US 7,489,362 B2
Television functionality on a chip
David A. Baer, San Jose, Calif. (US); Jeff Tingley, San Jose, Calif. (US); Aleksandr Movshovich, Santa Clara, Calif. (US); Brad Grossman, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US); Brian F. Schoner, Fremont, Calif. (US); Chengfuh Jeffrey Tang, Saratoga, Calif. (US); Chuck Monahan, Mountain View, Calif. (US); Darren D. Neuman, Palo Alto, Calif. (US); David Chao Hua Wu, San Diego, Calif. (US); Francis Cheung, Del Mar, Calif. (US); Greg A. Kranawetter, Saratoga, Calif. (US); Hoang Nhu, Irvine, Calif. (US); Hsien-Chih Jim Tseng, San Jose, Calif. (US); Iue-Shuenn Chen, San Diego, Calif. (US); James D. Sweet, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US); Jeffrey S. Bauch, Torrance, Calif. (US); Keith LaRell Klingler, San Diego, Calif. (US); Patrick Law, Cupertino, Calif. (US); Rajesh Mamidwar, San Diego, Calif. (US); Dan Simon, San Diego, Calif. (US); Sang Van Tran, Encinitas, Calif. (US); Shawn V. Johnson, Laguna Hills, Calif. (US); Steven T. Jaffe, Irvine, Calif. (US); Thu T. Nguyen, San Jose, Calif. (US); Ut Nguyen, San Diego, Calif. (US); Yao-Hua Steven Tseng, Fremont, Calif. (US); Brad Delanghe, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US); Ben Giese, Oceanside, Calif. (US); Jason Demas, Irvine, Calif. (US); Lakshman Ramakrishnan, Bangalore (India); Sandeep Bhatia, Bangalore (India); Guang-Ting Shih, San Jose, Calif. (US); and Tracy C. Denk, Aliso Viejo, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, Calif. (US)
Filed on Mar. 03, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/791,686.
Application 10/791686 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/646833, filed on Aug. 25, 2003.
Application 10/646833 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/646721, filed on Aug. 25, 2003.
Application 10/646721 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/641031, filed on Aug. 15, 2003.
Application 10/641031 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/641103, filed on Aug. 15, 2003, granted, now 7,263,627.
Application 10/641103 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/641160, filed on Aug. 15, 2003.
Application 10/641160 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/641295, filed on Aug. 15, 2003.
Application 10/641295 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/641004, filed on Aug. 15, 2003.
Application 10/641004 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/641161, filed on Aug. 15, 2003.
Application 10/641161 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/641034, filed on Aug. 15, 2003, granted, now 7,409,339.
Application 10/641034 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/640686, filed on Aug. 14, 2003, granted, now 7,089,471.
Application 10/640686 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/640666, filed on Aug. 14, 2003.
Application 10/640666 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/640632, filed on Aug. 14, 2003, granted, now 7,260,166.
Application 10/640632 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/640649, filed on Aug. 14, 2003.
Application 10/640649 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/640648, filed on Aug. 14, 2003.
Application 10/640648 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/640627, filed on Aug. 14, 2003.
Application 10/640627 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/640862, filed on Aug. 14, 2003.
Application 10/640862 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/640684, filed on Aug. 14, 2003.
Application 10/640684 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/640687, filed on Aug. 14, 2003, granted, now 7,131,045.
Application 10/640687 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/640659, filed on Aug. 14, 2003, granted, now 7,058,868.
Application 10/640659 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/629797, filed on Jul. 30, 2003.
Application 10/629797 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/629781, filed on Jul. 30, 2003, granted, now 7,102,689.
Application 10/629781 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/448062, filed on May 30, 2003, granted, now 7,239,357.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/495129, filed on Aug. 15, 2003.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/495127, filed on Aug. 15, 2003.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/495121, filed on Aug. 15, 2003.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/467574, filed on May 05, 2003.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/451265, filed on Mar. 04, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2005/0028220 A1, Feb. 03, 2005
Int. Cl. H04N 5/44 (2006.01); H04N 3/27 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 348—554  [348/725] 32 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An integrated circuit for providing television functionality, comprising:
a plurality of input elements;
video and graphics processing elements;
audio processing elements, comprising:
an audio decoder including a signal mode detection system, wherein said signal mode detection system determines a transmission mode of a broadcast signal; and
an audio processor;
output interfaces; and
a control element, wherein said plurality of input elements, said video and graphics processing elements, said audio processing elements, and said output interfaces are coupled through a system controller.