Telecommunications – Wireless distribution system
Patent
1995-10-05
1998-09-29
Lee, Michael
Telecommunications
Wireless distribution system
348 12, 348 13, 348 6, 455 51, 455 61, 455 42, 39820056, 39820031, H04N 716, H04N 7173
Patent
active
058157930
ABSTRACT:
A massively parallel computer system employs hundreds or thousands of otherwise-idle microprocessors in set-top boxes distributed throughout a cable television system. Coupling between these processing nodes is effected by the cable television distribution network, which provides an asymmetrical transmission speed characteristic that is well suited for many parallel applications. The system is tolerant of interruptions due to preemption of set-top boxes for television viewing.
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Lee Michael
Lo Linus H.
Microsoft Corporation
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