GB2519598A - Common interface/conditional access module and method of transmitting data between common interface card and integrated circuit chip thereof - Google Patents

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GB2519598A
GB2519598A GB1319009.5A GB201319009A GB2519598A GB 2519598 A GB2519598 A GB 2519598A GB 201319009 A GB201319009 A GB 201319009A GB 2519598 A GB2519598 A GB 2519598A
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    • H04N21/435—Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
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Abstract

A common interface (CI) /conditional access (CA) module 100 is used to transmit a conditional access data/ command and a transport stream in an interleaving manner between a common interface card 110 and an integrated circuit chip 120 having a conditional access module 140. With the aid of the CI/CA module, a same port can be shared for transmitting the conditional access data/command and the transport stream, instead of using two different and separated ports. The (CI/CA) module comprises: a common interface card, comprising an address or data bus and a transport stream bus; and an integrated circuit chip. The integrated circuit chip comprises: an input/output bus module, having a bus coupled to both the address/data bus and transport stream bus; a bridge 150 configured to receive a transport stream and to set first and second grant signals; a conditional access module configured to enable the bridge, provide a grant period signal to the bridge, and receive the second grant signal; first and second multiplexers, coupled to the input/output module, conditional access module and bridge. A corresponding method of operation for the CI/CA module is also disclosed.

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Common Interface/Conditional Access Module and Method of Transmitting Data between Common Interface Card and Tntegrated Circuit Chip thereof
Background of the Invention
1. Field of the Invention
[0001] The present invention relates to a oommon interface/conditional access (Cl/CA) module and a method of transmitting data between a common interface card and an integrated circuit chip thereof.
2. Background
[0002] In a digital television, an integrated circuit (IC) chip is utilized for transmitting encoded TV signals to a common interface (CI) card for descrambling. The encoded TV signals may include control data or addresses for the CI card from a conditional access bus.
[0003] For transmitting the conditional access data/command between the CI card and the IC chip, the CI card has a data bus or an address bus, and the TC chip has a corresponding data bus or address bus.
For transmitting the transport stream between the CI card and the IC chip, the CI card has a transport stream bus, and the IC chip has a corresponding stream bus.
[0004] However, since the IC chip uses two buses, i.e., the corresponding conditional access bus and the transport stream bus, for transmitting the conditional access data/command and the transport stream, more pins are needed for data transmission.
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[0005] FTC. 1 illustrates a Cl/CA module under a data output mode according to a first embodiment.
[0006] FIG. 2 illustrates the Cl/CA module shown in FIG. 1 under a data input mode of the Cl/CA module according to the first embodiment.
[0007] FIG. 3 illustrates the Cl/CA module shown in FIG. 1 under a transport stream mode of the CT/CA module aooording to the first embodiment.
[0008] FIG. 4 illustrates a Cl/CA module under an address output mode of the CT/CA module aooording to a second embodiment.
[0009] FIG. 5 illustrates the Cl/CA module shown in FIG. 4 under a transport stream mode of the Cl/CA module according to the second embodiment.
[0010] FIG. 6 illustrates a waveform of separately running the data output mode (or the data input mode) and the transport data mode of the Cl/CA module shown in FIG. 1 according to the first embodiment.
[0011] FIG. 7 illustrates a waveform of separately running the address output mode and the transport data mode of the CT/CA module shown in FIG. 4 according to the second embodiment.
[0012] FIGs. 8-10 illustrate the CI/CAmodule shown in FIG. 1 utilizing an internal demodulator for generating a transport stream according to the first embodiments.
[0013] FIGs. 11-12 illustrate the CT/CA module shown in FIG. 4 utilizing an internal demodulator for generating a transport stream according to the second embodiments.
[0014] FIG. 13 illustrates a method of transmitting a conditional access data/command and a transport stream between a CT card and an integrated circuit module.
Detailed Description
[0015] A common interface/conditional access (Cl/CA) module and a method of transmitting data are disclosed to reduce pins of the IC chip of the digital television. FTC. 1 illustrates a CT/CA module according to a first embodiment, where the Cl/CA module 100 is under a data output mode. As shown in FIG. 1, the Cl/CA module 100 includes a common interface card 110 and an integrated circuit chip 120.
[0016] The common interface card 110 according to FIG. 1 includes a data bus DAT and a transport stream bus TO.
[0017] The IC chip 120 includes at least an input/output (I/O) bus module 130, a conditional access module 140, a bridge 150, a first multiplexer F4UX1, and a second multiplexer MfJX2.
[0018] The I/C bus module 130 has a first bus coupled to the data bus DAT and the transport stream bus TS of the common interface card 110.
The bridge 150 has a first bus for receiving a transport stream TO DATA and is configured to set a first grant signal grantO and a second grant signal grantl according to a grant period signal GP; for example, the bridge 150 may be configured to set a period of the first grant signal grantO and a period of the second grant signal grantl. The conditional access module 140 has a first terminal coupled to a first terminal of the bridge 150 and is configured to enable the bridge via a grant signal EN. The conditional access module 140 has a second terminal coupled to a second terminal of the bridge 150 and configured to provide the grant period signal OP to the bridge 150.
The conditional access module 140 has a grant terminal coupled to a third terminal of the bridge 150 and is configured to receive the second grant grantl from the bridge 150 for enabling transmission of a conditional access data/command DATA.
