Host device interface with a point of deployment (pod) and a method of processing broadcast data

A host device interfacing with a point of deployment (POD) and a method of processing broadcast data are disclosed. Herein, an Internet Protocol (IP) physical interface unit receives an Ethernet frame including broadcast data; and a routing engine transforms the Ethernet frame to an IP packet when a destination address included in the Ethernet frame matches with an address of a pod and routs the transformed IP packet to an extended channel connected to the POD. Accordingly, it is possible to protect contents using a conditional access provided by the existing cable card and process broadcast data received on all types of transmission protocols including an IP protocol over a wired/wireless network using a channel provided for connection between the existing cable card and the host device.

Television apparatus connected to multimedia terminal apparatus and television system for the same

A television apparatus includes a first connection port for connecting to a multimedia terminal apparatus. The television apparatus receives television signals through a television signal input unit of the television apparatus. A monitor of the television apparatus displays the television signals. Therefore, the television apparatus is used as a conventional television. Moreover, the television apparatus is connected to the multimedia terminal apparatus through the first connection port. A mastership of the television apparatus is transferred from a first central processing unit of the television apparatus to a second central processing unit of the multimedia terminal apparatus when the multimedia terminal apparatus is connected to the television apparatus. The multimedia terminal apparatus is configured to process an operating system of the multimedia terminal apparatus. Therefore, the television apparatus is used as a smart television.

Wireless modem module server system

An apparatus and method for managing data for a wireless device, which includes a first memory for storing received data of a wireless device, a second memory for storing a network operational file, the operational file consisting of instructions for selecting a destination using a wireless module of the wireless device, and instruction steps for operating the network operational file for sending the received data using the wireless module to the selected destination .

Physical Layer (PHY) Link Signaling for Cable Networks

Embodiments include systems and methods for enabling a physical layer (PHY) link signaling channel between a network termination modem and a cable modem in a cable network. The PHY link signaling channel is embedded within the same multi-carrier channel as the data and enables PHY link up between the network termination modem and cable modem without involvement of higher layers (e.g., MAC). The PHY link signaling channel can be implemented in the downstream (from the network termination modem to the cable modem(s)) or in the upstream from a cable modem to the network termination modem. Embodiments are applicable to any known cable network, and particularly to cable networks implementing the DOCSiS and EPoC standards.

Topographic fraud detection

Methods and systems to detect topographic fraud are provided herein. The system includes a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) to periodically poll active cable modems and generate polling data. The system also includes a processor and a memory coupled to the CMTS. The processor is configured to, based on instructions in the memory, periodically determine a current geographic location for each polled cable modem based on the polling data from the CMTS, determine a geographic radius within which each polled cable modem is to be operated in and determine cable modems whose current geographic location is outside of their geographic radius.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING STREAMING SERVICES

A gateway for location at a user premises is provided. Bother users and user devices are registered with the gateway which is provided by a service provider. Users access services, such as video streaming, on their user devices via the gateway. The gateway allows users to share content. The gateway collects information about the user's patterns of behaviour for the system provider, and can be used to directly obtain feedback from the user. 1. A method performed in a gateway , the method comprising:splitting a display of a user device into two or more zones, wherein each zone of the two or more zones is assigned to a respective user of two or more users, and wherein the user device is associated with the two or more users;providing a video stream to the user device, wherein the video stream is displayed on a zone, of the two or more zones, corresponding to a user of the two or more users;providing a questionnaire to the user, wherein the questionnaire is answerable on the user device, and wherein the questionnaire includes questions and surveys regarding the video stream;retrieving answers to the questionnaire from the user; andreturning the answers to a service provider server.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:providing to the user, feedback regarding in-progress content in respective two or more zones, of remaining users of the two or more users.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:searching the web, and content producers and distributers for the video stream; andindexing the video stream based on the step of searching.4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transcoding the video stream to be provided to the user device based on characteristics of the user.5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising recording the video stream claim 1 , wherein the recorded video stream is stored in a memory of the gateway.6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing demographic information associated with the user to the service provider ...

Selective media playing method and apparatus according to live streaming and recorded streaming

An apparatus and a method for transmitting media data through live streaming or recorded streaming are provided. Live streaming refers to a case where media being captured in real time by a media service apparatus is played in a user's web browser, and recorded streaming refers to a case where media pre-recorded and stored in a server is played in a user's web browser. In the case of live streaming, since real-time is an important factor, there is provided a media playing method with no initial delay by using a decoder written in a script that can be parsed by a web browser. In the case of recorded streaming, there is provided a media playing method capable of using a decoder embedded in a web browser with no compatibility issue related to a container even when the media service apparatus has no container creation functionality.

Communication apparatus and communication method

Disclosed is a communication apparatus including an amplification part and a transient characteristics control part. The amplification part is configured to amplify a signal level of a received signal. The transient characteristics control part is configured to control transient characteristics of the amplification part.

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS DEVICE ATTACHMENT IN A MANAGED NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

Methods and apparatus for enhancing connectivity for a device backhauled by a wireline communication network. In one embodiment, the device comprises a small-cell or other wireless base station that is backhauled by a DOCSIS system within a managed HFC network, and the method and apparatus enable enhanced connection of user devices serviced by the base station (such as 3GPP UE or CBRS FWA) to a core entity for e.g., authentication and packet session establishment. In one implementation, enhanced Cable Termination System (CMTS) and cable modem (CM) devices coordinate to allocate prioritized service flows to traffic sourced from the base station. These service flows can selectively bypass extant DOCSIS protocols which might otherwise increase connection latency (including connection failure) such as AQM (active queue management) and packet dropping algorithms. In some variants, upstream service flow data rates can also be enhanced through temporary utilization of higher-order modulation and/or coding schemes. 1. A computerized method of operating a packet network infrastructure comprising at least one packet receiver apparatus and at least one packet transmitter apparatus , the method comprising;identifying at the at least one packet receiver apparatus a first type of equipment connected to the at least one packet transmitter apparatus;based at least on the identifying, causing establishment of at least one prioritized service flow between the at least one packet receiver apparatus and the at least one packet transmitter apparatus; andutilizing the established at least one service flow to route time-sensitive data packets between the at least one packet transmitter apparatus and the at least one packet receiver apparatus.2. The computerized method of claim 1 , wherein the packet network infrastructure comprises a DOCSIS (data over cable service specification) packet data system claim 1 , the at least one packet receiver apparatus comprises a cable modem termination ...

Initializing, Provisioning, and Managing Devices

A method of initializing, provisioning, and managing a cable modem and a customer premise equipment device includes sending a customized configuration file to the cable modem. The configuration file contains service provisioning information and further includes information indicative of a network address type for the customer premise equipment device. A message is passed from the cable modem to the customer premise equipment device indicative of the network address type. The customer premise equipment device is provided with a network address in accordance with the network address type indicated in the message. In this way, the customer premise equipment device knows what kind of address to obtain, and excessive transactions are avoided. 1. A method comprising:sending, by a server and to a gateway, a configuration file specifying a network address type corresponding to a first protocol of a plurality of protocols, wherein the configuration file is configured to cause the gateway to send, to customer premises equipment connected via a network to the gateway, a message specifying the network address type; andreceiving, by the server and from the customer premises equipment, a request for a network address of the specified network address type.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration file comprises one or more fields indicating that the network address type corresponding to the first protocol should be used for the customer premises equipment.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:determining, based on a hardware address of the gateway, the network address type corresponding to the first protocol.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the hardware address is a media access control address.56. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first protocol is one of Internet Protocol version 4 or Internet Protocol version .6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration file comprises information for provisioning services via the gateway.7. The method of claim 1 ...

DIGITAL TELEVISION AND DIGITAL TELEVISION SYSTEM

A digital television includes a power line and a monitor. The power line includes a power connector, an electrical conductor, and a connector. The monitor includes a display module and a signal receiving module. The electrical conductor is used to supply power to the display module and the signal receiving module. The power line further comprises a transmitting module and an antenna conductor. The transmitting module is electrically connected to an external signal receiver to receive signal. The antenna conductor is connected to the transmitting module and the signal receiving module, whereby the signal received by the transmitting module is transmitted to the signal receiving module by the antenna conductor, and processed by the signal receiving module and transmitted to the display module. A digital television system is also provided. 1. A digital television comprising:a power line having a power module and an electrical conductor connected to the power module, anda monitor having a display module and a signal receiving module electrically connected to the display module;wherein, the electrical conductor is electrically connected to the display module and the signal receiving module and used to supply power to the display module and the signal receiving module;wherein, the power line further comprises a transmitting module and an antenna conductor;wherein, the transmitting module is electrically connected to an external signal receiver to receive signal;wherein, one end of the antenna conductor is connected to the transmitting module, and the other end of the antenna conductor is connected to the signal receiving module, whereby the signal received by the transmitting module is transmitted to the signal receiving module by the antenna conductor, then processed by the signal receiving module and transmitted to the display module.2. The digital television as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the power line further comprises an amplifier module; the transmitting module is ...

Multi-Chip Modules Having Stacked Television Demodulators

Systems and methods are disclosed for MCM (multiple chip module) packages having multiple stacked demodulator dies that share one or more MCM pins. The shared pins can include clock generation pins, clock input/output pins, receive signal path input pins, voltage supply pins, ground supply pins, and/or any other desired pins. In addition to reducing footprint sizes for printed circuit board (PCB) applications, the multi-demodulator MCM package embodiments described herein also allow for improved routing of connection traces on PCBs. 1. A multi-chip module (MCM) package having multiple television demodulator dies , comprising: a plurality of input pins configured to receive two or more tuned broadcast channels associated with at least one of satellite television broadcasts;', 'a plurality of input pins configured to receive two or more tuned broadcast channels associated with terrestrial or cable television broadcasts; and', 'a plurality of output pins configured to provide two or more demodulated television signals;, 'a plurality of pins, the pins comprisingat least two stacked demodulator dies coupled to the plurality of pins, each die having at least one pad connected to a shared pin for the MCM package and each die being configured to provide at least one of the demodulated television signals;wherein the MCM package has a top surface area of about 64 square millimeters or less.2. The MCM package of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pins is 68 pins or less.3. The MCM package of claim 2 , wherein a top surface of the MCM package is a square shape and has edges that are 8 millimeters or less in length.4. The MCM package of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pins is 48 pins or less.5. The MCM package of claim 4 , wherein a top surface of the MCM package is a square shape and has edges that are 7 millimeters or less in length.6. The MCM package of claim 1 , wherein a pin pitch for the plurality of pins is about 0.5 millimeters or less.7. The MCM package of claim 1 , ...

RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEPTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

There is provided a reception device which receives signals compliant with a DVB-T2 standard which possibly includes a plurality of different profiles and demodulates a signal having a predetermined profile, of the received signals, and demodulates a signal having a different profile when it is clear that the signal having the different profile is included. 1. A reception device which receives signals compliant with a DVB-T2 standard which possibly includes a plurality of different profiles and demodulates a signal having a predetermined profile , of the received signals , and demodulates a signal having a different profile when it is clear that the signal having the different profile is included.2. A reception device comprising:a receiver which receives signals compliant with a DVB-T2 standard which possibly includes signals having a plurality of different profile types;a demodulator which demodulates the signals received by the receiver; anda signal controller which supplies only a signal having a predetermined profile type, of the signals received by the receiver, to the demodulator, and supplies only a signal having a profile type different from the predetermined profile type to the demodulator when it is clear that the signal having the different profile type is included.3. The reception device according to claim 2 , whereinthe signals include profile information indicating profile types which are configurations of the signals,the reception device further includes a profile information recognizer which recognizes the profile information indicating the profile types which are the configurations of the signals received by the receiver, andbased on the profile information, the signal controller supplies only the signal having the predetermined profile, of profiles recognized by the profile information recognizer, to the demodulator.4. The reception device according to claim 2 , whereinthe profile types include T2-Base and T2-Lite.5. The reception device according ...

Supplemental Services Interface

Examples are described for integrating interface functionality with other experiences. For example, if a user is interested in a particular item of scheduled or on-demand content (e.g., a television series episode), the user may also be interested in a web page devoted to the television series and/or other extras such as cast interviews, news, related theme apps, and the like. These types of experiences may be integrated into an interface by presenting the experiences as supplemental services that may be presented and/or selected. 1. An apparatus comprising:at least one processor; and generate for display an interface indicating a plurality of items of scheduled content of a plurality of services, wherein the plurality of items of scheduled content comprises a first item of scheduled content;', 'determine, based on a user selection from the interface of the first item of scheduled content, whether the first item of scheduled content is associated with another one or more services not included in the plurality of services; and', 'after determining that the first item of scheduled content is associated with the another one or more services, update the interface to indicate at least one item of content of the another one or more services and the plurality of items of scheduled content., 'memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions claim 1 , when executed by the at least one processor claim 1 , cause the apparatus to generate for display the interface by generating for display the interface to comprise a grid of at least some of the items of scheduled content claim 1 , wherein the grid is arranged such that a listing of the at least some of the plurality of services and the another one or more services is arranged along a first axis and a listing of a window of time is arranged along a second axis.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one item of ...

Set-top-box having a built-in master node that provides an external interface for communication and control in a power-line-based residential communication system

A set-top-box (STB) provides capability for monitoring and control of power usage and the ability to establish communications. A smart residential service system (SRSS) is provided that uses power line communication (PLC) technology to provide secure in-home LAN communication and also to monitor and provide remote control of connected appliances in the home. An embodiment combines the STB with a master unit (MST) that is used with PLC to meet the requirements of the central device in the SRSS.

