Patent ID: 7489917
Filing Date: 2009-02-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A tuner block: a tuner which tunes a broadcasting signal; an IF/demodulator circuit which demodulates the broadcasting signal tuned by the tuner; a modulator which modulates an input video signal and an input audio signal into an RF signal; a casing which accommodates the tuner, the IF/demodulator circuit and the modulator; and a plurality of pins disposed consecutively on an outer side of the casing, the plurality of pins to input and/or output signals and a voltage to operate the tuner, the IF/demodulator circuit and the modulator, wherein: the tuner has a tuner terminal through which electrical power is supplied to the tuner and the modulator has a modulator terminal through which electrical power is supplied to the modulator, one of the plurality of pins is a power supply pin through which an electrical power is supplied from an outside power supply, and the tuner terminal and the modulator terminal are connected inside of the casing and receive electrical power by way of the power supply pin, wherein the tuner block has a total of sixteen pins.