[0019] The first multiplexer NiJX1 has a first terminal coupled to a first terminal of the I/o bus module 130 and is configured to transmit an I/C control signal to the I/O bus module 130 for controlling an I/O mode of the I/O bus module 130. The first multiplexer MUX1 has a second terminal coupled to a third terminal of the conditional access module 140 and is configured to transmit a data I/O switch signal CI DAT OENJ. The first multiplexer MUX1 has a third terminal configured to receive a transport stream i/C switch signal TSDATAOENJ. The first multiplexer MUX1 has a select terminal coupled to a fourth terminal of the bridge 150 and is configured to receive the first grant signal grantO for coupling the first terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1 to the second terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1 or the third terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1.
[0020] The second multiplexer 14UX2 has a first bus coupled to a second bus of the I/O bus module 130. The second multiplexer NUX2 has a second bus coupled to a first bus of the conditional access module 140 and is configured to transmit the conditional access data/command DATA.
The second multiplexer MUX2 has a third bus coupled to a second bus of the bridge 150 and is configured to receive the transport stream TO DATA from the bridge 150. The second multiplexer MtJX2 has a select terminal coupled to the fourth terminal of the bridge 150 and is configured to receive the first grant signal grantO from the bridge for coupling the first bus of the second multiplexer MUX2 to the second bus of the second multiplexer MUX2 or the third bus of the second multiplexer I'4UX2.
[0021] Under the data output mode of the Cl/CA module 100, control data for the Cl/CA module 100 is outputted from the conditional access module 140 to the common interface card 110 for controlling display details of a digital television having the Cl/CA module 100.
[0022] Operations under the data output mode are introduced in the following paragraphs. Under the data output mode of the CT/CA module 100, operations of the CT/CA module 100 includes: (1-1) The select terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1 is configured to receive the first grant signal grantO; in response to the first grant signal grantO, the first multiplexer MUX1 is configured to couple the first terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1 to the second terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1. Therefore, the T/O bus module 130 receives the data I/O switch signal CI DAT OENJ from the conditional access module 140. Note that a current value DATA OUTPUT of the data I/o switch signal CI DAT OENJ is configured to indicate the data output mode of the CT/CA module 100.
(1-2) The select terminal of the second multiplexer 14UX2 is configured to receive the first grant signal grantO; in response to the first grant signal grantO, the second multiplexer NUX2 is configured to couple the first bus of the second multiplexer MtJX2 to the second bus of the second multiplexer 14UX2.
(1-3) The grant terminal of the conditional access module 140 is configured to receive the second grant signal grantl; in response to the second grant signal grantl, the transmission of the conditional access data/command DATA from the first bus of the conditional access module 140 to the second bus of the second multiplexer MUX2 is enabled.
[0023] According to operations in (1-2) and (1-3) , the conditional access data/command DATA, is transmitted from the conditional access module 140 to the I/O bus module 130. In response to the value DATA_OUTPUT of the data I/O switch signal CI DAT OENJ, according to operations in (1-1) , the I/O bus module 130 is further controlled to transmit the conditional access data/command DATA to the common interface card 110, i.e., to the data bus DAT, and the transport stream bus TO. Note that the conditional access data/command DATA cannot be identified by the transport stream bus IS, that is, the conditional access data/command DATA is blocked at the transport stream bus IS, and the conditional access data/command DATA is only identifiable at the data bus DAT for further decoding by the common interface card 110. In some embodiments, the conditional access data/command DATA under the data output mode of the CT/CA module 110 includes control data for the common interface card 110.
[0024] FIG. 2 illustrates the CT/CA module 100 shown in FIG. 1 under a data input mode of the CT/CA module 100 according to the first embodiment.
[0025] Under the data input mode of the CT/CA module 100, feedback data from the CT/CA module 100 is transmitted from the common interface card 110 to the conditional access module 140 for future information about generating display details of the digital television having the CT/CA module 100.
[0026] Operations under the data input mode are introduced in the following paragraphs. Under the data input mode of the Cl/CA module 100, operations of the Cl/CA module 100 include: (2-1) The select terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1 is configured to receive the first grant signal grantO, in response to the first grant signal grantO, the first multiplexer MUX1 is configured to couple the first terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1 to the second terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1. Therefore, the I/O bus module 130 receives the data I/o switch signal CI DAT OENJ from the conditional access module 140. Note that a current value DATA INPUT of the data I/O switch signal CI DAT GENII is configured to indicate the data input mode of the CT/CA module 100.
(2-2) The select terminal of the second multiplexer F4UX2 is configured to receive the first grant signal grantO; in response to the first grant signal grantO, the second multiplexer MUX2 is configured to couple the first bus of the second multiplexer MUX2 to the second bus of the second multiplexer MUX2.
(2-3) The grant terminal of the conditional access module 140 is configured to receive the second grant signal granti; in response to the second grant signal grantl, transmission of the conditional access data/command DATA from the second bus of the second multiplexer F4UX2 to the first bus of the conditional access module 140 is enabled.
[0027] In response to the value DATA TNPUT of the data I/O switch signal CI DAT GENII, according to operations in (2-1), the I/O bus module 130 is controlled to receive the conditional access data/command DATA under the data input mode, from the data bus DAT of the common interface card 110 to the I/O bus module 130. Furthermore, according to operations in (2-2) and (2-3) , the conditional access data/command DATA is further transmitted from the I/o bus module 130 to the conditional access module 140. Tn some embodiments, the conditional access data/cormuand DATA under the data input mode of the CT/CA module 110 includes feedback data as future information for generating the control data for the common interface card 110.