Cable modem with embedded video transmitter

A cable modem with an embedded video transmitter for supporting all-IP end-to-end services in a cable network is disclosed. A cable modem is provided with a video converter/modulator feature. The cable modem receives Internet protocol (IP) packets carrying video streams from a network. A video extractor in the cable modem extracts video packets from the IP packets, and a video modulator in the cable modem modulates the extracted video packets per video format supported by a customer premise equipment (CPE). The cable modem then sends the modulated video packets to the CPE. With this feature, all-IP end-to-end services may be implemented without being dependent on an existing CPE's capability for supporting IP at the customer premises. 1. A cable modem for transporting video traffic to a customer premise equipment (CPE) , the cable modem comprising:a receiver configured to receive Internet protocol (IP) packets from a network;a video extractor configured to extract video packets from a first set of IP packets;a video modulator configured to modulate the video packets per video format supported by a CPE; anda transmitter configured to transmit the modulated video packets to the CPE.2. The cable modem of claim 1 , wherein out-of-band signaling transported between a network headend and the CPE passes through the cable modem.3. The cable modem of claim 1 , further comprising:a first IP bridge configured to extract downstream out-of-band (OOB) messages from a second set of one or more IP packets; andan OOB modulator configured to modulate the downstream OOB messages per format supported by the CPE,wherein the modulated downstream OOB messages are transmitted to the CPE by the transmitter.4. The cable modem of claim 3 , further comprising:a tuner configured to receive upstream OOB signaling from the CPE;a demodulator configured to extract upstream OOB messages from the upstream OOB signaling; anda second IP bridge configured to generate IP packets for carrying the upstream ...

INTRA-PREMISES WIRELESS BROADBAND SERVICE USING LUMPED AND DISTRIBUTED WIRELESS RADIATION FROM CABLE SOURCE INPUT

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, includes a broadband signal access point, which may be located internally or externally to the premises, in combination with the existing cabling is used with radiation device(s) to provide distribution of services, including broadband services, within the premises. Additional embodiments are disclosed. 1. A device comprising:a processor; and receiving digital signals via a connection port in communication with equipment of a service provider;', 'converting a format of the digital signals to produce formatted digital signals; and', 'outputting the formatted digital signals to a diplexer device,, 'a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations comprisingwherein the diplexer device is coupled to a signal distribution system for delivering broadband signals within a premises.2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the formatted digital signals comprise data packets claim 1 , and wherein the operations further comprise supplying headers to the data packets.3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the digital signals are received in an Ethernet format.4. The device of claim 3 , wherein a modem coupled to the connection port converts input analog radio frequency signals to the digital signals claim 3 , the digital signals having different address headers than Ethernet signals configured for wired distribution within the premises.5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving a plurality of services via the connection port from the service provider claim 1 , the plurality of services including streaming video claim 1 , video on demand claim 1 , and voice telephony services.6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the connection port is configured for bi-directional communication with the equipment of the service provider.7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:receiving ...

SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING PHYSICAL PROXIMITY BETWEEN MEDIA CONTENT RECEIVERS

The present invention relates to a system and a device for providing proximity control in a satellite television media content distribution system comprising at least a primary receiver and a secondary receiver, whereby authorization to access the conditional access media content is given if the primary and secondary receivers are verified to be within a single household. The invention uses LNB control signaling, by the primary receiver, to cause the LNB to down-convert signals from pre-determined transponders onto a pre-determined frequency in the L-Band such that the secondary receiver may receive messages thus created through the primary receiver's controlling of the LNB. 1. A primary satellite communications receiver for receiving at least one user-band signal from a plurality of user-band signals within a band of intermediate frequencies via a common cable from a low-noise block down-converter , comprising:a processor for providing instructions to the low-noise block down-converter via the common cable, the instructions operable to cause the low-noise block down-converter to down-convert, to one or more particular user-band signals, one or more corresponding radio frequency signals from one or more corresponding transponders from a plurality of transponders each providing radio frequency signals at different frequencies within a band of radio frequencies;wherein the processor is further configured to provide further instructions to the low-noise block-down-converter via the common cable, the further instructions operable to successively select either one or another message transponder from a predetermined plurality of message transponders, for down-converting of the selected message transponder's radio frequency signal to one pre-determined message user-band within the band of intermediate frequencies, the selection dependent on the values of successive symbols of a pre-determined message comprising a series of symbols, each of the predetermined plurality of ...

Method of sharing personal media using a digital recorder

A method and apparatus for sharing personal media using a digital recorder allows a plurality of multimedia devices to view content stored on a DVR across a local network. The DVR records video content from broadcast signals and records video content downloaded via the Internet.

Channel Scanning

Methods, systems, and apparatus can provide channel scanning. In various examples, a channel scanning module can instruct scanning of multiple channels within a wideband frequency range by assigning channels to demodulators to attempt to lock onto a signal at the assigned channel. In other examples, a channel scanning module can instruct scanning for downstream channels by assigning channels to multiple narrowband tuners and multiple demodulators to attempt to lock onto a signal on the assigned channel. 1. A method for channel scanning comprising:receiving a downstream network signal;identifying a first wideband frequency block in the network signal;identifying a number of demodulators available in a communications device;identifying a plurality of subfrequencies within the first wideband frequency block, wherein the plurality of subfrequencies identified matches a number of available demodulators;for each respective one subfrequency of the identified plurality of subfrequencies, attempting to lock onto the respective one subfrequency with a respective one demodulator of the available demodulators, wherein the individual processes of attempting to lock onto each of the identified plurality of subfrequencies occur in parallel to each other;identifying a first subfrequency from the identified plurality of subfrequencies on which one of the number of demodulators has achieved lock; andperforming ranging and registration for the first subfrequency if demodulator lock has been achieved for the first subfrequency by one or more of the demodulators.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein demodulator lock has been achieved for the first subfrequency when five consecutive packets with a correct forward error correction check within a data stream for the first subfrequency are received.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the plurality of subfrequencies is performed using a scanning algorithm.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the scanning algorithm comprises going ...

Broadcasting signal transmission device, broadcasting signal reception device, and method for transmitting/receiving broadcasting signal using same

Disclosed is a broadcasting signal transmission device, a broadcasting signal reception device, and a method for transmitting/receiving a broadcasting signal using same. The method for receiving the broadcasting signal comprises the following steps: receiving the broadcasting signal, which includes a transmission frame, wherein the transmission frame includes a plurality of PLPs, which transmit components that constitute a broadcasting service, first signaling information and second signaling information, which include the signaling information of the plurality of PLPs, a first preamble signal, which has been signaled with a preamble format, and a second preamble signal, which has been signaled with pilot pattern information, wherein one of the plurality of PLPs is a base PLP, which includes a program number that corresponds to the broadcasting service and program map table information, which has been signaled with identifying information for each of the PLPs; demodulating the broadcasting signal based on the first and the second preamble signals; FEC decoding the demodulated broadcasting signal; and identifying a PLP group that includes the plurality of PLP from the FEC decoded broadcasting signal based on the first and the second signaling information, decoding at least one PLP of the identified PLP group, and providing the broadcasting service.

Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving ultra high-definition broadcasting signal for expressing high-quality color in digital broadcasting system

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving an ultra high-definition broadcasting signal for expressing high-quality color in a digital broadcasting system. An apparatus for receiving an ultra high-definition broadcasting signal according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a receiving unit for receiving an ultra high-definition broadcasting signal which includes ultra high-definition broadcasting contents and display information metadata representing display environment information suitable for the ultra high-definition broadcasting contents; a decoder for decoding the received ultra high-definition broadcasting contents and the display information metadata; a controlling unit for adjusting the display environment of the receiving apparatus to a display environment suitable for the ultra high-definition broadcasting contents using the display information metadata; and a reproducing unit for reproducing the ultra high-definition broadcasting contents.

Suggestive Content Based on Habit

Suggestions for content are based on either designation by or a habit of a user. Favored genres of content are determined at different times of day. Should content be requested at a particular time of day for which no favored genre of content is determined, then one of the known favored genres of content is suggested.

ANALOG FRONT END FOR DTV, DTV SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND OPERATION METHODS THEREOF

Provided is an analog front end of a digital TV, a digital TV system having the same, and a method of operating the same. The analog front end includes: a first selection circuit which selectively outputs differential sound intermediate frequency signals or differential TV broadcast signals in response to a first selection signal; a second selection circuit which outputs a clock signal among a plurality of clock signals having a different sampling frequencies, in response to a second selection signal; and an analog-to-digital converter which converts output signals output from the first selection circuit to a digital code, according to a sampling frequency of a clock signal output from the second selection circuit.

Receiving device, method, and program

There is provided a receiving device including a gain supplying unit that supplies a gain for adjusting power of an intermediate frequency OFDM signal acquired from a broadcast signal received by a tuner, the broadcast signal conforming with the DVB-T2 standard and having a plurality of profiles mixed, a position detecting unit that detects a head position of a frame corresponding to each of the plurality of profiles, and a time constant changing unit that changes, in accordance with a profile of the frame, a time constant to specify a time interval at which the gain supplying unit calculates the gain based on power of the intermediate frequency OFDM signal outputted from the tuner when a head position of the frame is detected.

BROADCASTING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, BROADCASTING SIGNAL RECEPTION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING BROADCASTING SIGNAL USING SAME

Disclosed is a broadcasting signal transmission device, a broadcasting signal reception device, and a method for transmitting/receiving a broadcasting signal using same. The method for receiving the broadcasting signal comprises the following steps: receiving the broadcasting signal, which includes a transmission frame, wherein the transmission frame includes a plurality of PLPs, which transmit components that constitute a broadcasting service, first signaling information and second signaling information, which include the signaling information of the plurality of PLPs, a first preamble signal, which has been signaled with a preamble format, and a second preamble signal, which has been signaled with pilot pattern information, wherein one of the plurality of PLPs is a base PLP, which includes a program number that corresponds to the broadcasting service and program map table information, which has been signaled with identifying information for each of the PLPs; demodulating the broadcasting signal based on the first and the second preamble signals; FEC decoding the demodulated broadcasting signal; and identifying a PLP group that includes the plurality of PLP from the FEC decoded broadcasting signal based on the first and the second signaling information, decoding at least one PLP of the identified PLP group, and providing the broadcasting service. 1. (canceled)2. A method for transmitting broadcast signals , the method comprising:encoding PLP (Physical Layer Pipe) data carried in each of a plurality of PLPs, each PLP carries at least one broadcast service or at least one broadcast service component;building a signal frame by mapping the encoded PLP data into data symbols of the signal frame,wherein the data symbols carry the plurality of PLPs, a PLP in the plurality of PLPs carries service signaling data for corresponding PLPs,wherein the signal frame further includes signaling information having identification information to identify the PLP carries service ...

Arrangement for Verification of Signal Units

The present invention relates to an arrangement for transmission of signal units to at least one receiver. The receiver is being arranged to receive a number of signal units within a frequency range and a comparator unit being arranged to make possible for at least a portion of the signal units to be forwarded or at least partially be blocked with respect to the receiver. A verification unit, which includes a memory configured to store at least a number of signal units, verify that each forwarded signal units that pass the arrangement is being registered by means of a specific signal in a register unit. 1. Arrangement for transmission of signal units to at least one addressed receiver , wherein each signal unit includes at least one signal and a digital ID which is included in the transmitted signal or signal unit , comprising:at least one receiver configured to receive a number of signal units within a frequency range, wherein each signal unit of the number of signal units represents at least one of the following: a data signal, a text-tv signal, an audio signal, a video signal, or any combination thereof;an identifying unit configured to identify said signal units on the basis of at least said digital ID;a comparator unit configured to cause at least a portion of said signal units to be forwarded or at least partially be blocked with respect to said at least one addressed receiver, anda verification unit, which includes a memory configured to store at least a number of signal units, configured to verify each signal unit that pass the arrangement is being registered by means of a specific signal in a register unit.2. Arrangement according to claim 1 , characterized in that said signal units include at least one of a time information and a secret code.3. Arrangement according to claim 1 , characterized in that stored data in the register are formatted to be transmitted to a central computer.4. Arrangement according to claim 1 , characterized in that a unique ...

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FAST CHANNEL SCAN FOR DOCSIS CABLE MODEM

The disclosure generally relates to a method and system for fast channel scan for DOCSIS cable modems. The disclosed exemplary embodiments are directed to hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) modems and may be equally applied to other type of modems both wired and wireless. The disclosed embodiments enable locating the Physical Link Layer Chanel (PLC) quickly by using a beacon channel at a designated frequency offset from the PLC. 1. An apparatus , comprising:a transceiver; anda logic, at least a portion of which is in hardware, the logic configured to conduct a wideband FFT search of the communication channel to identify frequency location of a set of beacon reference subcarriers, and to detect a Physical Layer Channel (PLC) location as a predefined frequency offset from the set of beacon reference subcarriers.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the PLC contains frequency information for all Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (“DOCSIS”) channels in the spectrum.3200. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the beacon reference subcarrier occupy about kHz overhead.431. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the PLC defines a DOCSIS . channel.5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the logic operates on a DOCSIS-compliant transmission.6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the logic is further configured to detect a plurality of beacon channel reference subcarriers.7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the beacon channel reference subcarriers are spaced 25 KHz apart.8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the logic further detects FFT size of the PLC and the length of its cyclic prefix as a function of the beacon type.9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the logic is further configured to detect the cyclic prefix length using cyclic prefix auto-correlation.10. A computer-readable storage device containing a set of instructions to cause a computer to perform a process comprising:conducting a wideband FFT search of the communication channel to identify frequency location of a ...

