Patent ID: 6343209
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: H03D,H03J,H04N

Abstract:
A tuner for digital and analog use which is capable of receiving both digital broadcast and analog broadcast signals, comprising:frequency conversion means, which convert a received signal to an intermediate-frequency signal; destination determining means, which determine a destination to which to send the intermediate-frequency signal from said frequency conversion means; signal conversion means, which convert the intermediate-frequency signal obtained through said destination determining means to a signal suitable for input to an external digital processing system; a body, which contains said frequency conversion means, said destination determining means, and said signal conversion means, with said digital processing system being external to the body; an input terminal, into which both digital broadcast and analog broadcast signals are inputted; and output terminals which separately output, to the exterior of the tuner, respective intermediate-frequency signals corresponding to a digital broadcast signal and to an analog broadcast signal, wherein said input and output terminals are provided in said body.