[0028] FTG. 3 illustrates the CT/CA module 100 shown in FIG. 1 under a transport stream mode of the CT/CA module 100 according to the first embodiment - [0029] Under the transport stream mode of the Cl/CA module 100, transport stream PS DATA transmitted from an external uransport stream source and processed by the bridge 150 is further transmitted to the common interface card 110.
[0030] Operations under the transport stream mode of the Cl/CA module are introduced in the following paragraphs. Under the nransport stream mode of the Cl/CA module 100, operations of the Cl/CA module include: (3-1) The select terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1 is configured to receive the first grant signal grantO; in response to the first grant signal grantO, the first multiplexer MUX1 is configured to couple the first terminal of the first multiplexer NUX1 to the third terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1. Therefore, the I/O bus module 130 receives a transport stream I/O switch signal TSDATAOENJ, which indicates the transport stream mode of the CT/CA module 100.
(3-2) The select terminal of the second multiplexer F4UX2 is configured to reoeive the first grant signal grantO; in response to the first grant signal grantO, the second multiplexer NUX2 is configured to couple the first bus of the second multiplexer MUX2 to the third bus of the second multiplexer MUX2.
(3-3) The bridge 150 is configured to receive the third grant signal EN to start transmitting the transport stream TS DATA to the third bus of the second multiplexer MUX2, the first grant signal grantO to the select terminal of the second multiplexer MUX2 and the select terminal of the first multiplexer NUX1, and second grant signal grantl to the grant terminal of the conditional access module 140.
[0031] According to operations in (3-2) , the transport stream TO DATA is transmitted from the bridge 150 to the I/O bus module 130. In response to the transport stream I/O switch signal TSDATAOENJ, according to operations in (3-1), the I/O bus module 130 is controlled to transmit the transport stream TO DATA from the I/O bus module 130 to the data bus DAT and the transport stream bus TO of the common interface card 110. Note that the transport stream TS DATA cannot be identified by data bus DAT in format, that is, the transport stream TO DATA is blocked at the data bus DAT, and transport stream TO DATA is only identifiable for the transport stream bus TS for further decoding by the common interface card 110.
[0032] FIG. 4 illustrates a CT/CA module 400 under an address output mode of the Cl/CA module 400 according to a second embodiment.
[0033] The common interface card 410 according to FIG. 4 includes an address bus ADR and a transport stream bus TO.
[0034] Under the address output mode of the Cl/CA module 400, control addresses for the CT/CA module 400 are outputted from the conditional access module 140 to the common interface card 410 for controlling addresses for operations of the digital television having the Cl/CA module 400.
[0035] Operations under the address output mode are introduced in the following paragraphs. Under the address output mode of the Cl/CA module 400, operations of the CT/CA module 400 include: (4-1) The select terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1 is configured to receive the first grant signal grantO; in response to the first grant signal grantO, the first multiplexer MUX1 is configured to couple the first terminal of the first multiplexer Muxi to the second terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1. Therefore, the I/O bus module 130 receives an address I/o switch signal CI ADDROENJ from the conditional access module 140. Note that a current value ADDR OUTPUT of the address I/O switch signal CI ADDROENJ is configured to indicate the address output mode of the Cl/CA module 300.
(4-2) The select terminal of the second multiplexer NUX2 is configured to receive the first grant signal grantO; in response to the first grant signal grantO, the second multiplexer MUX2 is configured to couple the first bus of the second multiplexer MtJX2 to the second bus of the second multiplexer NUX2.
(4-3) The grant terminal of the conditional access module 140 is configured to receive the second grant signal grantl; in response to the second grant signal grantl, the transmission of an address ADOR from the first bus of the conditional access module 140 to the second bus of the second multiplexer MUX2 is enabled.
[0036] According to operations in (4-2) and (4-3), the address ADOR under the address output mode, is transmitted from the conditional access module 140 to the I/C bus module 130. In response to the value ADDR OUTPUT of the address I/o switch signal CI ADDROENJ, according to operations in (4-1), the I/O bus module 130 is controlled to transmit the address ADDR under the address output mode, from the I/o bus module 130 to the transport stream bus TS, and the address bus ADR of the common interface card 410. Note that the address ADOR cannot be identified by the transport stream bus TS, that is, the address ADDR is blocked at the transport stream bus IS, and the address ADDR is only identifiable at the address bus ADR for further utilization by the common interface card 410. In some embodiments, the address ADDR under the address output mode of the Cl/CA module 400 includes control addresses for the common interface card 410.
[0037] FIG. 5 illustrates the Cl/CA module 400 shown in FIG. 4 under the transport stream mode of the CT/CA module 400 acoording to the second embodiment.
[0038] Operations under the transport stream mode of the CT/CA module 400 are substantially the same as the transport stream mode of the Cl/CA module 100 shown in FIG. 3. Repeated operations related to FIG. are not further described for brevity.
[0039] Tn some embodiments, waveforms of the first grant signal grantO and the second grant signal grantl are controlled by the bridge 150 to make sure each one of the data output mode, the data input mode, and the address output mode is separately run with the transport stream mode, for the purpose of transmitting the conditional access data/command DATA related to the conditional access module 140 and the transport stream IS DATA separately.
