Television signal receiver system
First Claim
1. A method of processing a television signal comprising the steps of:
- receiving a selected terrestrial television signal on a plurality of antennas;
converting said selected terrestrial television signal received on each one of said plurality of antennas into a digitized signal;
summing said digitized signals into an aggregate signal;
demodulating said aggregate signal;
modulating said demodulated aggregate signal; and
distributing said modulated aggregate signal to a television signal receiver.
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Abstract
A television signal receiving system is operative to optimally tune to one or a plurality of television channels and provide one or plurality of optimum television channel signals to one or a plurality of television signal receivers. The television signal receivers are operative to request a particular channel of a television signal processor. The television signal processor is coupled to an antenna array. Television signals from the antenna array are processed in accordance with the principles of the subject invention to provide optimum television channel signals. The optimum television channel signals are demodulated then remodulated before being distributed to the various television signal receivers.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of processing a television signal comprising the steps of:
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receiving a selected terrestrial television signal on a plurality of antennas;
converting said selected terrestrial television signal received on each one of said plurality of antennas into a digitized signal;
summing said digitized signals into an aggregate signal;
demodulating said aggregate signal;
modulating said demodulated aggregate signal; and
distributing said modulated aggregate signal to a television signal receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for processing a television signal comprising:
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means for receiving a selected terrestrial television signal via a plurality of antennas;
means for converting said selected terrestrial television signal received on each one of said plurality of antennas into a digitized signal;
means for summing said digitized signals into an aggregate signal;
means for demodulating said aggregate signal; and
means for modulating said demodulated aggregate signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for processing a television signal comprising:
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a plurality of tuners each of which is couplable to one antenna of an antenna array and operative to receive a selected terrestrial television channel signal from said one antenna;
a converter in communication with each one of said plurality of tuners and operative to convert said selected terrestrial television channel signal into a digitized television channel signal;
a summer in communication with each one of said converters and operative to combine each digitized television channel signal to form an aggregate television channel signal;
a demodulator in communication with said summer and operative to demodulate said aggregate television channel signal; and
a modulator in communication with said demodulator and operative to modulate said demodulated aggregate television channel signal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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