Patent ID: 7512137

Claim:
A system for distributing data, the system comprising: a DSL modem configured to receive data encapsulated in IP according to a data transport protocol and configured to extract at least portions of the received data from the encapsulation; a data bus connected to the DSL modem, the data bus configured to transport at least a portion of the extracted data and configured to transport control signals; an MPEG bus connected to the DSL modem, the MPEG bus configured to transport at least a portion of the extracted data; a first media processing unit connected to the data bus, the first media processing unit configured to receive and decode at least a first portion of the data transported by the data bus or the MPEG bus, the first media processing unit further configured to provide the decoded data corresponding to the first portion of the data to a first television; and a second media processing unit connected to the data bus, the second media processing unit configured to receive and decode at least a second portion of the data transported by the data bus or the MPEG bus, the second media processing unit further configured to provide the decoded data corresponding to the second portion of the data to a second television; and a logic unit configured to determine whether the at least a portion of the extracted data should be transported over the data bus or over the MPEG bus.