Intelligent device system and method for distribution of digital signals on a wideband signal distribution system
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1. A signal distribution system, comprising:
- a wideband signal distribution system including 568 standard wiring;
at least one intelligent device that distributes modulated RF signals onto said wideband signal distribution system, wherein the modulated RF signals comprise digital information.
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Abstract
A plurality of intelligent device systems for use with a wideband signal distribution network, and methods for transmitting digital information and receiving digital and non-digital information onto and off of an RF carrier through a wideband signal distribution network, are disclosed. The intelligent device systems provide networks of intelligent devices that modulate and demodulate digital video, IP video/data/voice and digital wireless onto, and off of, a wideband signal distribution system, such as an analog carrier system, using existing EIA/TIA 568 standard wiring infrastructure. The methods modulate and demodulate digital video, IP video/data/voice and digital wireless onto, and off of, a wideband distribution system, such as an analog carrier system, and separate IP portions from non-IP portions.
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1. A signal distribution system, comprising:
- a wideband signal distribution system including 568 standard wiring;
at least one intelligent device that distributes modulated RF signals onto said wideband signal distribution system, wherein the modulated RF signals comprise digital information.
- a wideband signal distribution system including 568 standard wiring;
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2. A signal distribution system, comprising:
- a wideband signal distribution system including 568 standard wiring;
at least one intelligent device that distributes modulated RF signals off of said wideband signal distribution system, wherein the signals comprise digital information.
- a wideband signal distribution system including 568 standard wiring;
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3. A local RF receiver and baseband out intelligent device system for use in transmitting digital information on an RF carrier through a wideband distribution network, comprising:
- at least one addressable device having at least one input and at least one output;
a BUD that receives a signal, which signal includes at least a digital signal portion, from the output of said at least one addressable device; and
an intelligent device that receives, from the BUD, a modulated RF signal carrying at least the digital signal portion thereon, wherein said intelligent device splits an IP portion from a non-IP signal portion of the digital signal portion, wherein said intelligent device removes the modulated RF carrier from the IP portion and sends the IP portion signal to the input of at least one addressable device, and wherein said intelligent device sends the non-IP signal portion to at least one standard outlet. - View Dependent Claims (4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 44)
- at least one addressable device having at least one input and at least one output;
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15. An intelligent device system for remote sending for use in transmitting digital information on an RF carrier through a wideband distribution network, comprising:
- at least one incoming signal generator, wherein an incoming signal generated includes at least a digital signal portion;
a BUD that receives the incoming signal at least one input port, and that includes at least one output port; and
a remote send intelligent device that generates a modulated RF signal carrying the digital signal portion thereon. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- at least one incoming signal generator, wherein an incoming signal generated includes at least a digital signal portion;
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21. An intelligent device system for local sending and receiving for use in transmitting digital information on an RF carrier through a wideband distribution network, comprising:
- at least one addressable device having at least one input and at least one output, wherein at least one of said at least one addressable devices generates an incoming signal, wherein the incoming signal includes at least a digital signal portion;
an intelligent device that generates a modulated RF signal carrying the digital signal portion thereon;
a BUD that receives the modulated RF signal;
wherein said intelligent device receives a modulated RF signal carrying an IP portion and non-IP signal portion of the digital signal portion thereon from said BUD, wherein said intelligent device splits the IP signal portion from the non-IP signal portion, wherein said intelligent device removes the RF carrier from the IP signal portion and sends the digital signal portion to the input of at least one of the at least one addressable device, and wherein said intelligent device sends the non-IP signal portion to at least one standard outlet.
- at least one addressable device having at least one input and at least one output, wherein at least one of said at least one addressable devices generates an incoming signal, wherein the incoming signal includes at least a digital signal portion;
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29. A method for transmitting digital information on an RF carrier through a wideband distribution network, comprising:
- providing at least one addressable device having at least one input and at least one output;
receiving a signal at a BUD from the output of said at least one addressable device, which signal includes at least an IP signal portion; and
receiving from the BUD at an intelligent device, a modulated RF signal carrying the IP signal portion thereon and a non-IP signal portion thereon;
splitting and filtering by the intelligent device of the IP signal portion from a non-IP signal portion;
removing, by the intelligent device, of the modulated RF carrier from the IP signal portion;
sending, by the intelligent device, of the IP signal portion to the input of at least one of the at least one addressable device; and
sending, by the intelligent device, of the non-IP signal portion to a standard outlet.