[0040] FIG. 6 which illustrates a waveform of separately running the data output mode (or the data input mode) and the transport data mode of the Cl/CA module 100 shown in FIG. 1 according to the first embodiment.
[0041] As shown in FIG. 6, one of the data input mode and the data output mode is interleaved with the transport stream mode in a separated manner, where one clock period is periodically formed by combining one time of one of the data input mode and the data output mode and one time of the transport stream mode; that is, a time frame from a moment ti to a moment t7 shown in FTC. 6, where one of the data input mode and the data output mode is run between the moment tl and a moment t4. And the transport stream mode is run between the moment t4 and the moment t7. Moreover, the conditional access data/command DATA is transmitted between a moment t2 and a moment t3, and a transport stream is transmitted between a moment t5 and a moment t6.
[0042] Conventionally, i.e., in the prior art, one clock period of a conventional CT/CA module is only utilized for transmitting a conditional access data/command, and transmission of a transport stream is required to be additionally assigned. Therefore, efficiency of transmitting the conditional access data/command and the transport stream may be significantly reduced by unconditionally transmitting the transport stream.
[0043] However, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the transmission rate of one of the data input mode and the data output mode is accelerated so that only the time frame between the moment t2 and the moment t3 shown in FTC. 6 is required to periodically transmit the conditional access data/command DATA on top of that, in one single clock period, there will be an additional time frame from the moment t5 to the moment t6 for transmitting the transport stream periodically, and it will raise the efficiency of transmitting the conditional access data/command DATA and the transport stream TSDATA significantly in comparison to the conventional Cl/CA module.
[0044] Please also refer to FIGs. 1-3. As shown in FIG. 6, assume that both the first grant signal grantO and the second grant signal granti are binary signals; therefore, according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, it is assumed that one of the data input mode and the data output mode is primarily corresponding to a logic high of the first grant signal grantO and the second grant signal grantl, and that the transport stream mode is primarily corresponding to a logic low of the first grant signal grantO and the second grant signal grantl.
[0045] As shown in FIG. 6, under one of the data input mode and the data output mode currently-run, the first multiplexer NUXl is switched to couple the first terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1 to the second terminal of the first multiplexer NUXl so that the I/C bus module 130 is capable of receiving the data I/C switch signal CI DAT OENJ from the conditional access module 140, in response to the logic high of the first grant signal grantO at the moment tl; and the second multiplexer MUX2 is switched to couple the first bus of the second multiplexer MtJX2 to the second bus of the second multiplexer NUX2, in response to the logic high of the first grant signal grantO at the moment ti.
[0046] At the moment t2, which is shortly after the moment tl, the second grant signal granti is changed to a logic high; in response to the second grant signal grantl having the logic high, the conditional access module 140 starts the transmission of the conditional access data/command DATA, i.e., starts one of the data output mode and the data input mode.
[0047] At the moment tO, the second grant signal granti is changed to a logic low; in response to the second grant signal granti having a logic low, the conditional access module 140 stops the transmission of the conditional access data/command DATA at the moment tO. At this time, the CT/CA module 100 quits one of the data input mode and the data output mode.
[0048] At the moment t4, the first grant signal grantO is changed to a logic low; in response to the logic low of the first grant signal grantO, the second multiplexer F4UX2 is switched to decouple the first bus of the second multiplexer MUX2 from the second bus of the second multiplexer MUX2, i.e., to couple the first bus of the second multiplexer F4UX2 to the third bus of the second multiplexer Mt1X2, and the first multiplexer MUX1 is also switched at the moment t4 for decoupling the first terminal of the first multiplexer F4UX1 from the second terminal of the first multiplexer NUX1, i.e., for coupling the first terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1 to the third terminal of the first multiplexer F4LJX1.
[0049] A first delay between the moment tl and the moment t2 and a second delay between the moment tO and the moment t4 are preserved for an I/o transaction time of the I/o bus module 130 corresponding to the transmission of the conditional access data/command DATA.
[0050] Transmission of the transport stream TSDATA, i.e., the transport stream mode of the Cl/CA module 100, is begun by the bridge at the moment t5 shortly after the moment t4, and is then stopped by the bridge 150 at the moment t6.
[0051] A third delay from the moment t4 to the moment t5 and a fourth delay from the moment t6 to the moment t7 are preserved for an I/O transaction time of the I/O bus module 130 corresponding to the transmission of the transport stream IS DATA.
[0052] Shortly after the moment t6, the first grant signal grantO is changed to a logic high at the moment t7; in response to the logic high of first grant signal grantO at the moment t7, the first multiplexer NUX1 is switched to decouple the first terminal of the first multiplexer NUX1 from the third terminal of the first multiplexer F4UX1, i.e., to couple the first terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1 to the second terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1; and the second multiplexer MUX2 is switched to decouple the first bus of the second multiplexer MUX2 from the third bus of the second multiplexer MUX2, i.e., to couple the first bus of the second multiplexer F4UX2 to the second bus of the second multiplexer MUX2.
[0053] At the moment tS, the second grant signal granti is changed to a logic high; in response to the second grant signal grantl having the logic high, the conditional access module 140 starts transmission of the conditional access data/command DATA of the next-period.
[0054] At this time, the Cl/CA module 100 enters the data output mode or the data input mode again.
