Patent ID: 7188068

Claim:
An integrated receiver decoder (IRD) device operable to receive a broadcast compressed digital signal, the IRD device comprising: a receiver operable to receive the broadcast compressed digital signal transmitted thereto over a transmission medium, the received compressed digital signal including audio data and picture data; a Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) audio decoder operable to decode the received compressed digital signal to provide decoded digital audio data; a first output terminal connectable to and disconnectable from a bi-directional data communication line in accordance with a first digital interface standard, for providing the received compressed digital signal including the audio data and the picture data to an external device through the bi-directional data communication line; a second output terminal connectable to and disconnectable from a one-way data communication line in accordance with a second digital interface standard different from the first digital interface standard, for providing the decoded digital audio data to the external device through the one way data communication line; and a controller for controlling said IRD device in accordance with a connection state between said IRD device and the external device such that either said first output terminal provides the received compressed digital signal in accordance with the first digital interface standard to the external device, or said second output terminal provides the decoded digital audio data to the external device in accordance with the second digital interface standard.