- providing at least one addressable device having at least one input and at least one output;
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31. A method for transmitting digital information on an RF carrier through a wideband distribution network, comprising:
- providing at least one addressable device having at least one input and at least one output;
generating, by at least one of said at least one addressable devices, of an incoming signal, wherein the incoming signal includes at least a digital signal portion;
generating a modulated RF signal carrying the digital signal portion thereon;
receiving, at a BUD, the modulated RF signal;
receiving, at an intelligent device, of modulated RF signal carrying the digital signal portion, which digital signal portion comprises an IP portion and a non-IP signal portion, thereon from the BUD;
splitting and filtering, by the intelligent device, of the IP signal portion from the non-IP signal portion;
removing, by the intelligent device, of the modulated RF carrier from the IP signal portion;
sending, by the intelligent device, of the digital signal portion to the input of at least one of the at least one addressable device; and
sending, by the intelligent device, of the non-IP signal portion to a standard outlet.
- providing at least one addressable device having at least one input and at least one output;
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33. A method for transmitting digital information on an RF carrier through a wideband distribution network, comprising:
- generating of an incoming signal, wherein the incoming signal includes at least an IP signal portion; and
generating a modulated RF signal carrying the IP signal portion thereon.
- generating of an incoming signal, wherein the incoming signal includes at least an IP signal portion; and
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34. A distribution unit for use in a wideband signal distribution system, wherein the wideband signal distribution system distributes signals modulated onto carrier signals of frequency in the range of about 5 MHz to at least about 1 GHz among a plurality of outlets, comprising:
- a plurality of input ports that receives at least one incoming signal from at least one outlet, wherein said plurality of input ports are adapted for connection to at least one intelligent device;
a plurality of output ports, wherein said plurality of output ports are adapted for connection to at least one intelligent device;
at least one combiner that combines all incoming signals at said input ports into an additive signal; and
at least one splitter, wherein said splitter splits the additive signal and distributes the additive signal among said plurality of output ports for distribution to the plurality of outlets, and wherein the additive signal distributed to the plurality of outlets comprises at least one baseband signal on the carrier signal of frequency in the range of about 5 MHz to at least about 1 GHz.
- a plurality of input ports that receives at least one incoming signal from at least one outlet, wherein said plurality of input ports are adapted for connection to at least one intelligent device;
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35. An intelligent device for transmitting digital information on a radio frequency carrier through a wideband distribution network, comprising:
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an input for receiving an incoming signal having a digital signal portion; a modulator for modulating the incoming signal into plural modulated radio frequency signals; and a processor that determines a number of radio frequency channels to carry the plural modulated radio frequency signals and distributes the digital signal portion of the incoming signal using plural modulated radio frequency signals, - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 43)
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determining a volume of data in the received signal, wherein a portion of the signal is a digital signal; selecting, by a processor, based on the volume of data determined by the signal traffic sensor, a number of modulators to modulate portions of the received signal and a number of radio frequency channels on which to output the modulated signal portions; outputting the modulated signal portions on radio frequency channels; and updating the processor with information regarding the number of radio frequency channels in use.
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42. A method of processing a signal, comprising:
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receiving a modulated RF signal; differentiating the modulated RF signal according to information frequency of a carrier signal of the modulated RF signal to determine the number of channels in use, wherein a portion of the signal is differentiated into an IP portion; controlling, by a processor, based on the number of channels in use, a number of demodulators to demodulate portions of the received signal and a number of radio frequency channels on which to output the demodulated signal portions; outputting the demodulated signal portions on radio frequency channels.
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Current AssigneeChanBond, LLC (Unified Online, Inc.)
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Original AssigneeZ-Band, Inc.
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InventorsStine, Robert D., Snyder, Richard V., Hennenhoefer, Earl
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Granted Patent
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US Class Current725/120
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CPC Class CodesH04H 20/63 to plural spots in a confin...H04L 5/143 for modulated signals H04L5...H04N 21/2143 located in a single buildin...H04N 21/23 Processing of content or ad...H04N 21/2365 Multiplexing of several vid...H04N 21/2383 Channel coding or modulatio...H04N 21/239 Interfacing the upstream pa...H04N 21/2408 Monitoring of the upstream ...H04N 21/4347 Demultiplexing of several v...H04N 21/43632 involving a wired protocol,...H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protoc...H04N 21/437 Interfacing the upstream pa...H04N 21/4382 Demodulation or channel dec...H04N 21/44245 Monitoring the upstream pat...H04N 21/64738 Monitoring network characte...H04N 7/106 for domestic distributionH04N 7/108 the cable being constituted...H04N 7/17309 Transmission or handling of...
