UPSTREAM BANDWIDTH CONDITIONING DEVICE
First Claim
1. An upstream bandwidth conditioning device that can be inserted into a signal transmission line of a CATV system in or proximate to a premise of a user, said device comprising:
- a main signal path divided into a forward path and a return path, the return path being divided into supplier side portion and a user side portion;
a signal amplifier selectively connected to the supplier side portion and the user side portion by at least one amplifier switch; and
a switch controller configured to actuate the amplifier switch from a first position to a second position.
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Abstract
An upstream bandwidth conditioning device that can be inserted into a signal transmission line of a CATV system in or proximate to a premise of a user includes a main signal path divided into a forward path and a return path, the return path being divided into supplier side portion and a user side portion. The device further includes a supplier side termination device selectively connected to the supplier side portion by a supplier side termination switch, and a user side termination device selectively connected to the user side portion by a user side termination switch. A signal amplifier is selectively connected to the supplier side portion and the user side portion by at least one amplifier switch, and a switch controller is configured to actuate each of the supplier side termination switch, the user side termination switch, and the amplifier switch from a first position to a second position.
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24 Claims
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1. An upstream bandwidth conditioning device that can be inserted into a signal transmission line of a CATV system in or proximate to a premise of a user, said device comprising:
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a main signal path divided into a forward path and a return path, the return path being divided into supplier side portion and a user side portion; a signal amplifier selectively connected to the supplier side portion and the user side portion by at least one amplifier switch; and a switch controller configured to actuate the amplifier switch from a first position to a second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24)
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16. A method for selectively alternating between a return path termination and an upstream bandwidth signal amplification using a device located in or prozimate to a premise of a user, the method comprising:
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providing a main signal path divided into a forward path and a return path, the return path being divided into supplier side portion and a user side portion; providing a signal amplifier selectively connected to the supplier side portion and the user side portion by at least one amplifier switch; and switching the amplifier switch from a first position to a second position in response to an input signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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