Signal transmission system for a CATV system
First Claim
1. A CATV signal transmitting system comprising:
- (a) receiving means for receiving a plurality of broadcast satellite channel signals, each channel signal consisting of a base-band video signal modulated on a carrier and a subchannel digitally coded audio signal modulated on a sub-carrier;
(b) means connected to said receiving means for demodulating a plurality of base-band video signals and a plurality of respective sub-channel digitally coded audio signals from said received plurality of channel signals;
(c) first modulating means for modulating said plurality of base-band video signals for transmission in respective CATV channels;
(d) interface means receiving the demodulated sub-channel digitally coded audio signals and arranging said sub-channel digitally coded audio signals so as to be time-division multiplexed into a multiplexed, digitally coded audio signal consisting of a plurality of frames, each frame including at least a portion of each of said demodulated digitally coded audio signals, and an error check code signal;
(e) second modulating means for modulating said time-division multiplexed digitally coded audio signal from said interface means for transmission in a CATV channel other than said respective CATV channels; and
(f) means for combining the output signals of said first and second modulating means and for transmitting the combined signals through a CATV transmission line;
whereby said audio signals as transmitted through said CATV transmission line have a bandwidth and dynamic range that undergo substantially no deterioration.
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Abstract
A CATV (cable television) signal transmitting system for use with a broadcast satellite system includes a receiving stage for receiving a broadcast satellite station signal consisting of base-band video signals and a sub-channel digital audio signals PSK (phase shift keying)-modulated on sub-carriers, demodulators for deriving the video signals and digital audio signals, first modulators for modulating the main carriers of a plurality of CATV channels by the video signals, a second modulator for modulating the main carrier of a different channel by the digital audio signals in time-division manner. The mixed output signal from the first and second modulators is transmitted through a CATV transmission line. A CATV signal receiving system is also provided to produce video signals and digital audio signals which are converted into a plurality of channels of analog audio signals.
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6 Claims
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1. A CATV signal transmitting system comprising:
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(a) receiving means for receiving a plurality of broadcast satellite channel signals, each channel signal consisting of a base-band video signal modulated on a carrier and a subchannel digitally coded audio signal modulated on a sub-carrier; (b) means connected to said receiving means for demodulating a plurality of base-band video signals and a plurality of respective sub-channel digitally coded audio signals from said received plurality of channel signals; (c) first modulating means for modulating said plurality of base-band video signals for transmission in respective CATV channels; (d) interface means receiving the demodulated sub-channel digitally coded audio signals and arranging said sub-channel digitally coded audio signals so as to be time-division multiplexed into a multiplexed, digitally coded audio signal consisting of a plurality of frames, each frame including at least a portion of each of said demodulated digitally coded audio signals, and an error check code signal; (e) second modulating means for modulating said time-division multiplexed digitally coded audio signal from said interface means for transmission in a CATV channel other than said respective CATV channels; and (f) means for combining the output signals of said first and second modulating means and for transmitting the combined signals through a CATV transmission line; whereby said audio signals as transmitted through said CATV transmission line have a bandwidth and dynamic range that undergo substantially no deterioration. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A CATV signal transmitting system comprising:
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(a) receiving means for receiving a plurality of broadcast satellite channel signals, each channel signal consisting of a base-band video signal modulated on a carrier and a sub-channel digital PCM audio signal modulated on a sub-carrier; (b) means connected to said receiving means for demodulating a plurality of base-band video signals and a respective plurality of corresponding sub-channel digital PCM audio signals from said received plurality of channel signals; (c) first means for modulating a plurality of main carriers of a larger plurality of predetermined CATV channels by respective ones of the plurality of demodulated video signals; (d) interface means having the plurality of demodulated sub-channel digital PCM audio signals fed thereto and arranging the demodulated sub-channel digital audio PCM signals into a time-division multiplexed output digital signal formed of a plurality of frames, each frame including at least a portion of each of said digital PCM audio signals, and an error code signal; (e) second means for modulating a main carrier of one of said predetermined CATV channels other than the ones thereof modulated by said first means for modulating by said time-division multiplexed output digital signal from said interface means; and (f) means for combining output signals of said first and second means for modulating and for transmitting the combined signal through a CATV transmission line; whereby said audio signals as transmitted through said CATV transmission line have a bandwidth and dynamic range that undergo substantially no deterioration. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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