Method and apparatus of multiplexing a plurality of channels in a multimedia system

A method of multiplexing channels in a multimedia system, the method comprises:

• receiving a channel from each of a plurality of sources to produce a plurality of channels;
• receiving a plurality of channel selection commands;
• selecting a channel of the plurality of channels per channel selection command of the plurality of channel selection command to produce selected channels;
• and
• encoding each of the selected channels based on a data conveyance protocol of the multimedia system to produce a set of encoded channel data.

A tuning module for using in multimedia system, the tuning module comprises:

• plurality of selectors, wherein each of the plurality of selectors is operably coupled to receive a plurality of channels, wherein each of the plurality of selectors outputs a channel of the plurality of channels based on a respective one of a plurality of channel selection commands to produce selected channels;
• encoding module operably coupled to encode the selected channels based on a data conveyance protocol of the multimedia system to produce encoded channel data;
• and
• bus interface module operably coupled to transmit the encoded channel data in accordance with the data conveyance protocol.

An apparatus for multiplexing a plurality of channels in a multimedia system, the apparatus comprises:

• processing module;
• and
• memory operably coupled to the processing module, wherein the memory includes operational instructions that cause the processing module to:
• receive a plurality of channels from a multimedia source;
• receive a plurality of channel selection commands;
• select a channel of the plurality of channels per channel selection command of the plurality of channel selection command to produce selected channels;
• and
• encode each of the selected channels based on a data conveyance protocol of the multimedia system to produce a set of encoded channel data.

An apparatus for multiplexing channels in a multimedia system, the apparatus comprises:

• processing module;
• and
• memory operably coupled to the processing module, wherein the memory includes operational instructions that cause the processing module to:
• receiving a channel from each of a plurality of sources to produce a plurality of channels;
• receiving a plurality of channel selection commands;
• selecting a channel of the plurality of channels per channel selection command of the plurality of channel selection command to produce selected channels;
• and
• encoding each of the selected channels based on a data conveyance protocol of the multimedia system to produce a set of encoded channel data.