INTELLIGENT DEVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL SIGNALS ON A WIDEBAND SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An intelligent device for transmitting information on a modulated RF signal, comprising:
- an input configured to receive digital information;
a traffic sensor configured to measure an information volume of the digital information received by the input, and to generate traffic information identifying the information volume of the received digital information; and
a modulator unit configured to modulate the digital information into at least two separate RF channels when the traffic information indicates that the information volume of the digital information exceeds an information capacity of a single RF channel, and to output a modulated RF signal containing the at least two separate RF channels to a wideband signal distribution system.
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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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39 Claims
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1. An intelligent device for transmitting information on a modulated RF signal, comprising:
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an input configured to receive digital information; a traffic sensor configured to measure an information volume of the digital information received by the input, and to generate traffic information identifying the information volume of the received digital information; and a modulator unit configured to modulate the digital information into at least two separate RF channels when the traffic information indicates that the information volume of the digital information exceeds an information capacity of a single RF channel, and to output a modulated RF signal containing the at least two separate RF channels to a wideband signal distribution system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An intelligent device for bi-directional distribution of modulated RF signals, comprising:
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a first input configured to receive a first modulated RF signal containing multiple channels; a demodulator unit configured to demodulate at least two channels contained in the first modulated RF signal when channel in use information identifies the at least two channels as containing information addressed to at least one addressable device; a first combiner configured to combine the at least two channels demodulated by the demodulator unit into a first digital information stream when the channel in use information identifies the at least two channels as containing information addressed to the at least one addressable device, and to output the first digital information stream to the at least one addressable device; a second input configured to receive digital information; a traffic sensor configured to measure an information volume of the digital information received by the second input, and to generate traffic information identifying the information volume of the received digital information; and a modulator unit configured to modulate the digital information into at least two separate RF channels when the traffic information indicates that the information volume of the digital information exceeds an information capacity of a single RF channel, and to output a second modulated RF signal containing the at least two separate RF channels to a wideband signal distribution system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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