BROADCASTING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, BROADCASTING SIGNAL RECEPTION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING BROADCASTING SIGNAL USING SAME

Disclosed is a broadcasting signal transmission device, a broadcasting signal reception device, and a method for transmitting/receiving a broadcasting signal using same. The method for receiving the broadcasting signal comprises the following steps: receiving the broadcasting signal, which includes a transmission frame, wherein the transmission frame includes a plurality of PLPs, which transmit components that constitute a broadcasting service, first signaling information and second signaling information, which include the signaling information of the plurality of PLPs, a first preamble signal, which has been signaled with a preamble format, and a second preamble signal, which has been signaled with pilot pattern information, wherein one of the plurality of PLPs is a base PLP, which includes a program number that corresponds to the broadcasting service and program map table information, which has been signaled with identifying information for each of the PLPs; demodulating the broadcasting signal based on the first and the second preamble signals; FEC decoding the demodulated broadcasting signal; and identifying a PLP group that includes the plurality of PLP from the FEC decoded broadcasting signal based on the first and the second signaling information, decoding at least one PLP of the identified PLP group, and providing the broadcasting service. 1. (canceled)2. A method for transmitting broadcast signals , the method comprising:encoding PLP (Physical Layer Pipe) data carried in each of a plurality of PLPs (Physical Layer Pipes), each PLP carries at least one broadcast service or at least one broadcast service component;building a signal frame by mapping the encoded PLP data into data symbols of the signal frame;modulating data of the built signal frame by an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) scheme; andtransmitting the broadcast signals including the data of the signal frame,wherein the broadcast signals further include first signaling information ...

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FAST CHANNEL SCAN FOR DOCSIS CABLE MODEM

The disclosure generally relates to a method and system for fast channel scan for DOCSIS cable modems. The disclosed exemplary embodiments are directed to hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) modems and may be equally applied to other type of modems both wired and wireless. The disclosed embodiments enable locating the Physical Link Layer Channel (PLC) quickly by using a beacon channel at a designated frequency offset from the PLC. 1. An apparatus , comprising:a transceiver; anda logic, at least a portion of which is in hardware, the logic configured to conduct a wideband FFT search of the communication channel to identify frequency location of a set of beacon reference subcarriers, and to detect a Physical Layer Channel (PLC) location as a predefined frequency offset from the set of beacon reference subcarriers.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the PLC contains frequency information for all Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (“DOCSIS”) channels in the spectrum.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the beacon reference subcarrier occupy about 200 kHz overhead.4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the PLC defines a DOCSIS 3.1 channel.5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the logic operates on a DOCSIS-compliant transmission.6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the logic is further configured to detect a plurality of beacon channel reference subcarriers.7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the beacon channel reference subcarriers are spaced 25 KHz apart.8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the logic further detects FFT size of the PLC and the length of its cyclic prefix as a function of the beacon type.9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the logic is further configured to detect the cyclic prefix length using cyclic prefix auto-correlation.10. A computer-readable storage device containing a set of instructions to cause a computer to perform a process comprising:conducting a wideband FFT search of the communication channel to identify frequency location of ...

VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD COOPERATING WITH TELEVISION BROADCASTING SYSTEM

A video processing apparatus includes a down-sampling circuit, a combining circuit, a metadata generating circuit, and an encoder. The down-sampling circuit down-samples P videos according to predetermined picture layout information of K picture layouts. Each of the videos corresponds to a television program. The combining circuit combines the P down-sampled videos according to the predetermined picture layout information to generate combined videos corresponding to the K picture layouts. The metadata generating circuit generates metadata that describes television program information corresponding to the picture layouts according to the predetermined picture layout information. The encoder encodes the combined videos and the metadata to image data that conforms to a predetermined broadcast format for a television broadcasting system to broadcast. 1. A video processing apparatus , operating with a television broadcasting system that broadcasts P videos in a predetermined broadcast format , each of the P videos corresponding to a television program , P being an integer greater than 1 , the video processing apparatus comprising:a down-sampling circuit, receiving the P videos, down-sampling the P videos according to predetermined picture layout information corresponding to K types of picture layouts to generate P down-sampled videos, where K is a positive integer;a combining circuit, coupled to the down-sampling circuit, combining the P down-sampled videos according to the predetermined picture layout information to generate a combined video comprising a plurality of combined pictures, wherein the P down-sampled videos correspond to P sub-pictures and each of the combined pictures comprises at least one sub-picture;a metadata data generating circuit, generating metadata for the combined video according to the predetermined picture layout information, the metadata describing television program information of each of the K picture layouts andan encoder, coupled to the ...

CABLE MODEM

Abstract: A cable modem for a network is provided. The cable modem comprises: a radio frequency resource manager unit for allocating a radio frequency resource to a plurality of cable modem terminal systems; and an interface manager unit for establishing radio frequency interfaces respectively with the plurality of cable modem terminal systems according to the radio frequency resource allocation of the radio frequency resource manager unit. 1206. A cable modem () for a network , comprising{'b': 3001', '204', '205, 'a radio frequency resource manager unit () for allocating a radio frequency resource to a plurality of cable modem terminal systems (, ); and'}{'b': 3002', '204', '205', '3001, 'an interface manager unit () for establishing radio frequency interfaces respectively with the plurality of cable modem terminal systems(, ) according to the radio frequency resource allocation of the radio frequency resource manager unit ().'}23003204205. The cable modem according to claim 1 , further comprising a packets classifier unit () for classifying packets into respective service flows towards the plurality of cable modem terminal systems ( claim 1 , ).330052042053004. The cable modem according to claim 1 , further comprising a packets forwarder unit () for switching packets between the plurality of cable modem terminal systems ( claim 1 , ) and respective Customer Premise Equipments according to a forwarding policy ().4. The cable modem according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cable modem terminal systems comprise a cable modem terminal system for IP data transmission and a cable modem terminal system for live TV signal transmission.5204205. The cable modem according to claim 1 , wherein the cable modem transmits a table of the radio frequency resource allocation to the plurality of cable modem terminal systems ( claim 1 , ) for notification of the frequency resource allocation.6. A network system claim 1 , comprising{'b': '201', 'a service platform () for ...

Digital television and signal processing apparatus thereof

A digital television and a signal processing apparatus thereof are disclosed. The digital television signal processing apparatus includes a control PCBA board and a digital demodulator standard module, wherein the digital demodulator standard module is detachably connected to the control PCBA board, the digital demodulator standard module is configured to demodulate a digital television intermediate frequency signal to obtain a digital transport stream signal, and the control PCBA board is at least configured to decode the digital transport stream signal. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the digital demodulator standard module only needs to be replaced to accommodate different countries and regions, while maintaining the PCBA control board unchanged; in this way, the entire PCBA board doe not need to be changed, thereby reducing complexity in maintenance of a plurality of PCBA control boards, and promoting material universalization.

TOPOGRAPHIC FRAUD DETECTION

Methods and systems to detect topographic fraud are provided herein. The system includes a processor; and a memory in communication with the processor, the memory for storing a plurality of instructions for directing the processor to determine a current geographic location for a device based on polling data, determine a geographic radius within which the device is to be operated, and determine whether the device's current geographic location is outside of the geographic radius. 1. A system to detect topographic fraud , comprising:a processor; and determine a current geographic location for a device based on polling data;', 'determine a geographic radius within which the device is to be operated; and', 'determine whether the current geographic location is outside of the geographic radius., 'a memory in communication with the processor, the memory storing a plurality of instructions for directing the processor to2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:a billing database coupled to the processor and configured to store a billing address associated with the device;wherein the memory is configured to store instructions to direct the processor to determine the geographic radius based on the billing address associated with the device.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory is configured to store instructions to direct the processor to determine the current geographic location based on a port that the device reports in on.4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the memory is further configured to store instructions to direct the processor to identify the device based on a Media Access Control (MAC) address associated with the device.5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory is further configured to store instructions to direct the processor to poll the device by sending a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) query to the device.6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the geographic radius for the device is based on a port that the device is assigned to report in ...

DEMODULATOR AND MULTI-CHIP MODULE FOR A MULTI-MODE RECEIVER AND METHOD THEREFOR

In one form, a multi-chip module for a multi-mode receiver includes an MCM substrate and first and second demodulator die. The MCM substrate has first and second satellite input ports, first and second terrestrial/cable input ports, and first and second transport stream ports. The first demodulator die has a satellite port coupled to the first satellite input port of the MCM substrate, a terrestrial/cable port coupled to the first terrestrial/cable input port of the MCM substrate, and first and second transport stream ports coupled to the first and second transport stream ports of the MCM substrate. The second demodulator die has a satellite port coupled to the second satellite input port of the MCM substrate, a terrestrial/cable port coupled to the second terrestrial/cable input port of the MCM substrate, and first and second transport stream ports coupled to the first and second transport stream ports of the MCM substrate. 1. A multi-chip module (MCM) for a multi-mode receiver comprising:an MCM substrate having first and second satellite input ports, first and second terrestrial/cable input ports, and first and second transport stream ports;a first demodulator die having a satellite port coupled to said first satellite input port of said MCM substrate, a terrestrial/cable port coupled to said first terrestrial/cable input port of said MCM substrate, and first and second transport stream ports coupled to said first and second transport stream ports of said MCM substrate; anda second demodulator die having a satellite port coupled to said second satellite input port of said MCM substrate, a terrestrial/cable port coupled to said second terrestrial/cable input port of said MCM substrate, and first and second transport stream ports coupled to said first and second transport stream ports of said MCM substrate.2. The MCM of wherein each of said first demodulator die and said second demodulator die comprises:a demodulator core responsive to an input from a selected one ...

VIRTUALIZING USER INTERFACE AND SET TOP BOX FUNCTIONALITY WHILE PROVIDING MEDIA OVER NETWORK

Methods and apparatus are described for providing digital content to televisions or other devices having media playback capabilities over a network infrastructure using virtual set top boxes (VSTBs). 1. A system providing media over a network , the system comprising:one or more servers deployed on the network and operable to manage operation of a plurality of virtual set top boxes (VSTBs) and virtual user interfaces (VUIs);one or more media servers deployed on the network and operable to make available to the VSTBs a plurality of digital media streams via the network; anda plurality of display devices coupled to the network;wherein the display devices cannot directly access and playback the digital media streams from the media servers;the one or more servers are operable to receive an alert via the network upon a user activating a display device at a start of a user session;the one or more servers are operable to allocate resources in order to instantiate both a VSTB and a VUI for the display device in response to receiving the alert, the VSTB connecting to the VUI via a first connection in order to receive graphical updates representing a graphical user interface as generated by the VUI, the VSTB further combining the graphical user interface with one or more of the digital media streams received from the media servers;the one or more servers are further operable to transmit the combined graphical user interface and the one or more media streams from the VSTB to the display device as a single media stream having a frame format and codec supported by the display device;the one or more servers are further operable to receive user input and provide the user input to the VUI via a second connection, at least some of the user input representing interaction of the user with a representation of the graphical user interface as shown on the display device;the one or more servers are further operable to send updates of the graphical user interface as driven by the user input ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NR V2X RESOURCE SELECTION

A method of a first user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises: receiving, from a second UE via a sidelink, signals including information to select resources for at least one of aperiodic traffic or periodic traffic; decoding sidelink control information (SCI) from the information included in the signals; performing, over a sensing window, a signal measurement of the received signals; identifying a resource selection window based on a latency requirement; reserving the resources for the at least one of aperiodic traffic or periodic traffic in a frequency domain and a time domain based on the decoded SCI and a result of the signal measurement, the resources being identified within a resource selection window; and transmitting, to the second UE via the sidelink, the at least one of aperiodic traffic or periodic traffic using the reserved resources. 1. A method performed by a first terminal in a wireless communication system , the method comprising:receiving, from a second terminal, sidelink control information (SCI) including information on first resources associated with a first physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) and first priority information on the first PSSCH;identifying second resources associated with a second PSSCH based on a reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement for the first resources and the first priority information;identifying third resources associated with the second PSSCH, the third resources excluding the second resources and a resource indicated for preemption based on the RSRP measurement for the first resources and the first priority information; andtransmitting the second PSSCH based on the third resources.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information on the first resources associated with the first PSSCH includes at least one of information on frequency resources claim 1 , information on time resources claim 1 , and information on reservation period of the first resources.3. ...

