Television – Special applications – Manufacturing
Patent
1998-02-10
2000-10-10
Flynn, Nathan
Television
Special applications
Manufacturing
348192, H04N 710, H04N 1700
Patent
active
061307033
ABSTRACT:
A tap (125) for use in a cable television system (100) includes an incoming port (202) for receiving an incoming signal from a head end section (105) and at least first and second outgoing subscriber ports (225, 230) for transmitting outgoing signals to system subscribers. The first and second subscriber ports (225, 230) can be enabled or disabled, depending upon whether cable service is to be provided from a particular port. The tap (125) also includes light sources (250, 260) located on the body of the tap (125) to indicate statuses, i.e., enabled or disabled, of the subscriber ports (225, 230).
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Jenkins Joel P.
Spriester Bart F.
Su Sou-Pen
Barnhardt III Hubert J.
Bui Kieu-Oanh
Flynn Nathan
Gardner Kelly A.
Massaroni Kenneth M.
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