Method and apparatus for a receiver/decoder

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7984478
APP PUB NO 20050144646A1
SERIAL NO

10487276

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A method and apparatus relating to a receiver/decoder in a digital television environment, including logical devices (including logical demultiplexer devices) for representing physical and other devices in the receiver/decoder. The method includes the instantiation of devices by the receiver/decoder as required to support functionality thereof. The method further includes the use of multiple demultiplexers/remultiplexers, for example in the recording of more than one service simultaneously; and a control word device for the management of control word operations; the use of two or more tuners. Various elements of a digital television system (such as a receiver/decoder and a set top box) are also disclosed.

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CANAL + TECHNOLOGIES SOCIETE ANONYME34 PLACE RAOUL DAUTRY F-75906 PARIS CEDEX 15

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Le, Crom Francois Paris, FR 1 1
Letourneur, Patrice Paris, FR 4 82
Maillard, Michel Paris, FR 47 1088

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