A/V PREMISES DECODER, A CONTENT MANAGER, A VIDEO INSERTION SYSTEM INCLUDING BOTH THE DECODER AND MANAGER, AND A METHOD OF INSERTING LOCAL CONTENT INTO A VIDEO STREAM AT A CUSTOMERS PREMISES
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1. An A/V premises decoder, comprising:
- a signal converter configured to convert a received digital multimedia stream to an analog multimedia stream; and
a content inserter configured to insert secondary content in said analog multimedia stream based on control information associated with said secondary content.
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Abstract
A multimedia (audio and video) insertion system, an A/V premises decoder, a content manager and a method of inserting local content into a multimedia stream at a customer'"'"'s premises. In one embodiment, the A/V premises decoder includes: (1) a signal converter configured to convert a received digital multimedia stream to an analog multimedia stream, and (2) a content inserter configured to insert secondary content in the analog multimedia stream based on control information associated with the secondary content.
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25 Claims
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1. An A/V premises decoder, comprising:
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a signal converter configured to convert a received digital multimedia stream to an analog multimedia stream; and a content inserter configured to insert secondary content in said analog multimedia stream based on control information associated with said secondary content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A content manager, comprising:
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a content reservoir configured to store multiple secondary content; a content controller configured to select at least one of said secondary content and generate control information therefore; and a content transceiver configured to deliver said at least one of said secondary content and said associated control information to a remote A/V premises decoder. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A multimedia insertion system, comprising:
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an A/V premises decoder configured to receive a digital multimedia stream and convert said digital multimedia stream to an analog multimedia stream; and a content manager configured to deliver secondary content and associated control information to said A/V premises decoder, said A/V premises decoder further configured to insert said secondary content in said analog multimedia stream based on said control information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of inserting local content into a primary multimedia stream at a customer'"'"'s premises, comprising:
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selecting content to insert in said primary multimedia stream; transmitting said selected content and control information associated therewith to said customer'"'"'s premises; receiving said selected content and said control information at said customer'"'"'s premises; and inserting said selected content into said primary multimedia stream at said customer'"'"'s premises employing said control information, wherein said inserting is performed in an analog domain. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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