[0055] The interleaving of the transport stream mode and the data output mode (the data input mode) is periodically performed on the Cl/CA module 100. For example, after the transmission of the conditional access data/command DATA of the next-period is stopped by the conditional access module 140 at a moment t9 and shortly after the first grant signal grantO has a logic low at a moment tiC as shown in FIG. 5, the transport stream mode of the Cl/CA module 100 will be started by the bridge 150 for transmitting the transport stream TSDATA at the next-period.
[0056] FIG. 7 illustrates a waveform of separately running the address output mode and the traflsport stream mode of the CT/CA module 400 shown in FIG. 4 accordiflg to the second embodiment.
[0057] As shown in FIG. 7, the address output mode is interleaved with the transport streammode in a separatedrnanner, where one clockperiod is periodically formed by combining one time of the address output mode and one time of the transport stream mode.
[0058] Waveform of separately running the address output mode and the transport stream mode of the CT/CA module 400 shown in FIG. 7 is substantially the same as waveform of separately running the data output mode (the data input mode) and the transport stream mode of the Cl/CA module 100 shown in FIG. 6. The running of the data output mode (the data input mode) is replaced with the running of the address output mode. Repeated operations related to FTG. 7 are not further described for brevity.
[0059] Tn some embodiments, functions of the logic high and the logic low of the first grant signal grantO or the second grant signal granti may be reverse to those mentioned above, and embodiments formed by reverse functions indicated by different logic state of the first grant signal graritO or the second grant signal granti should also be regarded as embodiments.
[0060] Tn the above-listed embodiments, as shown in FTGs. 1-5, the transport stream IS DATA is received from a transport stream source external to the Cl/CA module by the bridge 150. However, in some embodiments, the transport stream TS DATA may also be generated from an internal module of the Cl/CA module, such as a demodulator.
[0061] FIGs. 8-10 illustrate the Cl/CA module 100 shown in FIG. 1 utilizing an internal demodulator for generating the transport stream TS DATA according to embodiments. Note that the Cl/CA module 100 shown in FIG. 8 is under the data output mode, the Cl/CA module 100 shown in FIG. 9 is under the data input mode, and the Cl/CA module 100 shown in FIG. 10 is under the transport stream mode; therefore, operations of the Cl/CA module 100 shown in FIG. 8 are substantially the same as the operations of the Cl/CA module 100 shown in FIG. 1, operations of the Cl/CA module 100 shown in FIG. 9 are substantially the same as the operations of the Cl/CA module 100 shown in FIG. 2, and operations of the Cl/CA module 100 shown in FIG. 10 are substantially the same as the operations of the Cl/CA module 100 shown in FIG. 3.
Repeated operations related to FIGs. 8-10 are not further described for brevity.
[0062] FIGs. 11-12 illustrate the Cl/CA module 400 shown in FIG. 4 utilizing an internal demodulator for generating the transport stream TS DATA according to embodiments. Note that the Cl/CA module 100 shown in FIG. 11 is under the address output mode, and the Cl/CA module 400 shown in FIG. 12 is under the transport stream mode; therefore, operations of the Cl/CA module 400 shown in FIG. 11 are substantially the same as the operations of the Cl/CA module 400 shown in FIG. 4, and operations of the Cl/CA module 400 shown in FIG. 12 are substantially the same as the operations of the Cl/CA module 400 shown in FIG. 5. Repeated operations related to FIGs. 11-12 are not further described for brevity.
[0063] FIG. 13 illustrates a method of transmitting a conditional aocess data/command and a transport stream between a CI card and the integrated circuit module 120. The CI card can be the common interface card 110 or the common interface card 410 depending on the conditional aocess data/command. The conditional acoess data /command can be one of a dara output, a data input, or an address. The method illustrated in FIG. 13 can base on the diagram shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. 7, depending on the CI card used, for describing the interleaving of the transport stream mode and the data output mode/the data input mode/the address output mode of the Cl/CA module. As shown in FIG. 13, the method includes the following steps: [0064] Step 200: Enable the bridge 150 by setting the third grant signal EN as logic high and aoguire logic setting for the first grant signal grantO and the second grant signal grantl; [0065] Step 202: Couple the first terminal of the first multiplexer MUXl to the second terminal of the first multiplexer NUX1 when the first grant signal grantO changes to a first state so as to transmit an I/C switch signal to the I/C bus module 130 for enabling transmission between the CI card and the I/o bus module 130; [0066] Step 204: Couple the first bus of the second multiplexer F4UX2 to the second bus of the second multiplexer NUX2; [0067] Step 206: Enable transmission of the conditional access data/command between the first bus of the conditional access module and the second bus of the second multiplexer NUX2 when the second grant signal grantl changes to a second state; [0068] Step 208: After the transmission of the conditional access data/command between the first bus of the conditional access module and the second bus of the second multiplexer F4UX2 is enabled for a first period of time, disable the transmission of the conditional access data/command between the first bus of the conditional access module 140 and the second bus of the second multiplexer MUX2 when the second grant signal grantl changes to a third state; [0069] Step 210: Decouple the first bus of the second multiplexer MUX2 from the second bus of the second multiplexer MUX2 and couple the first bus of the second multiplexer MUX2 to the third bus of the second multiplexer NUX2 according to a fourth state of the first grant signal grantO; [0070] Step 212: Decouple the first terminal of the first multiplexer MfJXl from the second terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1 when the first grant signal grantO changes to the fourth state to stop transmitting the data I/C switch signal CI DAT CENJ to the I/C bus module 130 and disable the transmission between the CT oard and the I/O bus module 130, and couple the first terminal of the first multiplexer F4UX1 