Abstract: A universal integrated set-top box is implemented on single semiconductor substrate. The set-top box includes video and audio baseband functions on the common substrate. The set-top box is a universal set-top box chip that can process and demodulate multiple different types of inputs including satellite, cable, Internet, or other device inputs. This can be accomplished because the set-top box does not have a specific tuner integrated on the substrate, and therefore can take generic down-converted inputs, e.g. MPEG packets. In other words, an external tuner/decoder (of any type) can be connected to the set-top box input for processing, including for example, a satellite tuner, cable tuner, or any other type of tuner/decoder that can produce digital outputs (e.g. MPEG packets) for further processing in a set-top box. The set-top box also includes Ethernet and USB connections so as to receive inputs from other set-top boxes, Internet device, or other devices, with similar types of connections.

Abstract: A video data processing device, such as a set-top box for satellite, DSL, or cable video and data services, has a USB 2.0 interface to support connections to local devices and networks. The interface is supported by drivers that provide data connectivity with the internal system bus of the data processing device, to support wired and/or wireless home networking with computers and other set-top boxes, data storage and retrieval on hard drives and other storage media, and other data transfer operations to support digital cameras, game ports, and printers.

Abstract: A respiratory ventilator and methodology thereof for automatically calibrating respiration gas flow delivery. The ventilator includes a gas flow calibration member having a reader component for recording inspiratory and exhalation gas volume with exhalation time, and for measuring a plurality of incremental exhalation gas flow values in a plurality of incremental time periods during a single exhalation. The gas flow calibration member includes a composite calculator component for determining an average of consecutive composite flow values, and a scanner calculator component for scanning in reverse order the plurality of consecutive composite flow values and calculating a new flow calibration value where a preselected number of consecutive composite flow values fall within a pre-selected flow rate. Thereafter, the gas delivery member is calibrated in accord with the determined new flow calibration value.