Patent ID: 8719875

Claim:
A receiving unit comprising: a first tuner board receiving a first signal from an antenna at a first tuner module, wherein said first tuner board comprises a first demodulator module that demodulates the first signal to form a second signal; an Internet protocol (IP) encapsulation circuit board separate from the first tuner board, wherein the IP encapsulation circuit board receives the second signal, formats the second signal to form an IP encapsulated signal, and forwards the IP encapsulated signal to a device, wherein the device is downstream from the receiving unit; a processor implemented on the IP encapsulation circuit board, wherein the processor receives a command from the device based on the IP encapsulated signal and outputs a control signal in response to the command; and a first low noise block (LNB) control module implemented on the first tuner board, wherein the LNB control module, in response to the control signal, controls at least one of the antenna and the first tuner module.