HOME NETWORK FREQUENCY CONDITIONING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A signal conditioning circuit for community access television equipment comprising:
- an in-home entertainment signal transmission path, wherein the in-home entertainment signal transmission path conducts in-home entertainment signals between a first node and a second node;
a first LC resonant shunt circuit comprising;
a first LC resonant shunt circuit first end electrically coupled to the in-home entertainment signal transmission path;
a first LC resonant shunt circuit second end electrically coupled to a current return path;
a first inductor;
a first capacitor in series with the first inductor; and
a first resistor in parallel with the first inductor; and
a first LC resonant tank circuit coupled in series along the in-home entertainment signal transmission path, wherein the first LC resonant tank circuit comprises a second inductor in parallel with a second capacitor.
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Abstract
This invention disclosure relates to a conditioning device for improving the frequency response of signals conducted within an in-home cable infrastructure that includes both CATV bandwidth and in-home entertainment bandwidth. Disclosed is a CATV network device which includes a CATV signal transmission path and an in-home entertainment signal transmission path. Also disclosed is a signal conditioning circuit that is placed along the in-home entertainment signal transmission path. The signal conditioning circuit includes at least one LC resonant shunt circuit and at least one LC resonant tank circuit. In a particular embodiment two signal conditioning circuits are used. The CATV network device attenuates and equalizes the in-home entertainment signals transmitted along the in-home entertainment signal path so that the in-home entertainment signals don'"'"'t interfere with the CATV signals.
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20 Claims
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1. A signal conditioning circuit for community access television equipment comprising:
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an in-home entertainment signal transmission path, wherein the in-home entertainment signal transmission path conducts in-home entertainment signals between a first node and a second node; a first LC resonant shunt circuit comprising; a first LC resonant shunt circuit first end electrically coupled to the in-home entertainment signal transmission path; a first LC resonant shunt circuit second end electrically coupled to a current return path; a first inductor; a first capacitor in series with the first inductor; and a first resistor in parallel with the first inductor; and a first LC resonant tank circuit coupled in series along the in-home entertainment signal transmission path, wherein the first LC resonant tank circuit comprises a second inductor in parallel with a second capacitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A community access television network device comprising:
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a community access television signal transmission path, wherein the community access television signal transmission path conducts community access television downstream signals in a first frequency range and community access television upstream signals in a second frequency range that is different from the first frequency range, and wherein the community access television signal transmission path rejects in-home entertainment signals in a third frequency range that is different from the first frequency range and the second frequency range; and an in-home entertainment signal transmission path, wherein the in-home entertainment signal transmission path conducts community access television downstream signals in the first frequency range, community access television upstream signals in the second frequency range, and in-home entertainment signals in the third frequency range. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of conditioning in-home entertainment signals in a community access television system comprising the steps of:
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placing a first signal conditioning circuit in series electrical connection with an in-home entertainment signal transmission path, wherein the first signal conditioning circuit comprises; one or more than one first signal conditioning circuit LC resonant shunt circuit, wherein each of the one or more than one first signal conditioning circuit LC resonant shunt circuits comprise a resistor in parallel with an inductor; and one or more than one first signal conditioning circuit LC resonant tank circuit; and placing a second signal conditioning circuit in series electrical connection with the in-home entertainment signal transmission path, wherein the second signal conditioning circuit comprises; one or more than one second signal conditioning circuit LC resonant shunt circuit, wherein each of the one or more than one second signal conditioning circuit LC resonant shunt circuits comprises a resistor in parallel with both an inductor and a capacitor; and one or more than one second signal conditioning circuit LC resonant tank circuit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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