to the third terminal of the first multiplexer F4UX1 according to the fourth state of the first grant signal grantO so as to transmit the transport stream I/O switch signal TSDATAOENJ to the I/O bus module 130 for enabling transmission between the CI card and the I/O bus module 130; [0071] Step 214: Transmit the transport stream from the second bus of the bridge 150 to the third bus of the second multiplexer 14UX2 when a third grant signal EN is in fifth state; [0072] Step 216: After the transmission of the transport stream from the second bus of the bridge to the third bus of the second multiplexer MUX2 is enabled for a second period of time, disable the transmission of the transport stream from the second bus of the bridge 150 to the third bus of the second multiplexer NUX2 when the third grant signal EN is in fifth state; [0073] Step 218: Decouple the first terminal of the first multiplexer MfJX1 from the third terminal of the first multiplexer MfJX1 when the first grant signal grantO changes to the first state for stopping transmitting the transport stream I/O switch signal TS DATA OENJ to the I/O bus module 130 for disabling the transmission between the CI card and the I/O bus module 130, and couple the first terminal of the first multiplexer MUX1 to the second terminal of the first multiplexer F4UX1 when the first grant signal grantO changes to the first state; [0074] Step 220: Decouple the first bus of the second multiplexer MUX2 from the third bus of the second multiplexer MUX2, and couple the first bus of the second multiplexer MUX2 to the second bus of the second multiplexer MUX2 when the first grant signal grantO changes to the first state, and go to Step 206.
[0075] In view of FIG. 6 or FIG. 7, depending on the CI card used, take one single clock period in the time frame from the moment ti to the moment t7 as an example, correspondence between the above-listed steps and the moments shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. 7 under the condition that the bridge 150 has been enabled by setting the third grant signal EN as logic high is listed as the following: (1) Step 202 and Step 204 are performed at the moment tl, and even at the moment t7; (2) Step 206 is performed from the moment t2 to the moment t3, and from the moment t8 to the moment t9; (3) Step 208 is performed at the moment t3, and the moment t9; (4) Step 210 and Step 212 are performed at the moment t4; (5) Step 214 is performed in a time frame between the moment t5 and the moment t6; (6) Step 216 is performed at the moment t6; (7) Step 218 and Step 220 are performed at the moment t7; and a next step of start transmitting the conditional access data/command can be performed by Step 206 as a next period.
[0076] Note that the first state mentioned in Step 202 and Step 204 may indicate a rising edge of the first grant signal grantO at the moment tl; the second state mentioned in Step 206 may indicate a rising edge of the second grant signal grantl at the moment t2; the third state mentioned in Step 208 indicate a falling edge of the second grant signal grantl at the moment t3; the fourth state mentioned in Step 210 and Step 212 may indicate a falling edge of the first grant signal grantO at the moment t4. Furthermore, the fifth state of the third grant signal EN mentioned in Step 214 may indicate an enabling signal for the bridge 150 to start the transmission of the transport stream TSDATA.
[0077] !I!he present invention discloses Cl/CA modules for transmitting a conditional access data/command and a transport stream between a CI card and an integrated circuit module, and discloses a method of transmitting the conditional access data/command and the transport stream in an interleaving manner. As a result, the conditional access data/command and the transport stream can be transmitted by the CT/CA module by using the same port, i.e., the I/C bus module 130 shown in FIGs. 1-5 and 8-12, whereas at least two different and separated ports are required for transmitting the conditionat access data/command and the transport stream in a conventional Cl/CA module.
[0078] Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclcsure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.

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  1. Claims What is claimed is: 1. A common interface/conditional access (Cl/CA) module, comprising: a common interface card, comprising a data bus and a transport stream bus; and an integrated circuit chip, comprising: an input/output (I/C) bus module, having a first bus coupled to the data bus, and the transport streambus of the common interface card; a bridge, having a first bus for receiving a transport stream and configured to set a first grant signal and a second grant signal according to a grant period signal; a conditional access module, having a first terminal coupled to a first terminal of the bridge and configured to enable the bridge, having a second terminal coupled to a second terminal of the bridge and configured to provide the grant period signal to the bridge, and having a grant terminal coupled to a third terminal of the bridge and configured to receive the second grant signal from the bridge for enabling transmission of a conditional access data/command; a first multiplexer, having a first terminal coupled to a first terminal of the I/C bus module and configured to transmit an I/C control signal to the I/C bus module for controlling an I/o mode of the I/o bus module, having a second terminal coupled to a third terminal of the conditional access module and configured to transmit a data i/o switch signal, having a third terminal configured to receive a transport stream I/o switch signal, and having a select terminal coupled to a fourth terminal of the bridge and configured to receive the first grant signal for coupling the first terminal of the first multiplexer to the second terminal of the first multiplexer or the third terminal of the first multiplexer; and a second multiplexer, having a first bus coupled to a second bus of the I/O bus module, having a second bus coupled to a first bus of the conditional access module and configured to transmit the conditional access data/command, having a third bus coupled to a second bus of the bridge and configured to receive the transport stream from the bridge, and having a select terminal coupled to the fourth terminal of the bridge and configured to receive the first grant signal from the bridge for coupling the first bus of the second multiplexer to the second bus of the second multiplexer or the third bus of the second multiplexer.
