Interactive video distribution systems – Video distribution system with upstream communication – Transmission network
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-19
2011-07-19
Kelley, Christopher (Department: 2424)
Interactive video distribution systems
Video distribution system with upstream communication
Transmission network
C725S082000, C725S095000, C725S148000, C725S149000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07984474
ABSTRACT:
A cost-efficient digital CATV network to improve signal quality, provide reliability, and offer the ability to meet demands for interactive services is described. Analog or digital video downstream channels are converted to a digital format by a digital headend transmitter. Relatively costly error-encoding for digital video channels is also part of the digital headend transmitter. Downstream analog and digital video channels in the digital format are transmitted using time-division multiplex technology from a headend to nodes using standard network protocols, such as SONET. Standard network protocols provide error-monitoring and status indication of transmit data, thus ensuring high signal quality and reliability. Time-division multiplexing facilitates easy adding or dropping of information to a transmit path. Flexibility to add or drop information is critical in providing interactive services. Data from interactive services can be added or dropped at points of presence throughout the digital CATV network. Subscribers to the digital CATV network can communicate with each other. A digital node transmitter receives the analog or digital video channels in digital format and converts the analog or digital video channels into an analog format. The digital node transmitter also frequency-division multiplexes multiple analog or digital video channels into one analog broadband signal for broadcast to subscribers' homes.
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Ahmed Sherjil
Elahi Imtinan
Kelley Christopher
Newlin Timothy R
Novel IP
Quartics, Inc.
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