SET-TOP BOX WITH AN INTEGRATED OPTICAL SENSOR AND SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A SET-TOP BOX

A set-top box comprising a housing includes a first main face, a second main face, at least one lateral flank connecting the first lateral face to the second lateral face. The set-top box includes at least one optical sensor the field of vision of which is centred around a given line of vision, said line of vision being inclined vis-à-vis a given plane, when the set-top box is placed on a base, the flank being provided with at least one opening passing through the flank so as to lead to a first end outside of the housing and to a second end inside the housing, the optical sensor being arranged in the housing, such that said line of vision passes through the flank via said opening.