  2. 2. The Cl/CA module of claim 1, wherein under a data output mode of the CT/CA module, the select terminal of the first multiplexer is configured to receive the first grant signal for coupling the first terminal of the first multiplexer to the second terminal of the first multiplexer, the select terminal of the second multiplexer is configured to receive the first grant signal for coupling the first bus of the second multiplexer to the second bus of the second multiplexer, the grant terminal of the conditional access module is configured to receive the second grant signal for enabling the transmission of the conditional access data/command from the first bus of the conditional access module to the second bus of the second multiplexer, the I/o signal is configured to control the I/O bus module to transmit the conditional access data/command to the common interface card, and the conditional access data/command comprises control data for the common interface card.
  3. 3. The Cl/CA module of claim 1, wherein under a data input mode of the Cl/CA module, the select terminal of the first multiplexer is configured to receive the first grant signal for coupling the first terminal of the first multiplexer to the second terminal of the first multip]exer, the select terminal of the second multiplexer is configured to receive the first grant signal for coupling the first bus of the second multiplexer to the second bus of the second multiplexer, the grant terminal of the conditional access module is configured to receive the second grant signal for enabling the transmission of the conditional access data/command from the second bus of the second multiplexer to the first bus of the conditional access module, and the I/O signal is configured to control the I/O bus module to receive the conditional access data/command from the common interface card.
  4. 4. The Cl/CA module of claim 1, wherein under a transport stream mode of the Cl/CA module, the select terminal of the first multiplexer is configured to receive the first grant signal for coupling the first terminal of the first multiplexer to the third terminal of the first multiplexer, the select terminal of the second multiplexer is configured to receive the first grant signal for coupling the first bus of the second multiplexer to the third bus of the second multiplexer, the I/O signal is configured to control the T/O bus module to transmit the transport stream to the common interface card.
  5. 5. The Cl/CA module of claim 1, wherein the first bus of the bridge is coupled to a transport stream source external to he CT/CA module for receiving the transport stream.
  6. 6. The CT/CA module of claim 1, wherein the integrated circuit chip further comprises a demodulator configured to generate the transport stream, and the first bus of the bridge is coupled to the demodulator and configured to receive the transport stream.
  7. 7. The Cl/CA module of claim 1, wherein a period of the second grant signal is covered by a period of the first grant signal.
  8. 8. The Cl/CA module of claim 1, wherein a period of transmitting the conditional access data/command by the I/O bus module and a pericd of transmitting the transport stream by the I/O bus module are separated by a delay period set by the bridge.
  9. 9. A common interface/conditional access (Cl/CA) module, comprising: a common interface card, comprising an address bus and a cransport stream bus; and an integrated circuit chip, comprising: an I/O bus module, having a first bus coupled the address bus and the transport stream bus of the common interface card; a bridge, having a first bus for receiving a transport stream and configured to set a first grant signal and a second grant signal according to a grant period signal; a conditional access module, having a first terminal coupled to a first terminal of the bridge and configured to enable the bridge, having a second terminal coupled to a second terminal of the bridge and configured to provide the grant period signal to the bridge, and having a grant terminal coupled to a third terminal of the bridge and configured to receive the second grant signal from the bridge for enabling transmission of a conditional access data/command; a first multiplexer, having a first terminal coupled to a first terminal of the I/C bus module and configured to transmit an I/O control signal to the I/O bus module for controlling an I/o mode of the I/o bus module, having a second terminal coupled to a third terminal of the conditional access module and configured to transmit an address i/o switch signal, having a third terminal configured to receive a transport stream I/o switch signal, and having a select terminal coupled to a fourth terminal of the bridge and configured to receive the first grant signal for coupling the first terminal of the first multiplexer to the second terminal of the first multiplexer or the third terminal of the first multiplexer; and a second multiplexer, having a first bus coupled to a second bus of the I/O bus module, having a second bus coupled to a first bus of the conditional access module and configured to transmit the conditional access data/command, having a third bus coupled to a second bus of the bridge and configured to receive the transport stream from the bridge, and having a select terminal coupled to the fourth terminal of the bridge and configured to receive the first grant signal from the bridge for coupling the first bus of the second multiplexer to the second bus of the second multiplexer or the third bus of the second multiplexer.
  10. 10. The Cl/CA module of claim 9, wherein under an address output mode of the CT/CA module, the select terminal of the first multiplexer is configured to receive the first grant signal for coupling the first terminal of the first multiplexer to the second terminal of the first multiplexer, the select terminal of the second multiplexer is configured to receive the first grant signal for coupling the first bus of the second multiplexer to the second bus of the second multiplexer, the grant terminal of the conditional access module is configured to receive the second grant signal for enabling the transmission of the conditional access data/command from the first bus of the conditional access module to the second bus of the second multiplexer, the I/o signal is configured to control the I/O bus module to transmit the conditional access data/command to the common interface card, and the conditional access data/command comprises control addresses for the common interface card.
  11. 11. The Cl/CA module of claim 9, wherein under a transport stream mode of the Cl/CA module, the select terminal of the first multiplexer is configured to receive the first grant signal for coupling the first terminal of the first multiplexer to the third terminal of the first multiplexer, the select terminal of the second multiplexer is configured to receive the first grant signal for coupling the first bus of the second multiplexer to the third bus of the second multiplexer, the I/C signal is configured to control the I/C bus module to transmit the transport stream to the common interface card.
