System and method for managing hardware to control transmission and reception of video broadcasts
First Claim
1. A telecommunication system, comprising:
- a broadcast site having a transmitter for transmitting a program signal;
an encoder operable to encode the program signal;
a plurality of satellite circuits;
a plurality of integrated receiver/decoders for receiving the program signal, each integrated receiver/decoder assigned to one of the plurality of satellite circuits; and
a satellite for relaying the program signal from the broadcast site to each of the integrated receiver/decoders;
and wherein the encoder is further operable to receive a program command, the program command operable to cause a change in a configuration of a selected satellite circuit independently of a configuration of other satellite circuits and a corresponding change in a configuration ofthe integrated receiver/decoder assigned to the selected satellite circuit.
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Abstract
A telecommunication management system is provided for managing hardware and software systems within a telecommunication network. The management system includes an Operator Services component, a Management Services component and an External Interfaces component. The Operator Services Component provides a user interface between one or more operators and the remainder of the system'"'"'s processes. The Management Services Components provides servers which function as an interim stage of information transmittal between the operators and the external interfaces. The External Interfaces provide interfacing between network devices and the management system'"'"'s operators by way of the Management Services component. The management system, for example, can efficiently manage a group of integrated receiver/decoders grouped together according to a satellite circuit.
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20 Claims
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1. A telecommunication system, comprising:
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a broadcast site having a transmitter for transmitting a program signal; an encoder operable to encode the program signal; a plurality of satellite circuits; a plurality of integrated receiver/decoders for receiving the program signal, each integrated receiver/decoder assigned to one of the plurality of satellite circuits; and a satellite for relaying the program signal from the broadcast site to each of the integrated receiver/decoders; and wherein the encoder is further operable to receive a program command, the program command operable to cause a change in a configuration of a selected satellite circuit independently of a configuration of other satellite circuits and a corresponding change in a configuration ofthe integrated receiver/decoder assigned to the selected satellite circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A telecommunication system, comprising:
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a broadcast site having a transmitter for transmitting a program signal and an encoder for encoding the transmitted program signal; a plurality of satellite circuits; a plurality of integrated receiver/decoders, wherein each of the receiver/decoders is assigned to one of the plurality of satellite circuits; a satellite for relaying the program signal from the broadcast site to each of the plurality of satellite circuits; and a management system operable to change a configuration of a selected satellite circuit independently of a configuration of other satellite circuits and a corresponding change in a configuration of the receiver/decoder assigned to the selected satellite circuit by transmitting a program command to the encoder. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for managing a telecommunication system, comprising:
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transmitting a program signal from a broadcast site to a satellite; relaying the program signal from the satellite to each of a plurality of integrated receiver/decoders, each integrated receiver/decoder assigned to one of a plurality of satellite circuits; and transmitting a program command to an encoder coupled to the broadcast site, the program command operable to change a configuration of a selected satellite circuit independently of a configuration of other satellite circuits and a corresponding change to a configuration of the receiver/decoder assigned to the selected satellite circuit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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