Patent ID: 6369857
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A receiver comprising:a tuner for converting input signals to IF signals, the input signals including information in either one of an analog signal format and a digital signal format; an IF filter having a passband for passing the IF signals and an IF amplifier for amplifying the IF signals, wherein said IF amplifier and said IF filter provide an amplified and filtered IF signal including information in either one of an analog signal format and a digital signal format; an analog-to-digital converter coupled for converting the amplified and filtered IF signal including information in either one of an analog signal format and a digital signal format into a sequence of digital words including information in either one of an analog signal format and a digital signal format; a first signal processor for processing the sequence of digital words including information in the analog signal format; and a second signal processor for processing the sequence of digital words including information in the digital signal format.