GATEWAY APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USE IN A CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

Apparatus and methods for premises gateway functions that integrate or unify functions typically distributed across multiple devices within a content-based network. In one embodiment, the out-of-band (OOB) signaling functionality normally provided in each of a set-top-box (STB) and digital video recorder (DVR) are unified into a common OOB (e.g., DOCSIS) capable premises gateway device, thereby obviating OOB tuners and related components from each device. In another variant, the premises gateway is adapted for all-IP operation, such as for use with IP-based computers and IP set-top boxes, etc. Fully unified variants are also disclosed, wherein the DVR and/or STB functions are physically integrated within the premises gateway. 155.-. (canceled)56. A gateway device for use in a network , comprising:first apparatus adapted to receive first signals transmitted over a first channel via said network;second apparatus adapted to receive second signals transmitted over a second channel via said network, and transmit third signals over said second channel also via said network; andan interface to another device in proximity to the gateway device;wherein said another device utilizes said second apparatus as a communications proxy for transmitting said third signals via said second channel that it would otherwise have to transmit via a separate interface to said network.57. The gateway device of claim 56 , wherein the first channel and the second channel each comprise different physical radio frequency channels.58. The gateway device of claim 57 , wherein the gateway device is disposed at a user premises and has a wireless local area network (WLAN) interface and an Ethernet LAN interface.59. The gateway device of claim 56 , further comprising a trusted domain (TD) adapted to maintain at least one security policy within said gateway device and one or more other devices in data communication with said gateway device.60. The gateway device of claim 56 , further comprising a secure ...

Method and apparatus for demodulating television analog signal

A method and apparatus for demodulating a television analog signal is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a radio frequency receiving module, configured to receive a video signal, the video signal being an analog signal; an AD chip, configured to convert the analog signal into a digital signal via an analog-to-digital conversion, and transmit the digital signal via a digital TS; a USB bridge chip, configured to convert the digital TS into a USB signal; and a primary IC, configured to process the USB signal. According to the present disclosure, video signals in the form of analog signals may be processed, thereby addressing the defect in the related art that digital signals can be only processed.

Subscriber unit and method for extended communication

The present invention relates to a subscriber unit in a home environment and a communication system. In one embodiment the subscriber unit has an input for connection to a local video signal, from for instance a picture telephone or a video camera. A video/picture signal may thereby be reproduced in a TV-receiver being connected to the subscriber unit. A sensor in the subscriber unit detects whether a local video signal is present on the telephone unit's input. If this is the case, the control unit connects this signal to the receiving means for further transmission through the subscriber unit and the TV-receiver. The picture telephone image may either be shown separately across the entire screen of the TV or be presented in parallel with other pictorial/video information.

DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND CABLE MODEM TERMINATION SYSTEM

Embodiments of this application disclose a data processing method for avoiding a packet loss and for improving user experience. The method in the embodiments includes: sending, by a cable modem termination system CMTS, a dynamic bonding change (DBC) request to a cable modem (CM), where the DBC request is used to request the CM to change a modulation profile group corresponding to the downstream channel from a first profile group to a second profile group. The first profile group is a profile group currently supported by the CM, and at least one target profile in the second profile group is not in the first profile group. The method further includes sending, by the CMTS, a first downstream data packet to the CM by using any profile in the first profile group, and sending a second downstream data packet to the CM by using the target profile. 1. A data processing method , comprising:sending, by a cable modem termination system (CMTS), a dynamic bonding change (DBC) request to a cable modem (CM), wherein the DBC request requests the CM to change a modulation profile group corresponding to the downstream channel from a first profile group to a second profile group, the first profile group is a profile group currently supported by the CM, and at least one target profile in the second profile group is not in the first profile group;sending, by the CMTS, a first downstream data packet to the CM by using a profile in the first profile group, and sending a second downstream data packet to the CM by using the at least one target profile, wherein the first downstream data packet is the same as the second downstream data packet; andsending, by the CMTS, a third downstream data packet to the CM by using any profile in the second profile group.2. The method according to claim 1 , the method further comprises:receiving, by the CMTS, a DBC response corresponding to the DBC request; andsending, by the CMTS, a DBC acknowledgment message to the CM, wherein the DBC acknowledgment ...

Supplemental Services Interface

Examples are described for integrating interface functionality with other experiences. For example, if a user is interested in a particular item of scheduled or on-demand content (e.g., a television series episode), the user may also be interested in a web page devoted to the television series and/or other extras such as cast interviews, news, related theme apps, and the like. These types of experiences may be integrated into an interface by presenting the experiences as supplemental services that may be presented and/or selected.

SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING PHYSICAL PROXIMITY BETWEEN MEDIA CONTENT RECEIVERS

The present invention relates to a system and a device for providing proximity control in a satellite television media content distribution system comprising at least a primary receiver and a secondary receiver, whereby authorization to access the conditional access media content is given if the primary and secondary receivers are verified to be within a single household. The invention uses LNB control signaling, by the primary receiver, to cause the LNB to down-convert signals from pre-determined transponders onto a pre-determined frequency in the L-Band such that the secondary receiver may receive messages thus created through the primary receiver's controlling of the LNB. 117-. (canceled)18. A satellite communications system comprising: a plurality of content transponders for transmitting broadcast content; and', {'sup': 'n', 'at least two to the power n (2) message transponders, different from the content transponders, where n is a non-negative integer, each of the message transponders being configured such that its radio frequency signal comprises information different from the remaining message transponders; and'}], 'a plurality of satellite transponders configured to transmit radio frequency signals at different frequencies within a radio frequency band, said plurality of satellite transponders includinga low-noise block down-converter (LNB) configured to receive the radio frequency signals via an antenna, the LNB being further configured to down-convert the signals from each of the content transponders to different corresponding content slots within an intermediate frequency band, the LNB being further configured to convert the signals from at least a plurality of the message transponders to a single predetermined message slot within the intermediate frequency band.19. The satellite communications system according to claim 18 , wherein each of the message transponders is configured such that its radio frequency signal comprises information allowing for the ...

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING DIGITAL ACCESS TECHNOLOGY FOR PROGRAMMING AND DATA DELIVERY

Methods and apparatus for selecting digital access technology for programming and data delivery over, e.g., a content-based network. In one embodiment, the network comprises an HFC cable or satellite network that includes a server process interfacing with a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE), and/or associated client devices, each having different capabilities profiles. The server determines the one or more capabilities possessed by the CPE, and evaluates one or more program or content choices for possible delivery to that CPE based on its profile. The server generates a list of programs or content based on this evaluation, and transmits this list to the CPE, which displays the list for viewing by a user. The user is therefore offered a list of available content that is compatible with their specific configuration. A business and operational rules engine is also optionally employed to control the operation of the foregoing processes to accomplish particular business, or operational goals. 142-. (canceled)43. A computerized client apparatus for use within a content delivery network , the computerized client apparatus comprising:display apparatus;network interface apparatus;processor apparatus in data communication with the display apparatus and the network interface apparatus; and receive at least one plurality of digitally rendered content element from a computerized network apparatus of the content delivery network;', 'evaluate the at least one digitally rendered content element based at least on data relating to a plurality of functional capabilities of the computerized client apparatus;', 'based at least on the evaluation, process the received at least one digitally rendered content element via at least a portion of the plurality of functional capabilities of the computerized client apparatus, the at least one digitally rendered content element configured for at least the computerized client apparatus based at least on the at least portion of the ...

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING DIGITAL ACCESS TECHNOLOGY FOR PROGRAMMING AND DATA DELIVERY

Methods and apparatus for selecting digital access technology for programming and data delivery over, e.g., a content-based network. In one embodiment, the network comprises an HFC cable or satellite network that includes a server process interfacing with a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE), and/or associated client devices, each having different capabilities profiles. The server determines the one or more capabilities possessed by the CPE, and evaluates one or more program or content choices for possible delivery to that CPE based on its profile. The server generates a list of programs or content based on this evaluation, and transmits this list to the CPE, which displays the list for viewing by a user. The user is therefore offered a list of available content that is compatible with their specific configuration. A business and operational rules engine is also optionally employed to control the operation of the foregoing processes to accomplish particular business or operational goals. 142.-. (canceled)43. A premises gateway apparatus enabled for communication with a content delivery network , said premises gateway comprising:a first interface for communication with a plurality of client devices;at least one hardware or software interface configured to interface with a plurality of conditional access functions of each of said plurality of client devices, each of said plurality of conditional access functions having a substantially distinct conditional access capability; and generate profile data comprising said conditional access functions of said plurality of client devices for transmission to a network entity of said content delivery network;', 'transmit a request for one or more of a plurality of content elements to said network; and', 'receive said requested one or more of said plurality of content elements., 'at least one microprocessor configured to run a computer program thereon, said program configured to, when executed44. The gateway apparatus ...

REAL-TIME CONTROL INTERFACE FOR BROADCAST OBJECT STREAMING

A device for encoding and sending media data includes a scheduler unit that schedules transmission of media data, a media encoder, and a transmitter that transmits according to a schedule formed by the scheduler unit. The scheduler unit sends a first set of data to the media encoder representing a number of media segments of the media data to be broadcast and a time at which the media data must be available for delivery at the transmitter of the media broadcast device. The media encoder sends a second set of data representing a first number of estimated encoding bytes for the media data to the media encoder. The scheduler unit sends, to the transmitter, the number of media segments including respective portions of the encoded media data at or before the time at which the media data must be available for delivery at the transmitter. 1. A method of sending media data , the method comprising: sending, to the media encoder, a first set of data representing a number of media segments of the media data to be broadcast and a time at which the media data must be available for delivery at a transmitter of the media broadcast device;', 'receiving, from the media encoder, a second set of data representing a first number of estimated encoding bytes for the media data; and', 'sending, to the transmitter, the number of media segments including an encoded version of the media data at or before the time at which the media data must be available for delivery at the transmitter., 'by a scheduler of a media broadcast device comprising a media encoder, the scheduler and the media encoder each implemented in circuitry2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:sending a third set of data representing a target byte allocation for the media data to the media encoder in response to the first number of estimated encoding bytes; andreceiving, from the media encoder, a fourth set of data including the number of media segments including the media data encoded by the media encoder.3. The ...

ENTRY ADAPTER FOR A CATV NETWORK

An entry adapter for a cable television (CATV) network includes a first signal separation device configured to separate downstream CATV signals into a first downstream high-frequency signal and a first downstream low-frequency signal based on a first cutoff frequency, a second signal separation device configured to separate the downstream CATV signals into a second downstream high-frequency signal and a second downstream low-frequency signal based on a second cutoff frequency, and a signal frequency sensor and selector device in selective communication with the first and second signal separation devices. 1. An entry adapter for a cable television (CATV) network , comprising:an input port configured to communicate upstream and downstream CATV signals with the CATV network;a splitter having a first leg and a second leg, the splitter being coupled to the input port;an active port configured to communicate upstream and downstream CATV signals with at least one subscriber device;a first diplexer comprising a common terminal coupled to the first leg of the splitter, a high-frequency terminal, and a low-frequency terminal, wherein the first diplexer is configured to receive downstream CATV signals from the splitter and separate the received downstream CATV signals into a high-frequency signal having a frequency of at least about 54 MHz at the high-frequency terminal, and a low-frequency signal having a frequency less than about 42 MHz at the low-frequency terminal;a second diplexer coupled to the active port and comprising a high-frequency terminal in communication with the high-frequency terminal of the first diplexer, a low-frequency terminal in communication with the low-frequency terminal of the first diplexer, and a common terminal;a first amplifier coupled to the high-frequency terminals of the first and second diplexers;a second amplifier coupled with the low-frequency terminals of the first and second diplexers; a first high-frequency signal path between the high- ...

Initializing, Provisioning, and Managing Devices

A method of initializing, provisioning, and managing a cable modem and a customer premise equipment device includes sending a customized configuration file to the cable modem. The configuration file contains service provisioning information and further includes information indicative of a network address type for the customer premise equipment device. A message is passed from the cable modem to the customer premise equipment device indicative of the network address type. The customer premise equipment device is provided with a network address in accordance with the network address type indicated in the message. In this way, the customer premise equipment device knows what kind of address to obtain, and excessive transactions are avoided. 1. A method comprising:sending, to a first device comprising a modem, a modem configuration file specifying a network address type corresponding to a first protocol of a plurality of protocols; andreceiving, from customer premises equipment connected to the first device, a request for a network address of the network address type.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modem configuration file comprises one or more fields indicating that the network address type corresponding to the first protocol should be used for the customer premises equipment.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network address type corresponding to the first protocol is based at least in part on a hardware address of the first device.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the hardware address is a media access control address.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first protocol is a version of internet protocol.6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the version of internet protocol is one of version 4 and version 6.7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modem configuration file comprises service-provisioning information.8. An apparatus comprising:a processor; and send, to a first device comprising a modem, a modem configuration file specifying a network address type ...

Cable modem apparatus, broadcasting signal receiving apparatus, broadcasting signal transmitting apparatus and control method thereof

A cable modem apparatus configured to switch between communicating over a plurality of channels and a channel different from the plurality of channels.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING STREAMING SERVICES

A gateway for location at a user premises is provided. Bother users and user devices are registered with the gateway which is provided by a service provider. Users access services, such as video streaming, on their user devices via the gateway. The gateway allows users to share content. The gateway collects information about the user's patterns of behaviour for the system provider, and can be used to directly obtain feedback from the users.

Method, Apparatus, and System for Acquiring Configuration File

A method, an apparatus, and a system for acquiring a configuration file in a data over cable service are provided. The system includes: a convergence device, a cable modem terminal system CMTS assembly, and a cable modem CM, where the convergence device is connected to the CM using the CMTS assembly. The convergence device may be configured to intercept a first DHCP response message sent by a DHCP server to the CM; acquire configuration file information of the CM from the first DHCP response message; send the configuration file information of the CM to the CMTS assembly; replace address information of a Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP server in the first DHCP response message with address information of the convergence device, to form a second DHCP response message; and send the second DHCP response message to the CM.

