Claims
- 1. A system for personal video recording, comprising:
a video memory medium; and set-top box logic, wherein said set-top box logic comprises integrated drive electronics that interface said set-top box logic directly with said video memory medium.
- 2. The system of claim 1, wherein said set-top box logic further comprises a central processing unit.
- 3. The system of claim 2, wherein said set-top box logic further comprises a local bus, such that said central processing unit and said integrated drive electronics communicate through said local bus.
- 4. The system of claim 1, further comprising an external memory.
- 5. The system of claim 4, wherein said set-top box logic further comprises a memory controller that controls access of said set-top box logic to said external memory.
- 6. The system of claim 1, wherein said video memory medium comprises a hard disk.
- 7. Set-top box logic comprising integrated drive electronics, wherein said integrated drive electronics enable the set-top box logic to be connected to a video memory medium.
- 8. The set-top box logic of claim 7, wherein said set-top box logic comprises a central processing unit.
- 9. The set-top box logic of claim 8, further comprising a local bus, such that said central processing unit and said integrated drive electronics communicate through said local bus.
- 10. The set-top box of claim 7, wherein said set-top box logic comprises a memory controller that controls access of said set-top box logic to an external memory.
- 11. The set-top box logic of claim 7, wherein said video memory medium comprises a hard disk.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This non-provisional patent application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/369,346, filed Apr. 3, 2002, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60369346 |
Apr 2002 |
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