Docking station
AssigneeNovabase Digital TV Technologies GmbH
InventorsVolker Franke, Michael Pauli, Guido Richardt, Daniel Schick
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Abstract
Docking station for a modular device for digital multimedia reception, in particular for digital television reception, for the detachable coupling of a device for decoding digital multimedia signals, wherein the docking station comprises a back end interface 480 with a first coupling area 481 a designed for the detachable coupling of an external back end assembly group 180, as well as an HDMI input interface 484 designed for the detachable coupling of an HDMI output interface of an external device for decoding digital multimedia signals 8.
Claims15
A docking station for the detachable coupling of a device for decoding digital multimedia signals, the docking station comprises:
- a signal input interface for digital multimedia signals;
- a first front end assembly group designed for receiving digital multimedia signals;
- a back end interface with a first coupling area designed for the detachable coupling of an external back end assembly group;
- an HDMI input interface designed for the detachable coupling of an HDMI output interface of an external device for decoding digital multimedia signals;
- and
- an HDMI output interface designed for the detachable coupling of an external multimedia device.
A device for decoding digital multimedia signals, comprising:
- a back end assembly group designed for the data processing of digital multimedia signals;
- a front end interface with a first coupling area designed for the detachable coupling of a first external front end assembly group;
- and
- an HDMI output interface designed for the detachable coupling of a multimedia device.
A combination of
- a device for decoding digital multimedia signals and
- a docking station for the detachable coupling of a device for decoding digital multimedia signals,
- wherein the device for decoding digital multimedia signals comprises
- a back end assembly group designed for the data processing of digital multimedia signals;
- a front end interface with a first coupling area designed for the detachable coupling of a first external front end assembly group;
- and
- an HDMI output interface designed for the detachable coupling of a multimedia device,
- wherein the docking station comprises
- a signal input interface for digital multimedia signals;
- a first front end assembly group designed for receiving digital multimedia signals;
- a back end interface with a first coupling area designed for the detachable coupling of an external back end assembly group;
- an HDMI input interface designed for the detachable coupling of an HDMI output interface of an external device for decoding digital multimedia signals;
- and
- an HDMI output interface designed for the detachable coupling of an external multimedia device,
- wherein the device for decoding digital multimedia signals and the docking station each comprise matching plug-and-socket connections, and are directly coupled together,
- wherein the combination is designed as a set-top box.
A device for receiving digital multimedia signals, comprising:
- a signal input interface for digital multimedia signals;
- a front end assembly group designed for receiving digital multimedia signals;
- and
- a back end interface designed for coupling to an external docking station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.