Wireless back channel for satellite television system
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1. A method for providing information from a television converter to a pay television distributor comprising:
- a. receiving and decoding television content at said television converter b. collecting said information at said television converter;
c. storing said information in memory associated with said television converter; and
, d. transmitting said information wirelessly from a wireless transmitter associated with said television converter.
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Abstract
The present invention solves the above problems by attaching a cellular phone receiver to the set-top-box. This cellular phone receiver has a modem to transmit data between the subscriber'"'"'s box and a cellular network. The cellular network may relay the data to the pay-television distributor. Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for providing information from a television converter to a pay television distributor comprising:
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a. receiving and decoding television content at said television converter b. collecting said information at said television converter;
c. storing said information in memory associated with said television converter; and
,d. transmitting said information wirelessly from a wireless transmitter associated with said television converter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A subscriber television converter apparatus for receiving, decoding and displaying pay television content comprising:
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a. a demodulator for demodulating said television content off of a carrier;
b. a decoder coupled to said demodulator for decoding said television content demodulated off of said carrier;
c. an encoder for encoding said television content for display on a television display device;
d. a conditional access module coupled to said television converter which allows access to television content which the subscriber is authorized to receive;
e. memory for storing information in said television converter;
f. a wireless transmitter coupled to said memory to transmit at least some of said stored information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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