  12. 12. The Cl/CA module of claim 9, wherein the first bus of the bridge is coupled to a transport stream source external to The Cl/CA module for receiving the transport stream.
  13. 13. The Cl/CA module of claim 9, wherein the integrated circuit chip further comprises a demodulator configured to generane the transport stream, and the first bus of the bridge is coupled to the demodulator and configured to receive the transport stream.
  14. 14. The Cl/CA module of claim 9, wherein a period of the second grant signal is covered by a period of the first grant signal.
  15. 15. The Cl/CA module of claim 9, wherein a period of transmitting the conditional access data/conmand by the I/C bus module and a period of transmitting the transport stream by the I/o bus module are separated by a delay period set by the bridge.
  16. 16. A method of transmitting data between a common interface card and an integrated circuit chip of a Cl/CA module; the integrated circuit chip comprising an I/C bus module, a bridge, a conditional access module, a first multiplexer, and a second multiplexer; the i/o bus module having a first bus coupled to the common interface card; the bridge having a first bus for receiving a nransport stream; the conditional access module having a first terminal coupled to a first terminal of the bridge, having a second terminal coupled to a second terminal of the bridge, and having a grant terminal coupled to a third terminal of the bridge and configured to receive a second grant signal; the first multiplexer having a first terminal coupled to a first terminal of the I/C bus module, a second terminal coupled to a third terminal of the conditional access module and configured to receive a data I/o switch signal, a third terminal configured to receive a transport suream I/C switch signal, and a select terminal coupled to a fourth terminal of the bridge and configured to receive a first grant signal; the second multiplexer having a first bus coupled to a second bus of the I/C bus module, having a second bus coupled to a first bus of the conditional access module and configured to receive a conditional access data/command from the conditional access module, having a third bus coupled to a second bus of the bridge and configured to receive a transport stream, and having a select terminal coupled to the fourth terminal of the bridge and configured to receive the first grant signal; the menhod comprising: coupling the first terminal of the first multiplexer to the second terminal of the first multiplexer when the first grant signal changes to a first state so as to transmit a data I/C switch signal to the I/C bus module for enabling transmission between the common interface card and the I/C bus module; coupling the first bus of the second multiplexer to the second bus of the second multiplexer while coupling the first terminal of the first multiplexer to the second terminal of the first multiplexer; after coupling the first terminal of the first multiplexer to the second terminal of the first multiplexer, enabling transmission of the conditional access data/command between the first bus of the conditional access module and the second bus of the second multiplexer when the second grant signal changes to a second state; after the transmission of the conditional access data/command between the first bus of the conditional access module and the second bus of the second multiplexer is enabled for a first period of time, disabling the transmission of the conditional access data/command between the first bus of the conditional access module and the second bus of the second multiplexer when the second grant signal changes to a third state; after the transmission of the conditional access data/command between the first bus of the conditional access module and the second bus of the second multiplexer is disabled, decoupling the first bus of the second multiplexer from the second bus of the second multiplexer; while decoupling the first bus of the second multiplexer from the second bus of the second multiplexer, decoupling The first terminal of the first multiplexer from the second terminal of the first multiplexer when the first grant signal changes to a fourth state to stop transmitting the data I/O switch signal to the I/o bus module and disable the transmission between the common interface card and the I/O bus module; coupling the first bus of the second multiplexer to the third bus of the second multiplexer according to the fourth state of the first grant signal while decoupling the first bus of the second multiplexer from the second bus of the second multiplexer; coupling the first terminal of the first multiplexer to the third terminal of the first multiplexer according to the fourth of the first grant signal while decoupling the first terminal of the first multiplexer from the second terminal of the first multiplexer, so as to transmit a transport stream I/o switch signal to the I/O bus module for enabling transmission between the common interface card and the I/O bus module; after coupling the first terminal of the first multiplexer to the third terminal of the first multiplexer, enabling transmission of the transport stream from the second bus of the bridge to the third bus of the second multiplexer when a third grant signal is in a fifth state; after the transmission of the transport stream from the second bus of the bridge to the third bus of the second multiplexer is enabled for a second period of time, disabling the transmission of the transport stream from the second bus of the bridge to the third bus of the second multiplexer when the third grant signal is in a fifth state; after the transmission of the transport stream from the second bus of the bridge to the third bus of the second multiplexer is disabled, decoupling the first terminal of the first multiplexer from the third terminal of the first multiplexer when the first grant signal changes to the first state for stopping transmitting the transport stream I/C switch signal to the I/O bus module for disabling the transmission between the common interface card and the I/C bus module; and decoupling the first bus of the second multiplexer from the third bus of the second multiplexer while decoupling the first terminal of the first multiplexer from the third terminal of the first multiplexer.
  17. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the common interface card comprises: a data bus and a transport stream bus coupled to the first bus of the I/C bus module.
  18. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein the common interface card comprises: an address bus and a transport stream bus coupled to the first bus of the I/C bus module.
  19. 19. The method of claim 16, further comprising receiving the transport stream from a transport stream source external to the Cl/CA module.
  20. 20. The method of claim 16, further comprising generating the transport stream by a demodulator of the integrated circuit chip.
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