The network comprises a plurality of inputs, designed to receive a plurality of satellite signals, wherein the satellite signals are directed to the inputs based on an originating satellite for each of the satellite ...

10/05/06 - 20060225102 - Narrow bandwidth signal delivery system
A bandwidth-limited system for delivering satellite video signals. The system comprises a receive antenna that includes at least one low noise block amplifier (LNB), and a module, coupled to and proximate the receive antenna, the module comprising a multiswitch, coupled to the LNB, for directing the satellite signal received by ...

10/05/06 - 20060225101 - Signal injection via power supply
Multiple systems for delivering satellite video signals are disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention comprises a module comprising a multiswitch, the multiswitch selectively directing the satellite video signals to a plurality of outputs of the multiswitch, an interface for delivering the satellite video signals to at least one receiver, ...

08/10/06 - 20060179456 - Satellite information autonomous distribution satellite, satellite information collecting system, and satellite terrestrial test system
In order to provide a satellite information autonomous distribution satellite capable of collecting attribute information for satellites after failure or damage occurs at or to the satellite, an information collection device is operated by a second power supply provided independently from the first power supply operating the satellite bus system, ...

08/03/06 - 20060174283 - Integrated tuner for satellite and terrestrial broadcast reception
A satellite and terrestrial broadcast reception integrated tuner of the invention includes a satellite broadcast reception tuner circuit and a terrestrial broadcast reception tuner circuit. The satellite broadcast reception tuner circuit includes a filter circuit that attenuates a signal having a frequency lower than the satellite broadcast reception band and ...

08/03/06 - 20060174282 - Bi-directional signal coupler
This invention is a signal coupler that works with, but is not restricted to multi-satellite, multi-receiver systems using one cable with a multi-slot transponder selector. The invention solves the difficulty of connecting a multi-output signal coupler to multiple receivers, where each receiver exhibits the characteristics of a master as specified ...

06/15/06 - 20060130100 - Methods and apparatus for remotely displaying and distributing advertising and emergency information
The present invention relates to novel combinations of apparatus and methods useful for remotely displaying and distributing video advertising and emergency information via a satellite or other wireless system. Specifically, the present invention provides a satellite system to display and distribute video advertisements and emergency information to remote locations. The ...

03/23/06 - 20060064727 - Apparatus for receiving stellite dmb and method thereof
Disclosed are an apparatus for receiving a satellite DMB capable of minimizing a video broadcast channel switching time and a method thereof. In the method, time taken to bit de-interleave broadcasting data of the video broadcast channel is reduced thereby to minimize a delay time generated at the time of ...

03/23/06 - 20060064726 - Method of using feedback from consumer terminals to adaptively control a satellite system
A system and a methodology uses data provided from consumer terminals in a satellite system to reconfigure a satellite to thereby optimize the strength of signals transmitted by the satellite. The data from the consumer terminals may be used to provide diagnostic information about the reception of signals at various ...

03/23/06 - 20060064725 - Pilot acquisition and local clock calibration with reduced mips
The present invention provides a method, system, and apparatus for estimating a pilot frequency of a television broadcast signal at a receiver. In one aspect, the receiver constitutes a mobile device that uses the estimated pilot frequency to facilitate the determination of position location of the mobile device. The receiver ...

12/29/05 - 20050289605 - Intelligent low-noise block down-converter
Disclosed herein is an intelligent low-noise block down-converter (LNB) which is implemented to, only when an LNB ID contained therein is the same as an ID of a satellite receiver connected therewith, provide a down-converted signal (IF signal) to the satellite receiver, thereby making it possible to more securely prevent ...

12/22/05 - 20050283808 - Method for automatically detecting an antenna system for satellite receivers
The invention makes configuring satellite decoders easier. An automatic detection method can configure the decoder without having to determine the installation beforehand. The automatic detection method tests different configuration possibilities in order to determine the used antenna system. A series of input selection commands are sent for a remote antenna ...

12/15/05 - 20050278752 - Automatic tuning system for a mobile dvb-t receiver
An automatic tuning system for a motile DVB-T receiver. The system comprises a position detecting system, a plurality of tuners, a plurality of demodulators configured to process DVB-T signals, each of which is paired with one of the plurality of tuners, for demodulating each of the signals received by each ...

09/08/05 - 20050198673 - Satellite tv security system
A satellite TV security system including a TV satellite operated by a satellite TV provider directed to a television set of a satellite TV subscriber that defends the satellite TV provider from illegal reception of TV signals from a TV satellite. An addressable integrated receiver/decoder (IRD) positioned in the TV ...

09/01/05 - 20050193418 - Reception device
The invention provides a receiver that, when a program guide is displayed to scroll in a channel direction or channel scroll display is performed, even if displayed contents extend across transponders, can prevent the scroll from stopping. Front-end circuits (21), (22) and a memory circuit (24) that accumulates received data ...

07/21/05 - 20050160464 - Electronic apparatus
An electronic apparatus according to the present invention comprises a main unit which stops operation when receiving an apparatus control signal S1 specifying a standby state while in a normal state, and then outputs an operating state signal S2 indicating that the main unit is in the standby state; and ...

07/21/05 - 20050160463 - Digital television broadcasting receiver
In a digital television broadcasting receiver comprising a control section for controlling the whole of the receiver, a program memory comprising a nonvolatile memory for storing character and figure data used for drawing various types of operation screens, and a volatile memory storing various types of data, stored in the ...



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