Advanced Wireless IPTV Set Top Box
First Claim
1. In an STB is configured with multiple antennas for capturing plural downstream transmissions on dedicated receivers over a plurality of wireless networks configured to operate on different modem technology standards, a method of establishing revenue sharing between the plurality of network carriers, comprising:
- establishing associated data traffic links to at least two of the plurality of modem technologies simultaneously, on the basis of at least one of predefined metrics and priority schemes, whereby billing is integrated under a common partnership fee arrangement as between the network providers and STB equipment providers.
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Abstract
An advanced wireless IP STB is provided with multiple built-in antennas capable of capturing plural downstream transmissions simultaneously on dedicated receivers using different modem technologies without the use of wires to the home. The proposed solution facilitates the advanced wireless IP STB being able to receive multiply sourced data traffic, including, for example, IPTV, digital TV, web TV, radio web, internet chat: written, voice and video, GPS tracking locator signals, media player web support, web based video gaming, You Tube and the like video streaming, TV surveillance, video intercom surveillance, and much more. The advanced wireless IP STB is configured to be able to establish a broadband (internet) session through previously assigned or negotiated channel assignments between one or more modems and plural remote wireless infrastructures widely deployed in a municipality, such as WIMAX, LTE, WCDMA, CDMA 1x, TDSCMA, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, 5G or the like.
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1. In an STB is configured with multiple antennas for capturing plural downstream transmissions on dedicated receivers over a plurality of wireless networks configured to operate on different modem technology standards, a method of establishing revenue sharing between the plurality of network carriers, comprising:
establishing associated data traffic links to at least two of the plurality of modem technologies simultaneously, on the basis of at least one of predefined metrics and priority schemes, whereby billing is integrated under a common partnership fee arrangement as between the network providers and STB equipment providers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium including a computer program having instructions for causing an STB configured with multiple antennas for capturing plural downstream transmissions on dedicated receivers over a plurality of wireless networks configured to operate on different modem technology standards, to:
i. establish associated data traffic links to at least two of the plurality of modem technologies simultaneously, on the basis of at least one of predefined metrics and priority schemes, whereby billing is integrated under a common partnership fee arrangement as between the network providers and STB equipment providers. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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