Broadcast signal receiving apparatus, information appliance device and control method thereof

A broadcast signal receiving apparatus, an information appliance device and a control method thereof are disclosed. The broadcast signal receiving apparatus includes: a communicator configured to connect with a headend and receive a broadcast signal; a signal processor configured to process the broadcast signal; and a controller configured to, in response to the broadcast signal receiving apparatus entering a standby mode, control the communicator to perform an operation of maintaining a connection with the headend based on a preset period, and control the broadcast signal receiving apparatus to switch to a normal mode in response to an external event, while maintaining the connection with the headend. Thus, the connection with the headend is maintained even in the standby mode, and it is thus possible to immediately switch over from the standby mode to the normal mode, thereby decreasing the power consumption and minimizing a user's standby time.

GATEWAY APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USE IN A CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

Apparatus and methods for premises gateway functions that integrate or unify functions typically distributed across multiple devices within a content-based network. In one embodiment, the out-of-band (OOB) signaling functionality normally provided in each of a set-top-box (STB) and digital video recorder (DVR) are unified into a common OOB (e.g., DOCSIS) capable premises gateway device, thereby obviating OOB tuners and related components from each device. In another variant, the premises gateway is adapted for all-IP operation, such as for use with IP-based computers and IP set-top boxes, etc. Fully unified variants are also disclosed, wherein the DVR and/or STB functions are physically integrated within the premises gateway. 155.-. (canceled)56. A computerized method for delivering digitally rendered content over a content delivery network , the computerized method comprising:receiving data representative of a request for the digitally rendered content from a first Internet Protocol (IP)-enabled client device on behalf of at least a second IP-enabled client device;based at least in part on the request, validating at least one of: (i) the first IP-enabled client device and/or (ii) the second IP-enabled client device, for accessing the requested digitally rendered content; andbased at least in part on the validating, causing delivery of the requested digitally rendered content as IP-based data packets from one or more content sources to a third IP-enabled client device via at least the first IP-enabled client device.57. The computerized method of claim 56 , wherein the causing of the delivery of the requested digitally rendered content comprises causing delivery of the requested digitally rendered content as IP-based data packets to the second IP-enabled client device via at least the first IP-enabled client device claim 56 , the delivery of the IP-based data packets to the second IP-enabled device comprising delivery via a different transport than a transport used ...

CATV RETURN BAND SWEEPING USING DATA OVER CABLE SERVICE INTERFACE SPECIFICATION CARRIERS

The existing Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) carriers generated by field test equipment or by the CATV subscriber modems are used to determine the amplitude response of the return band in a CATV system. 1. A method for determining the linearity of a CATV return band comprising:permitting a cable modem to log in to a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS);determining the transmit carrier frequency, symbol rate, and level for each active carrier in the return band;determining the transmit carrier ranging error level for each active carrier in the return band;determining the transmit carrier pre-equalizer filter coefficients for each active carrier in the return band;adjusting each active return band carrier level by its ranging error and determining the average transmit level;determining the in-channel response for each active carrier in the return band; and,generating a return band frequency response.2. The method of wherein determining the transmit carrier ranging error level for each active carrier in the return band comprises using at least one of the cable modem and the CMTS Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Information Base (MIB) to determine the transmit carrier ranging error level for each active carrier in the return band.3. The method of wherein determining the transmit carrier pre-equalizer filter coefficients for each active carrier in the return band comprises using the transmit carrier pre-equalizer filter coefficients for each active carrier in the return band from the cable modem to determine the transmit carrier pre-equalizer filter coefficients for each active carrier in the return band.4. The method of wherein adjusting each active return band carrier level by its ranging error and determining the average transmit level comprises establishing the average transmit level as the zero reference of the frequency spectrum for the return band.5. The method of wherein determining the in-channel response for each ...

BROADCASTING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, BROADCASTING SIGNAL RECEPTION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING BROADCASTING SIGNAL USING SAME

Disclosed is a broadcasting signal transmission device, a broadcasting signal reception device, and a method for transmitting/receiving a broadcasting signal using same. The method for receiving the broadcasting signal comprises the following steps: receiving the broadcasting signal, which includes a transmission frame, wherein the transmission frame includes a plurality of PLPs, which transmit components that constitute a broadcasting service, first signaling information and second signaling information, which include the signaling information of the plurality of PLPs, a first preamble signal, which has been signaled with a preamble format, and a second preamble signal, which has been signaled with pilot pattern information, wherein one of the plurality of PLPs is a base PLP, which includes a program number that corresponds to the broadcasting service and program map table information, which has been signaled with identifying information for each of the PLPs; demodulating the broadcasting signal based on the first and the second preamble signals; FEC decoding the demodulated broadcasting signal; and identifying a PLP group that includes the plurality of PLP from the FEC decoded broadcasting signal based on the first and the second signaling information, decoding at least one PLP of the identified PLP group, and providing the broadcasting service. 1. (canceled)2. A method for transmitting broadcast signals by a broadcast signal transmitter , the method comprising:encoding Physical Layer Pipe (PLP) data carried in each of a plurality of Physical Layer Pipes (PLPs), each PLP carries at least one broadcast service component of a service;interleaving the encoded PLP data;building a signal frame by mapping the interleaved PLP data into data symbols of the signal frame;modulating data of the built signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) scheme; andtransmitting the broadcast signals including the data of the signal frame,wherein the broadcast ...

ANALOG SIGNAL TRANSMISSION WITH MULTIPLE ANTENNAS

A method for analog transmission of video from a transmitter using multiple transmit antennas includes transmitting analog video signals through at least two antennas to a receiver, monitoring at the receiver an attribute of the channels between the transmit antennas and an antenna of the receiver, and changing a phase and magnitude of an analog video signal being transmitted through at least one of the at least two antennas responsive to the monitoring. Additionally, a method for analog transmission of video signals using multiple transmit antennas includes space-time coding. 1. A method for analog transmission of video from a transmitter using multiple transmit antennas , the method comprising:transmitting analog video signals through at least two antennas to a receiver;monitoring at the receiver an attribute of the channels between the transmit antennas and an antenna of the receiver; andchanging a phase and magnitude of an analog video signal being transmitted through at least one of said at least two antennas responsive to said monitoring.2. The method according to claim 1 ,wherein said changing a phase and magnitude comprises:multiplying said analog video signal being transmitted through at least one of said at least two antennas by a complex number.3. A The method according to claim 2 , comprising:multiplying a baseband signal of said analog video signal by a factor of −1 or 1.4. A The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:transmitting digital signals through said at least two antennas of said multiple transmit antennas.5. The method according to claim 4 ,wherein said attribute comprises a signal to noise ratio (SNR) associated with reconstructed analog signals and reconstructed digital signals.6. The method according to claim 4 ,wherein said changing occurs when said SNR of a reconstructed digital video signal is greater than that of a reconstructed analog video signal.7. The method according to claim 4 ,wherein said digital video signals are ...

Broadcasting signal transmission device, broadcasting signal reception device, and method for transmitting/receiving broadcasting signal using same

Disclosed is a broadcasting signal transmission device, a broadcasting signal reception device, and a method for transmitting/receiving a broadcasting signal using same. The method for receiving the broadcasting signal comprises the following steps: receiving the broadcasting signal, which includes a transmission frame, wherein the transmission frame includes a plurality of PLPs, which transmit components that constitute a broadcasting service, first signaling information and second signaling information, which include the signaling information of the plurality of PLPs, a first preamble signal, which has been signaled with a preamble format, and a second preamble signal, which has been signaled with pilot pattern information, wherein one of the plurality of PLPs is a base PLP, which includes a program number that corresponds to the broadcasting service and program map table information, which has been signaled with identifying information for each of the PLPs; demodulating the broadcasting signal based on the first and the second preamble signals; FEC decoding the demodulated broadcasting signal; and identifying a PLP group that includes the plurality of PLP from the FEC decoded broadcasting signal based on the first and the second signaling information, decoding at least one PLP of the identified PLP group, and providing the broadcasting service.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING STREAMING SERVICES

A gateway for location at a user premises is provided. Bother users and user devices are registered with the gateway which is provided by a service provider. Users access services, such as video streaming, on their user devices via the gateway. The gateway allows users to share content. The gateway collects information about the user's patterns of behaviour for the system provider, and can be used to directly obtain feedback from the users. 1. A method of remotely managing a gateway , the method comprising:generating, by the gateway, functionality reports; andsending, by the gateway, the functionality reports to a server of a service provider,wherein sending the functionality reports enables the server to utilize thefunctionality reports to provide remote management functions for technical support to the gateway.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving claim 1 , by the gateway claim 1 , a request for the functionality reports from the server.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the request for the functionality reports comprises a request for the gateway to run a test script for a module of a plurality of modules comprised in the gateway claim 2 , and wherein a configuration file claim 2 , associated with the test script claim 2 , for the module is updated remotely on the gateway.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the functionality reports comprises monitoring errors and warnings reported by a plurality of modules comprised in the gateway and monitoring resource usage of each module of the plurality of modules based on respective upper bound limits.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remote management functions include one or more of activation claim 1 , authorization claim 1 , setup claim 1 , configuration claim 1 , and software updates.6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the technical support is associated with one or more of: monitoring and diagnostic functions claim 1 , trouble management claim 1 , performance management claim 1 , and ...

Decoder and security module for a digital transmission system

A decoder 12 in particular for a digital television system and adapted to receive a transport packet stream containing table or section data encapsulated within the packet payloads. The decoder is characterised in comprising a means 80 for filtering table or section data configurable in response to filter data received from a portable security module 30 such as a smart card. The invention equally extends to a portable security module 30 including a memory holding such data as is necessary to configure the table or section filter 80, and a method for processing a transport packet stream including encapsulated table and section data using such a decoder 12 and security module 30. In a preferred embodiment, the filter 80 is adapted to filter out conditional access messages in response to the table or section filter data received from the portable security module 30, these messages being thereafter forwarded to the security module for processing.

Receiver and receiving method

본 발명에 의한 수신장치에서의 수신방법에 의하면, 먼저 현재 방송중인 채널번호로 구성된 서비스표가 작성된다. 그리고, 만약 채널키가 눌러진 것으로 판단되면, 상기 서비스표로부터 탐색된 채널번호가 화면에 표시된다. 만약 채널키가 계속해서 눌러진 것으로 판단되면, 채널번호만 변화되고, 만약 채널키가 해제된 것으로 판단되면, 채널선국이 시작된다. 따라서, 본 발명에 의하면, 텔레비전방송의 원하는 채널을 신속하게 선국할 수 있는 수신장치가 제공된다. According to the reception method in the reception apparatus according to the present invention, first, a service table composed of channel numbers currently being broadcast is created. If it is determined that the channel key is pressed, the channel number searched from the service table is displayed on the screen. If it is determined that the channel key is kept pressed, only the channel number is changed, and if it is determined that the channel key is released, channel tuning is started. Therefore, according to the present invention, a receiving apparatus capable of quickly selecting a desired channel of television broadcasting is provided.

双方向通信装置における使用に好適なステータス監視およびデータ処理システム

(57)【要約】 コンピュータネットワーク適合の双方向通信が可能であり、ユーザが操作する電源スイッチが組み込まれた装置において、動作ステータス情報を監視するための方法が、装置と遠隔位置との間に通信リンクを確立することを含む。この通信リンクは、ネットワーク適合プロトコルを使用するパケット交換網に確立されており、装置の電源スイッチがオフの状態の場合、アクティブに維持される。この方法には、ほぼ定期的なレートで装置に関する動作条件ステータス情報を生成することと、確立された通信リンク上でこのステータス情報を伝送することも含まれる。

Broadcast signal receiving apparatus, broadcast signal receiving system and controlling method thereof

본 발명은 방송수신장치, 이를 포함하는 시스템 및 그 제어방법에 관한 것으로서, 방송수신장치는, 신호의 전압 레벨에 대응하여 방송신호의 선택적 수신이 가능한 중계장치를 통해 수신되는 위성 방송신호를 복조하는 디모듈레이터와; 방송신호의 채널 선택에 대응하여 디모듈레이터에 제어 신호를 출력하는 적어도 하나의 프로세서를 포함하며, 디모듈레이터는, 방송신호의 채널 선택에 따라 중계장치의 수신 밴드가 변경되도록, 프로세서에 의해 출력된 제어 신호에 응답하여 선택된 채널에 대응하는 전압 레벨을 가지며 선택된 채널의 채널 정보를 포함하는 커맨드를 출력할 수 있다. 이에 의하여, 중계장치에 대한 전압 제어와 커맨드의 생성 및 출력을 하나의 구성에서 수행하므로, 타이밍의 제어가 보다 용이하게 되어, 보다 개선된 시청 환경/서비스를 제공할 수 있게 된다. The present invention relates to a broadcast receiving apparatus, a system including the same, and a control method thereof, wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus demodulates a satellite broadcast signal received through a repeater capable of selectively receiving a broadcast signal in response to a voltage level of the signal. a demodulator; at least one processor for outputting a control signal to a demodulator in response to channel selection of a broadcast signal, wherein the demodulator responds to the control signal output by the processor so that the reception band of the repeater is changed according to the channel selection of the broadcast signal. In response, a command having a voltage level corresponding to the selected channel and including channel information of the selected channel may be output. Thereby, since voltage control for the repeater and generation and output of commands are performed in one configuration, timing control becomes easier, and a more improved viewing environment/service can be provided.

