METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING A CABLE NETWORK TO OTHER NETWORK AND/OR DEVICES
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1. A method of operating a bridging device to provide content, comprising:
- receiving content via a cable network; and
interfacing between said cable network and at least one of;
i) a non-cable network and ii) an end user device.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for connecting, e.g., bridging, a cable network to other networks and/or devices is described. A bridge device facilitates the distribution of cable provider content to end users operating IP based devices. The bridge device performs one of more of the following: interface protocol conversions, user device controlled tuner selection, transcoding of data, transrating of a data stream, decryption in accordance with a conditional access protocol and re-encryption in accordance with an authorized service domain protocol.
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1. A method of operating a bridging device to provide content, comprising:
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receiving content via a cable network; and interfacing between said cable network and at least one of;
i) a non-cable network and ii) an end user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A bridging device, comprising:
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a cable network interface for receiving content via a cable network; a second interface for interfacing said bridging device to at least one of i) a non-cable network and ii) an end user device; and a protocol conversion module for performing a protocol conversion between a first protocol used by said cable network interface and a second protocol used by said second interface, said second protocol being different from said first protocol. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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