Patent ID: 8443415
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a tuner configured to tune to a radio frequency (RF) carrier frequency associated with an AV only transport associated with AV signals and an integrated transport associated with AV packets and data packets; a demodulator configured to demodulate the tuned transports for output to a switch; the switch configured to simultaneously separate the AV signals associated with the AV only transport from the AV packets and data packets associated with the integrated transport; a data processor in communication with the switch and configured to separate the AV packets from the data packets included within the integrated transport; a demultiplexer in communication with the switch and the data processor configured to process AV payloads both from the separate AV packets of the integrated transport and from the AV signals of the AV only transport, wherein the AV signals of the AV only transport are received directly from the switch and wherein the AV packets associated with the integrated transport are received through a signaling pathway in which the switch outputs the integrated transport associated with the AV packets directly to the data processor and the data processor outputs the AV packets directly to the demultiplexer; and a decoder in communication with the demultiplexer and configured to decode the AV payloads for output to a video port and an audio port.