Reception method, reception device, transmission method, transmission device, transmission/reception method, transmission/reception device

An electronic mail on which a control command is interpolated is transmitted through a public line, received by a modem section of a gateway, converted to digital data, and supplied to a control section. A CPU of the control section stores the received electronic mail in a RAM, and extracts the control command contained in the electronic mail. The CPU supplies a control signal corresponding to the control command to an interface section. The interface section controls an IR transmission section to transmit a signal corresponding to the control signal supplied from the CPU or outputs a signal through a connection line, and controls a video deck.

Mpeg-4 remote communication device

본 발명은 MPEG-4 기반 멀티미디어 시스템을 그에 대한 서비스 제공자 및 원격 통신 장치와 관련하여 제시한다. 상호작용형 콘텐츠에 기반한 원격 통신 유닛은 MPEG-4 형식으로 인코딩된 데이터를 사용함으로써 상호작용형 서비스를 수신하는데 필요한 단계와 버튼의 수를 간소화하고 감소시킨다. 또한 서비스 제공자 측에서 데이터를 처리하기 위한 새로운 방법이 개시된다. 나아가, 서비스 제공자(방송국, 케이블 제공자)와 고객(시청자) 간에 데이터를 교환하는 향상된 방법이 제시된다. 더 나아가, 데이터 처리에 관련된 디지털 장비(서버, 셋톱 박스, 원격 제어 유닛 및 화면)가 가용 채널 대역폭을 제어하는 작업 및 데이터를 디스플레이하는 작업을 위하여 어떻게 최적화될 수 있는지가 개시된다. 인코딩, 멀티미디어, 원격 통신, 데이터 스트림, 디스플레이 The present invention proposes an MPEG-4 based multimedia system in connection with a service provider and a telecommunication device therefor. Telecommunications units based on interactive content use data encoded in MPEG-4 format to simplify and reduce the number of steps and buttons required to receive interactive services. Also disclosed is a new method for processing data at the service provider side. Furthermore, an improved method of exchanging data between a service provider (broadcaster, cable provider) and a customer (viewer) is presented. Furthermore, it is disclosed how digital equipment (servers, set-top boxes, remote control units and screens) related to data processing can be optimized for the task of controlling the available channel bandwidth and for displaying the data. Encoding, multimedia, telecommunications, data stream, display

Receiver, receiving method, transmitter, transmitting method, transmitter/receiver and transmitting/receiving method

(57)【要約】 【課題】 遠隔地から電気機器を制御する。 【解決手段】 制御コマンドが内挿された電子メール は、公衆回線２を介して伝送され、ゲートウェイ２０の モデム部２１により受信された後、ディジタルデータに 変換されて制御部２２に供給される。制御部２２のＣＰ Ｕ２２ａは、受信された電子メールをＲＡＭ２２ｃに格 納するとともに、この電子メールに含まれている制御コ マンドを抽出する。そして、その制御コマンドに応じた 制御信号を、インターフェース部２３に供給する。イン ターフェース部２３は、ＣＰＵ２２ａから供給された制 御信号に応じた信号をＩＲ送信部２６から送信させる か、または、接続線２８を介して出力し、ビデオデッキ ２７を制御する。

A status monitoring and data processing system suitable for use in a bi-directional communication device

컴퓨터 네트워크 호환 양방향 통신을 할 수 있고, 사용자에 의해 동작되는 전력 스위치를 병합하는 디바이스에서, 동작 상태 정보를 모니터링하기 위한 방법은 상기 디바이스와 원격 위치 사이에 통신 링크를 구축하는 단계를 포함한다. 통신 링크는, 상기 디바이스 전력 스위치가 오프 상황에 있을 때, 네트워크 호환성 프로토콜을 사용하여 패킷 스위칭 네트워크에 구축되어 활성 상태로 유지된다. 상기 방법은 또한 실질적으로 주기적인 속도로 상기 디바이스에 대한 동작 상황 상태 정보를 생성하는 단계와, 그 상태 정보를 구축된 통신 링크를 통해 송신하는 단계를 포함한다.

Mpeg-4 remote communication device

본 발명은 MPEG-4 기반 멀티미디어 시스템을 그에 대한 서비스 제공자 및 원격 통신 장치와 관련하여 제시한다. 상호작용형 콘텐츠에 기반한 원격 통신 유닛은 MPEG-4 형식으로 인코딩된 데이터를 사용함으로써 상호작용형 서비스를 수신하는데 필요한 단계와 버튼의 수를 간소화하고 감소시킨다. 또한 서비스 제공자 측에서 데이터를 처리하기 위한 새로운 방법이 개시된다. 나아가, 서비스 제공자(방송국, 케이블 제공자)와 고객(시청자) 간에 데이터를 교환하는 향상된 방법이 제시된다. 더 나아가, 데이터 처리에 관련된 디지털 장비(서버, 셋톱 박스, 원격 제어 유닛 및 화면)가 가용 채널 대역폭을 제어하는 작업 및 데이터를 디스플레이하는 작업을 위하여 어떻게 최적화될 수 있는지가 개시된다. The present invention proposes an MPEG-4 based multimedia system in connection with a service provider and a telecommunication device therefor. Telecommunications units based on interactive content use data encoded in MPEG-4 format to simplify and reduce the number of steps and buttons required to receive interactive services. Also disclosed is a new method for processing data at the service provider side. Furthermore, an improved method of exchanging data between a service provider (broadcaster, cable provider) and a customer (viewer) is presented. Furthermore, it is disclosed how digital equipment (servers, set-top boxes, remote control units and screens) related to data processing can be optimized for the task of controlling the available channel bandwidth and for displaying the data.

Communication network analysis apparatus with internetwork connectivity

An apparatus includes a coupling, a diagnostic circuit, a cable modem circuit, a display, and a processing circuit. The coupling is configured to connect to a coaxial cable termination of a communication network, and is operable to receive broadband RF signals. The diagnostic circuit is operably coupled to the coupling to receive a first RF signal, and is operable to obtain diagnostic information regarding the first RF signal. The cable modem circuit is operably coupled to the coupling to receive a second RF signal, and is operable to generate data packets from the second RF signal. The cable modem is further operable to generate an RF transmission signal, the RF transmission signal including transmission data packets. The processing circuit is connected to the cable modem circuit and is operable to execute a web browser. The web browser is operable to cause the display to display information obtained from the data packets. The processing circuit is further operable to cause display of at least some diagnostic information.

Mobile terminal for selectively storing video call data and video call data storing method therefor

A mobile terminal for selectively storing video call data and a video call data storing method therefore are provided. In the mobile terminal, a controller controls separation of video call data into audio and video data and storing of at least one of the audio and video data in a memory, and the memory stores at least one of the audio and video data under the control of the controller.

Apparatus and Method for transmitting/receiving Digital broadcasting signal

본 발명은 채널을 통하여 모바일 서비스 데이터를 송신할 때 에러에 강한 디지털 방송 시스템 및 데이터 처리 방법에 관한 것이다. 이를 위해 본 발명은 모바일 서비스 데이터에 대해 추가의 부호화를 수행하여 전송한다. 이렇게 함으로써, 상기 모바일 서비스 데이터에 강건성을 부여하면서 빠른 채널 변화에 강력하게 대응할 수 있게 한다. 또한 본 발명은 서비스 다중화기에서 송신기로 모바일 서비스 데이터와 메인 서비스를 다중화하여 전송할 때, 데이터 전송 율을 맞추기 위해 발생하는 널 패킷에 이전이나 이후에 다중화되는 모바일 서비스의 관련 정보를 포함시켜 다중화한다. 모바일 서비스, 데이터 율, 메인 서비스

Cable modem and method for filtering is based on band width

본 발명에서는 STB 혹은 케이블 모뎀을 사용하는 HFC망에서 케이블 STB 혹은 케이블 모뎀 안에 통과 대역 주파수가 다른 각각의 HPF를 내장하여 가능한 한 5 - 42MHz 상향 주파수 대역을 사용할 수 있도록 HFC망의 상태에 따라 각각 통과 대역 주파수가 다른 경로를 통해, 케이블 STB 혹은 케이블 모뎀 상향 신호가 HFC망에 실리게 되므로 상향 주파수 대역을 효율적으로 이용할 수 있다. 케이블모뎀, STB, HFC, 상향 신호, 상향 주파수

System providing iptv service on cable network and iptv service providing method using the same

본 발명은 케이블 네트워크에서 IPTV 서비스를 제공하는 시스템 및 이를 이용한 IPTV 서비스를 제공하는 방법에 관한 것으로, 본 발명에 따른 케이블 네트워크에서 IPTV 서비스를 제공하는 시스템은 헤드엔드에서 제공하는 방송 채널에 대한 정보, 각 방송 채널의 멀티캐스트 주소 정보 및 각 방송 채널의 주파수 맵핑 정보를 저장하는 채널관리 서버, 상기 방송 채널에서 제공하는 컨텐츠를 해당 채널에 맵핑된 주파수로 변조하여 전송하고, 상기 채널관리 서버로부터 방송 채널에 대한 정보, 각 방송 채널의 멀티캐스트 주소 정보 및 각 방송 채널의 주파수 맵핑 정보를 수신하여 기 설정된 채널 정보 주파수로 변조하여 케이블 네트워크로 전송하는 변조기, 상기 케이블 네트워크와 연결되어 신호를 수신하며, 상기 채널 정보 주파수로 수신된 신호에서 방송 채널에 대한 정보, 각 방송 채널의 멀티캐스트 주소 정보 및 각 방송 채널의 주파수 맵핑 정보를 복조하여 저장하는 케이블 모뎀 및 상기 케이블 모뎀에서 상기 방송 채널에 대한 정보 및 각 방송 채널의 멀티캐스트 주소 정보를 수신하여 저장하는 사용자 셋탑박스를 포함한다. The present invention relates to a system for providing an IPTV service in a cable network and a method for providing an IPTV service using the same. A channel management server that stores multicast address information of each broadcast channel and frequency mapping information of each broadcast channel, modulates and transmits the content provided by the broadcast channel with a frequency mapped to the corresponding channel, and sends the broadcast channel from the channel management server A modulator for receiving information about the , multicast address information of each broadcast channel, and frequency mapping information of each broadcast channel, modulating it with a preset channel information frequency and transmitting it to a cable network, is connected to the cable network to receive a signal, A cable modem that demodulates and stores information on a broadcast channel, multicast address information of each broadcast channel, and frequency mapping information of each broadcast channel from a signal received with a channel information frequency, and information on the broadcast channel in the cable modem and each and a user set-top box for receiving and storing multicast address information of a broadcast channel.

Access device and digital broadcasting data receiving process method and system by the same device

An access apparatus, a method for processing receipt of digital broadcasting data by using the same, and a system thereof are provided to receive the digital broadcasting data via a near field wireless communication without installing an expensive digital broadcasting receiver. A mobile communication terminal adopting a method and a system of processing receipt of digital broadcasting data by using an access system comprises a near field wireless communication module(180) and a controller(120). The near field wireless communication module(180) performs a wireless communication with the access apparatus which receives digital broadcasting data. The controller(120) receives the digital broadcasting data from the access apparatus via The near field wireless communication module(180), demodulates the received digital broadcasting data, and regenerates the demodulated digital broadcasting data. The controller(120) includes a receipt processor, a demodulation processor, and a digital broadcasting processor. The receipt processor receives the digital broadcasting data from the access apparatus via the near field wireless communication module(180). The demodulation processor demodulates the received digital broadcasting data, and outputs the digital broadcasting data via an arbitrary channel. The digital broadcasting processor extracts image and voice data from the digital broadcasting data of the corresponding channel, and regenerates the extracted image and voice data.

Headend system based on ip network, method of operating the headend system, and qam pre-processor

IP 네트워크 기반의 헤드엔드 시스템이 개시된다. 본 헤드엔드 시스템은, 가입자 모뎀 장치에 기 등록된 서비스 플로우 정보를 획득하고, 기 등록된 서비스 플로우 정보 및 네트워크 프로토콜 패킷을 IP 네트워크 기반으로 연결된 서비스 공급 서버로 전송하며, 서비스 공급 서버로부터 데이터 수신 경로를 지정받아 서비스 공급 서버로부터 비디오 데이터 스트림을 수신하여 데이터 처리하고 데이터 처리된 비디오 데이터 스트림을 수신하여 기 등록된 서비스 플로우 정보에 따라 가입자 모뎀 장치로 전송한다. 서비스 플로우, IP, HFC, 케이블 모뎀 종단 장치, 직교진폭변조 An IP network based headend system is disclosed. The headend system acquires the service flow information registered in advance in the subscriber modem device, transmits the registered service flow information and the network protocol packet to the service supply server connected based on the IP network, and receives the data from the service supply server. Receive the designated video data stream from the service supply server receives the data processing and receives the data processed video data stream and transmits to the subscriber modem device according to the registered service flow information. Service Flow, IP, HFC, Cable Modem Termination, Quadrature Amplitude Modulation

Internet service device using data channel of t1-level adsl apparatus

PURPOSE: An Internet service device using a data channel of a T1-level ADSL(Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) apparatus is provided to alternately service MPEG1 video data with 1,544Mbps from a VOD server through the data channel and T1-level Internet data inputted from an Internet server using a switching module. CONSTITUTION: A line signal framer(5A) multiplexes an output of a signal interface unit(4A). A transceiver(6A) modulates an output of the line signal framer(5A) and transmits the modulated output to a transmission line. A host interface control unit(7A) controls each unit of a system. A switching module(8A) switches T1-level MPEG1 video data from a VOD server(1A) and T1-level Internet data inputted from an Internet server(2A) through a LAN interface module(3A) according to the host interface control unit(7A).

