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Multiple input processor for cable television head end controller

  • US 5,548,323 A
  • Filed: 03/30/1994
  • Issued: 08/20/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A multiple input processor for a cable television system, said cable television system of a type including a head end and plurality of receivers for receiving radio frequency signals from said head end, said receivers including means for converting said radio frequency signals to audible audio signals, comprising:

  • a first signal source means for providing at least one audio signal input for transmission to said receivers, connected to an audio bus means;

    a second signal source means for providing at least one audio signal input for transmission to said receivers, connected to said audio bus means;

    programmable processing means connected to said audio bus means, for processing said audio signal inputs from said first and second sources and selectively transmitting the processed signals to a modulator means;

    modulator means for receiving processed audio signals and converting them into a radio frequency signal for broadcast to said receivers; and

    voice storage means interfaced with said audio bus and said processing means, for storing audio signal inputs, said processing means programmed to selectively direct said audio signals to at least one of said voice storage means and said modulator means.

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