Method and apparatus for qam tuner sharing between dtv-pvr and cable-modem aplication

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10221609

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A set-top box (STB) in a subscriber unit of a combined digital television and communication system is described. The STB includes a controller and a quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) based tuner operatively controlled by the controller to selectively enable shared use of the QAM based tuner between the following two functions: tuning to a digital television frequency; and providing a downstream cable-modem link. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

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CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134

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Nogues, Thomas Twickenham TW1 1 AG, GB 1 153

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