MOBILE TV DELIVERY SYSTEM
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1. A distribution unit for delivering content to a mobile device, comprising:
- an input for receiving an input signal comprising a multimedia content;
an authentication module that is configured permit authentication of a mobile device to view the multimedia content;
a signal processing and conversion module for transcoding the multimedia content for a destination platform; and
a delivery system for distributing the multimedia content.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed that include a distribution unit for delivering content to a mobile device. This system includes an input for receiving an input signal comprising a multimedia content, an authentication module that is configured permit authentication of a mobile device to view the multimedia content, and a signal processing and conversion module for transcoding the multimedia content for a destination platform. This system also includes a delivery system for distributing the multimedia content.
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25 Claims
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1. A distribution unit for delivering content to a mobile device, comprising:
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an input for receiving an input signal comprising a multimedia content; an authentication module that is configured permit authentication of a mobile device to view the multimedia content; a signal processing and conversion module for transcoding the multimedia content for a destination platform; and a delivery system for distributing the multimedia content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for distributing content to a plurality of devices, comprising:
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a control node; a plurality of distribution units in communication with the control node, wherein the plurality of distributions units are configured to provide Mobile TV to at least one receiving device, wherein the control node provides information relating to the account status of the at least one receiving device and designates content from which the at least one receiving device may select. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 25)
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12. A cable TV signal processing device, for operation in a cable TV network transmitting a cable signal having cable TV channels, comprising:
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a distribution unit for receiving the cable TV signal from the cable TV network, the distribution unit having a tuner system for extracting at least one TV channel of the cable TV channels; a signal converter coupled to the distribution unit for converting the at least one TV channel into respective at least one mobile TV channel each comprising streaming packetized data; and a transmitter coupled to the signal converter for transmitting the at least one mobile TV channel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A mobile TV system, for operation in a cable TV network transmitting a cable TV signal having at least one cable TV channel, the mobile TV system comprising:
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a plurality of wireless access points, installed over a geographic area and coupled to the cable TV network; a plurality of cable TV signal processing devices installed over the geographic area and coupled to the cable TV network for receiving the cable TV signal from the cable TV network, each one of the cable TV signal processing devices is communicatively coupled to at least one of the wireless access points; and a plurality of mobile devices for requesting cable TV channel access and for receiving cable TV channels;
wherein each one of the cable TV signal processing devices, in response to requests for desired channels from at least one of the mobile devices, splits the cable TV signal into at least one cable TV channels for conversion to at least one mobile TV channels and communicates at least one of the mobile TV channels to at least one of the wireless access points and at least one of the wireless access points transmits at least one of the mobile TV channels to at least one of the requesting mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A mobile TV system, for operation in a cable TV network transmitting a cable TV signal having at least one cable TV channel, comprising:
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a plurality of cable TV signal processing devices, installed over a geographic area and coupled to the cable TV network for receiving the cable TV signal from the cable TV network, each cable TV signal processing device comprising a Wi-Fi Wireless access point module; and a plurality of mobile devices for requesting of cable TV channel access and receiving cable TV channels;
wherein each one of the plurality of cable TV signal processing devices, in response to requests for desired channels from at least one of the mobile devices, splits the cable TV signal into at least one cable TV channels for conversion to at least one mobile TV channels; and
transmits at least one of the mobile TV channels to at least one of the requesting mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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