Digital broadcasting receiver

신호는 프론트 앤드에 의해 수신되며, 수신 데이터는 A/V 복호기에 의해 복호화 되고, 영상신호와 음성신호는 D/A 변환기에서 출력된다. 수신정보는 IC카드에 저장되며, 정기적으로 CPU에 의해 메모리에서 읽여진다. 또한, 수신정보는 전화회선을 통해서 CPU의 제어로 메모리에서 관리 시스템에 전송된다. 모뎀과 코드리스(cordless) 전화의 슬래이브모듈(slave module)이 접속된다. 시청정보는 무선방식으로 슬래이브모듈과 외부 마스터부 사이에 송신된다. 전화회선을 통해서 시청정보는 마스터부에서 관리시스템으로 송신된다. The signal is received by the front end, the received data is decoded by the A / V decoder, and the video and audio signals are output from the D / A converter. Received information is stored on the IC card and read from the memory on a regular basis by the CPU. In addition, the received information is transmitted from the memory to the management system under the control of the CPU through the telephone line. The slave module of the modem and the cordless telephone is connected. The viewing information is transmitted between the slave module and the external master in a wireless manner. The viewing information is transmitted from the master unit to the management system via the telephone line.

Decoder for, and method of, processing a transport packet stream

所述解码器(12)用于处理传送分组流。分组流包括封装在分组净荷中的分组数据。该解码器包括：装置(81)，用于接收来自便携式安全模块的特定安全模块系统的标识符；装置(81)，用于根据接收的标识符来配置解码器；装置(80)，用于接收来自便携式安全模块的过滤数据，其中过滤数据用于过滤与所述特定安全模块系统相关的分组数据；和装置(80)，用于根据所述接收的过滤数据过滤所述分组数据。

Decoder for, and method of, processing a transport packet stream

디코더(12)는 이송 패킷 스트림을 처리한다. 상기 패킷 스트림은 패킷 페이로드 내에서 캡슐화되어 패킷화된 데이터를 포함한다. 상기 디코더는 휴대용 보안 모듈로부터 개별 보안 모듈 시스템의 식별자를 수신하는 수단(81); 상기 수신된 식별자에 응답하여 상기 디코더를 구성하는 수단(81), 상기 휴대용 보안 모듈로부터 상기 개별 보안 모듈과 관련된 패킷화된 데이터를 필터링하기 위한 필터 데이터를 수신하는 수단(80); 및 상기 수신된 필터 데이터에 응답하여 상기 패킷화된 데이터를 필터링하는 수단(80)을 포함한다. Decoder 12 processes the transport packet stream. The packet stream contains data encapsulated within the packet payload. The decoder comprises means (81) for receiving an identifier of an individual security module system from a portable security module; Means (81) for configuring the decoder in response to the received identifier; means (80) for receiving filter data for filtering packetized data associated with the respective security module from the portable security module; And means 80 for filtering the packetized data in response to the received filter data. 디코더, 이송 패킷 스트림 처리, 휴대용 보안 모듈 Decoder, Transport Packet Stream Processing, Portable Security Module

Alarm system of television and method

본 발명은 텔레비전의 이상작동 시 사용자에서 경고함으로써 적절한 조치를 취할 수 있도록 하는 텔레비전의 이상작동 경고시스템에 관한 것으로, 본 발명에 따른 텔레비전의 이상작동 경고시스템은 제품내의 온도를 체크하는 온도센서(10)와; 상기 온도센서(10)에서 감지된 온도를 미리 설정된 기준치와 비교하여 감지온도가 기준치를 초과할 경우 경고신호를 발생시키며, 사용자의 부재 시 연락가능한 외부 전화번호를 저장하는 제어부(12)와; 상기 제어부(12)의 경고신호를 온스크린 디스플레이 방식의 경고영상신호로 전환하는 OSD 장치(20)와; 상기 OSD 장치(20)에서 제공된 경고영상신호를 주사하는 디스플레이 구동부(22)와; 경고영상신호를 화면에 영상으로 나타내는 디스플레이 장치(24)와; 상기 제어부(12)의 경고신호를 경고음향신호로 전환하는 코덱(30)과; 상기 코덱(30)에서 전달된 경고음향신호와, 튜너(32)와 연결된 음성신호처리부에서 전달된 방송음성신호를 구분하여 경고음향신호만을 스피커(34)로 송출하는 멀티플렉서(36)와; 사용자에 의해 제어부(12)의 제어작동이 가능토록하는 키입력부(40)와; 제어부(12)와 연결되어 사용자의 키입력부(40) 조작을 통해 메인전원을 차단하는 기계적 전원스위치(52)와, 제어부(12)의 판단에 의해 브라운관의 작동에 필요한 작동전원만을 차단하고 스탠바이전원을 유지하는 전기적 전원스위치(54)로 구성된 전원 콘트롤부(50)와; 제어부(12)로부터 경고신호를 인가받아 사용자의 통신수단으로 전달하는 모뎀(60)을 포함하여 구성된다. The present invention relates to a warning system for abnormal operation of a television that allows a user to take appropriate measures by warning the user of abnormal operation of the television. )Wow; A control unit 12 which compares the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 10 with a preset reference value and generates a warning signal when the detected temperature exceeds the reference value, and stores an external telephone number that can be contacted in the absence of the user; An OSD device 20 for converting the warning signal of the control unit 12 into a warning image signal of an on-screen display method; A display driver 22 scanning the warning image signal provided by the OSD device 20; A display device 24 for displaying a warning video signal as an image on a screen; A codec 30 for converting the warning signal of the control unit 12 into a warning sound signal; A multiplexer 36 for classifying the warning sound signal transmitted from the codec 30 and the broadcast sound signal transmitted from the voice signal processor connected to the tuner 32 and transmitting only the warning sound signal to the speaker 34; A key input unit 40 for enabling a control operation of the control unit ...

A multi-functional internet set top box and its method for processing the multi-functions

본 발명은 교환선로를 이용하여 입력되는 송화자의 음성데이타 또는 팩시밀리용 문자데이타를 수신받아, 이를 사용자가 가입되어 있는 외부의 메일서버 내에 저장하고, 사용자의 요청시 외부 메일서버에 접속수신하여 그 유형에 따라 표시 또는 출력하여 그 내용을 확인할 수 있도록 한 복합기능의 인터넷 셋 탑 박스와 이의 복합기능 수행방법에 관한 것으로서, 복합기능의 인터넷 셋 탑 박스는, 교환선로에 접속되어 통신을 수행하는 음성지원 모뎀(101); 통신 도중 통화 중 대기음을 검출하는 대기음 검출부(100); 수신되는 음성신호 및 문자신호를 디지탈 데이타로 변환하는 A/D 변환기(201); 상기 변환된 디지탈 데이타를 저장하는 메모리(210); 상기 저장된 데이타를 아날로그 신호로 변환하는 D/A 변환기(202,203); 수신 데이타를 온 스크린 신호로 변환하는 OSD부(240); 수신 데이타를 영상신호로 변환하는 영상신호 변환부(241); 수신 데이타를 프린터 출력신호로 변환하는 병렬 접속부(242); 현재 시각을 추적유지하는 타이머부(250); 및 상기 대기음 검출부(100)의 호 검출에 따른 상기 구성요소의 동작 및 데이타 이동을 제어하는 제어부(200)를 포함하여 구성되어, 복합기능을 위한 기능대비 가격을 현저히 낮추고 개별장치 사용에 따른 비용부담을 제거하였으며, 통신 중에도 목적된 복합기능이 최소의 자원으로 수행되도록 함으로써, 최적의 자원으로 최대의 기능을 달성하는 효과가 있는 것이다. The present invention receives the voice data of the caller or the text data for the facsimile that is input using the exchange line, and stores it in an external mail server to which the user is subscribed, and connects to and receives an external mail server upon the user's request. The present invention relates to an Internet set-top box of a compound function and a method of performing the compound function, wherein the Internet set-top box of the compound function is connected to an exchange line to perform communication. Modem 101; A standby sound detection unit 100 for detecting a standby sound during communication during communication; An A / D converter 201 for converting received voice signals and text signals into digital data; A memory 210 for storing the converted digital data; D / A converters 202 and 203 for converting the stored data into analog signals; An OSD unit 240 for converting received data into an on-screen signal; A video signal converter 241 for converting received data into a video signal; A parallel connection unit 242 for converting received data into a printer output signal; A timer 250 for tracking and keeping a current time; And a control unit 200 for controlling the operation and data movement of the component ...

Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving ultra high-definition broadcasting signal for expressing high-quality color in digital broadcasting system

本发明涉及一种在数字广播系统中发送和接收用于表达高质量色彩的超高清晰度广播信号的方法和/或设备。根据本发明的一个实施方式的用于接收超高清晰度广播信号的设备包括：接收单元，该接收单元用于接收包括超高清晰度广播内容以及表示适合于所述超高清晰度广播内容的显示环境信息的显示信息元数据的超高清晰度广播信号；解码器，该解码器用于对所接收到的超高清晰度广播内容和所述显示信息元数据进行解码；控制单元，该控制单元用于使用所述显示信息元数据将接收设备的显示环境调整为适合于所述超高清晰度广播内容的显示环境；以及再现单元，该再现单元用于再现所述超高清晰度广播内容。

Extraction of data sections from translated data flow

FIELD: television engineering; video and audio data storage. SUBSTANCE: proposed method provides for saving at least one of plurality of MPEG sections of MPEG data flow being translated; MPEG section has at least one MPEG-section flag. MPEG data flow is received and this single MPEG section is filtered off MPEG data flow in compliance with at least one MPEG section flag. Then MPEG section is saved. EFFECT: enhanced flexibility in handling users' system. 20 cl, 22 dwg боб гс ПЧ сэ РОССИЙСКОЕ АГЕНТСТВО ПО ПАТЕНТАМ И ТОВАРНЫМ ЗНАКАМ (19) ВИ” 2181 929. (51) МПК? 13) С2 Н 04 М 5/44 12) ОПИСАНИЕ ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ (21), (22) Заявка: 99122018109, 25.04.1997 (24) Дата начала действия патента: 25.04.1997 (30) Приоритет: 21.03.1997 ЕР 97400650.4 (46) Дата публикации: 21.04.2002 (56) Ссылки: ЕР 0620688 А2, 19.10.1994. ЕР 0729241 А2, 16.05.1995. 4$ 5416797 А, 16.05.1995. КЦ 2095943 СЛ, 30.10.1998. (85) Дата перевода заявки РСТ на национальную фазу: 21.10.1999 (86) Заявка РСТ: ЕР 97/02114 (25.04.1997) (87) Публикация РСТ: \/О 98/43415 (01.10.1998) (98) Адрес для переписки: 193036, Санкт-Петербург, а/я 24, "НЕВИНПАТ", Поликарпову А.В. (71) Заявитель: КАНАЛЬ+СОСЬЕТЭ АНОНИМ (ЕК) (72) Изобретатель: САРФАТИ Жан-Клод (ЕК), МЕРИК Жером (ЕВ), ДЕКЛЕРК Кристоф (ЕК) (73) Патентообладатель: КАНАЛЬ+СОСЬЕТЭ АНОНИМ (ЕК) (74) Патентный поверенный: Поликарпов Александр Викторович (54) ИЗВЛЕЧЕНИЕ СЕКЦИЙ ДАННЫХ ИЗ ТРАНСЛИРУЕМОГО ПОТОКА ДАННЫХ (57) Изобретение относится к телевидению и предназначено для хранения видео- и аудиоданных. Технический результат состоит в обеспечении гибкости использования системы — пользователей. Предлагается способ сохранения, по крайней мере, одной из множества МРЕС секций транслируемого потока данных МРЕС, причем МРЕС секция имеет хотя бы один признак МРЕС секции. Поток данных МРЕС принимается, и эта одна МРЕС секция отфильтровывается из потока данных МРЕС согласно, по крайней мере, одному признаку МРЕС секции. Затем МРЕС секция сохраняется ...

Caption display apparatus of information tv

본 발명은 텔레비젼을 이용하여 부가가치 통신 서비스를 받아 볼 수 있는 정보 텔레비젼에서 통신 서비스의 텍스트 정보를 화면의 우측에서 좌측으로 이동시켜가며 순차적으로 디스플레이 시키도록 하는 정보 텔레비젼의 문자표시 장치에 관한것으로 통신 서비를 받아보는 도중에는 텔레비젼화면을 모니터 할 수 없으며 반대로 텔레비젼을 시청하고 있는 동안에는 통신 서비스 화면을 볼 수 없는 문제점을 해결하기 위해 본 발명은 부가가치 통신망으로 전송받은 통신 서비스 정보를 수신 데코딩하여 정보 표시신호로 출력시키는 정보처리 시스템과 상기 정보처리 시스템의 정보신호와 텔레비젼 신호를 스위칭 선택하는 신호 스위칭 수단을 구비시킨 것이다. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a text display device of an information television that displays text information of a communication service sequentially from a right side of a screen to a left side of an information television that can receive a value-added communication service using a television. In order to solve the problem of not being able to monitor a TV screen while receiving a TV and, on the contrary, not being able to see a communication service screen while watching a TV, the present invention receives and decodes communication service information transmitted to a value-added communication network as an information display signal. And an information processing system for outputting and signal switching means for switching and selecting the information signal and the television signal of the information processing system.

Rf modulator and digital catv set-top box with two input

본 발명은 디지털 시에이티브이(이하, "CATV"라 칭함) 셋탑박스에 관한 것으로, 본 발명은 케이블 모뎀(130)과 통신신호를 송수신하고, 튜너(120) 및 TV(20)에 접속되는 고주파 변조기에 있어서, CATV 케이블(C1)을 접속하기 위한 제1 입력 커넥터(RFin-1); 지상파 방송 케이블을(C2) 접속하기 위한 제2 입력 커넥터(RFin-2); TV(20)에 접속하기 위한 출력 커넥터(RFout); 입력선택 신호(SW1)에 따라 상기 제1 입력 커넥터(RFin-1)를 통한 CATV 방송신호와 상기 제2 입력 커넥터(RFin-2)를 통한 지상파 방송신호중 하나를 선택하여 상기 출력 커넥터(RFout)로 제공하는 입력선택 스위치(114); 를 구비하며, 이와같은 본 발명에 의해, 디지털 CATV 방송신호와 아날로그 지상파 방송신호를 동시에 수신할 수 있고, 수신되는 2개의 방송신호중 하나를 선택할 수 있도록 구현함으로서, 디지털 CATV 셋탑박스의 설계가 간편해지고, 제작비가 저렴해지며, 2개의 입력을 하나의 고주파 변조기에서 처리할 수 있어 신호의 손실을 줄일 수 있다. The present invention relates to a digital native (hereinafter referred to as "CATV") set-top box, the present invention transmits and receives a communication signal with the cable modem 130, and a high frequency modulator connected to the tuner 120 and the TV 20 A first input connector (RFin-1) for connecting a CATV cable (C1); A second input connector (RFin-2) for connecting a terrestrial broadcasting cable (C2); An output connector RFout for connecting to the TV 20; According to the input selection signal SW1, one of the CATV broadcast signal through the first input connector RFin-1 and the terrestrial broadcast signal through the second input connector RFin-2 is selected to the output connector RFout. An input selection switch 114 to provide; According to the present invention, the digital CATV broadcast signal and the analog terrestrial broadcast signal can be simultaneously received, and by implementing one to select one of the two broadcast signals, the design of the digital CATV set-top box is simplified. In addition, the manufacturing cost is low, and two inputs can be processed by one high frequency modulator, thereby reducing signal loss.

Set-top-box having a built-in master node that provides an external interface for communication and control in a power-line-based residential communication system

A set-top-box (STB) provides capability for monitoring and control of power usage and the ability to establish communications. A smart residential service system (SRSS) is provided that uses power line communication (PLC) technology to provide secure in-home LAN communication and also to monitor and provide remote control of connected appliances in the home. An embodiment combines the STB with a master unit (MST) that is used with PLC to meet the requirements of the central device in the SRSS.

Method and apparatus for wirelessly distributing multiplex signal comprising multimedia data over local area network

FIELD: radio engineering, communication. SUBSTANCE: server receives multimedia data from one or more devices on a local area network, creates a multiplex signal from the various multimedia data received from the devices, and wirelessly transmits the multiplex signal over the local area network. The server is further configured such that the multiplex signal comprises a plurality of logical channels, with at least one of the logical channels representing multimedia data received from one of the devices on the network. By subsequently tuning into one or more of the logical channels of the transmitted multiplex signal, a device on the local area network can present to a user multimedia data originating from or residing on another device on the network. The multiplex signal can further contain multimedia data from sources on a wide area network, such as the Internet or a cellular telephone network. EFFECT: providing various techniques for obtaining multimedia data from one or more sources and transmitting said data over a local network to one or more devices, thereby providing ubiquitous access to multimedia over the entire network. 31 cl, 15 dwg РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) 2 505 939 (13) C2 (51) МПК H04N H04N H04H H04W 21/4363 (2011.01) 21/2365 (2011.01) 60/92 (2008.01) 4/04 (2009.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ОПИСАНИЕ ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ (21)(22) Заявка: 2011109460/07, 12.08.2009 (24) Дата начала отсчета срока действия патента: 12.08.2009 (73) Патентообладатель(и): КВЭЛКОММ ИНКОРПОРЕЙТЕД (US) R U Приоритет(ы): (30) Конвенционный приоритет: 15.08.2008 US 61/089,407 10.04.2009 US 12/422,178 (72) Автор(ы): РАВЕЕНДРАН Виджайалакшми Р. (US) (43) Дата публикации заявки: 20.09.2012 Бюл. № 26 2 5 0 5 9 3 9 2 5 0 5 9 3 9 R U (56) Список документов, цитированных в отчете о поиске: WO 006057606 A1, 2006.06.01. US 2002101442 A1, 2002.08.01. US 2003182429 A1, 2003.09.25. US 2004117846 A1, 2006.04.13. WO 2007061184 A1, 2007.05.31. US 7020081 ...

Apparatus and method for providing digital services to multiple customers

An MPEG-4 based multimedia system in connection with a service provider therefore, and a remote communication device therefore, is presented. The interactive content based remote communication unit simplifies and reduces the number of steps and buttons required for receiving interactive service by the use of MPEG-4 encoded data. Additionally, new ways are disclosed for the data processing at the service provider side. Further, an improved way of exchanging data between the service provider (broadcaster, cable provider) and the customer (viewer) is presented. Still further, there is disclosed how digital equipment (server, set-top box, remote control unit and display) involved in the data processing can be optimized for the task of controlling the available channel bandwidth and displaying the data.

Data scrambling system for a shared transmission media

Methods of providing added security for communications between a server and a particular client modem on a shared communication media. The methods provide for passing communications containing scrambled keys to be used to form scrambling seeds for scrambling subsequent messages. In a preferred embodiment, both the server and the client modem generate and pass keys to be used for the communications between the server and that client modem to achieve a dynamic dual key scrambling system.

Front equipment of set-top box for two-way communication

一种设备，包括：具有双工器的电缆接口模块，所述双工器将从与有线电视网络相连的第一连接器部件输入的第一信号输出到第三连接器部件，并将从第二连接器部件输入的第二信号输出到第一连接器部件；具有分配器的视频调谐器模块，所述分配器分路从第四连接器部件输入的第一信号，并输出到第五连接器部件输出，所述第四连接器部件具有能够与有线电视网络相连的形状，并且与第三连接器部件相连，所述分配器将其它分路信号输入到视频调谐器；以及通信调谐器，从第五连接器部件输出的信号中选择其它频道。

Apparatus and method for controlling a power in terminal of receiving a digital multimedia broadcasting

一种在支持数字多媒体广播(DMB)服务的移动终端中的电池功率控制装置。在此装置中，第一和第二射频(RF)信号处理器分别处理通过相关联的天线接收的DMB信号和呼叫信号。DMB调制解调器解调第一RF信号处理器输出的DMB信号。电压检测器检测该移动终端的电压，如果所检测的电压是小于或等于门限值，则禁止该DMB调制解调器。

Usb dongle-type pay digital broadcast receiving conversion system

본 발명의 실시예는 TV(200), 모바일 단말(도시되지 않음) 및 OTT(Over The Top) 단말(400) 중 적어도 하나에 착탈 가능하여 콘텐츠 공급 부재(300)로부터 수신된 데이터 중 설정된 액세스(Access) 권한에 따라 암호화(Scrambling)된 유료 데이터를 선택적으로 복조(Descrambling)하는 유료 디지털 방송 수신 변환 장치(100);을 포함하고, 유료 디지털 방송 수신 변환 장치(100)은 USB가 구비된 동글(Dongle)인 것; 을 특징으로 하는 USB를 이용한 동글 방식의 유료 디지털 방송 수신 변환 시스템을 제공할 수 있다.

Bi-directional transmission of electronic data in TV cable network involves producing local electronic data for distribution to local user interface(s) and downstream transmission data from input data

The method involves downstream transmission of electronic data from a feed to user interfaces of one or all segments via the cable connection, producing local electronic data for distribution to at least one user interface in a local segment and electronic downstream transmission data for transmission in a high frequency band in an upper region of a cable transmission bandwidth. User data are processed into upstream transmission data. The method involves downstream transmission of electronic data from a feed point to at least some of the user interfaces of one or all segments via the cable connection. A processing device produces local electronic data for distribution to at least one user interface in a local segment and electronic downstream transmission data for transmission in a high frequency band in an upper region of a transmission bandwidth of the cable connection. User data are processed into upstream transmission data. AN Independent claim is also included for the following: (a) an arrangement for use in bi-directional transmission of electronic data in a television cable network.

Method and system for providing a return data path for legacy terminals by using existing electrical waveguides of a structure

A return path may include a modem pair that is coupled to existing electrical waveguides in a structure such as a house or office building. Specifically, a first modem of the modem pair may be coupled to a first end of a coaxial cable and to a video service terminal. A second modem of the modem pair may be coupled to a second end of the coaxial cable and a data interface. The first modem can modulate video control return packets onto an RF carrier that is propagated over the coaxial cable to the second modem. The video control return packets can be formatted as Ethernet type packets. The second modem can demodulate the RF carrier to extract the video control return packets and to forward these packets towards a data service hub.

Premises gateway apparatus and methods for use in a content-based network

Apparatus and methods for premises gateway functions that integrate or unify functions typically distributed across multiple devices within a content-based network. In one embodiment, the out-of-band (OOB) signaling functionality normally provided in each of a set-top-box (STB) and digital video recorder (DVR) are unified into a common OOB (e.g., DOCSIS) capable premises gateway device, thereby obviating OOB tuners and related components from each device. In another variant, the premises gateway is adapted for all-IP operation, such as for use with IP-based computers and IP set-top boxes, etc. Fully unified variants are also disclosed, wherein the DVR and/or STB functions are physically integrated within the premises gateway.

System for providing DBS and DSL video services to multiple television sets

Each of a plurality of remote control devices receives user-initiated video selections of any of direct broadcast satellite (DBS) channels, digital subscriber line (DSL) video content, and combinations of DBS channels and DSL video content. Based on the selections, each of a plurality of video processing modules is responsive to a corresponding one of the remote control devices to request any of a DBS channel, DSL video content, and a combination of a DBS channel and DSL video content, and to generate a television signal based thereon. A DBS distribution module simultaneously receives and distributes all DBS channels requested by the video processing modules. A DSL modem receives any DSL video content requested by the video processing modules. A networking module distributes the DSL video content to those of the video processing modules requesting same.

Method and apparatus for managing resources and multiplexing a plurality of channels in a multimedia system

A method and apparatus for providing: multimedia services to a local area network includes processing that begins by receiving a plurality of channels from at least one multimedia source. The processing continues by receiving selection requests from at least one client module via a communication path. The processing continues by generating a set of channel select commands from the select request. The processing continues by selecting a set of channels from the plurality of channels based on the set of channel select commands. The processing continues by mixing the set of channels into a stream of channel data. The processing then continues by transmitting the stream of channel data via the communication path to the at least one client module such that each client associated with a client module receives the channel data for the respective channels that they had selected.

Wide-area wireless distribution system

本发明提供了一种在一个点到多点网络拓扑范围内进行语音、图象、声频、电视和数据信号的单向(即广播)、双向及多向发射和接收的低功率、多蜂窝、宽带通信系统。该系统包括调制解调器，即在操作者的整个许可频带内工作的调制和解调单元。另外，微波发射机、接收机和收发机单元也工作在使用者的整个许可频带内，从而实现与灵活的调制解调器(调制器、解调器)结构连接的宽带微波结构，该结构允许在系统一级进行灵活的信道选择。系统可以在两个或多个单独频段上工作，例如24GHz处的一个下行频段和36GHz处的一个上行频段。使其成为可能是由于小区位置接收和发射功能的分离以及使用了发射机/接收机方向图不同的用户天线。这就可以实现不同数目和不同类型的接收机或发射机小区位置。使用高级用户天线技术允许为特定用户定义初级和次级小区位置，从而提供路由分集以克服雨致衰减和雨致中断效应，这两者是工作在10GHz以上频率的广域网出现通信中断的主要原因。以下讨论的独特系统设计允许进行路由分集，以克服雨致和多径衰落效应。

Method and apparatus for controlling the presentation of multimedia data from a multiplex signal between devices in a local area network

Described herein are various techniques for remotely controlling the presentation of multimedia data contained within a multiplex signal by various devices on a local area network. According to one aspect, a method is provided that allows for controlling the presentation of multimedia data being delivered to one or more devices on a local area network. Control is provided through the steps of receiving at least a portion of a multiplex signal at a control device, determining at the control device the one or more logical channels contained within the multiplex signal, detecting the presence of a controllable device on the local area network, receiving at least a portion of the multiplex signal at the controllable device, and transmitting instructions from the control device to the controllable device that instructs the controllable device to present to a user at least one type of multimedia data associated with one or more of the logical channels of the multiplex signal. According to another aspect, a mobile device is provided that communicates wirelessly over a local area network and includes at least one interface for displaying information and accepting input from a user. Furthermore, the mobile device receives a wireless multiplex signal that comprises one or more logical channels of multimedia data, and issue instructions to at least one multimedia device on the network indicating what multimedia data to consume by instructing the multimedia device to tune into one or more logical channels of the multiplex signal.

Digital bidirectional communication control apparatus and method

PERSONAL COMPUTER-BASED SIGNAL CONVERTER FOR TELEVISION SERVICES