Satellite multi-choice switch system
First Claim
1. A Multi-carrier Switch Converter (“
- MCSC”
) for multiplexing a plurality of input signals received at the MCSC into a single MCSC output signal, the MCSC comprising;
a Multi-port Selector Switch, wherein the Multi-port Selector Switch receives the plurality of input signals and produces a Multi-port Selector Switch output, wherein the Multiport Selector Switch output includes a plurality of switched output signals;
a frequency translation block in signal communication with the Multi-port Selector Switch, wherein the frequency translation block receives the Multi-port Selector Switch output and frequency translates each switched output signal of the plurality of switched output signals to a plurality of translated signals, wherein each translated signal has a fixed carrier frequency that is associated with a predetermined one of a plurality of set top boxes (STBs); and
a combiner in signal communication with frequency translation block, wherein the combiner receives the plurality of frequency translated signals and combines them to produce the single MCSC signal.
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Abstract
A Multi-carrier Switch Converter (“MCSC”) for multiplexing a plurality of input signals received at the MCSC into a single MCSC output signal is disclosed. The MCSC may include a Multi-port Selector Switch, wherein the Multi-port Selector Switch receives the plurality of input signals and produces a Multi-port Selector Switch output, wherein the Multi-port Selector Switch output includes a plurality of switched output signals and a frequency translation block in signal communication with the Multi-port Selector Switch, wherein the frequency translation block receives the Multi-port Selector Switch output and frequency translates each switched output signal of the plurality of switched output signals to plurality of translated signals, wherein each translated signal has a fixed carrier frequency. Additionally, the MCSC may include a combiner in signal communication with frequency translation block, wherein the combiner receives the plurality of frequency translated signals and combines them to produce the single MCSC signal.
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1. A Multi-carrier Switch Converter (“
- MCSC”
) for multiplexing a plurality of input signals received at the MCSC into a single MCSC output signal, the MCSC comprising;a Multi-port Selector Switch, wherein the Multi-port Selector Switch receives the plurality of input signals and produces a Multi-port Selector Switch output, wherein the Multiport Selector Switch output includes a plurality of switched output signals; a frequency translation block in signal communication with the Multi-port Selector Switch, wherein the frequency translation block receives the Multi-port Selector Switch output and frequency translates each switched output signal of the plurality of switched output signals to a plurality of translated signals, wherein each translated signal has a fixed carrier frequency that is associated with a predetermined one of a plurality of set top boxes (STBs); and a combiner in signal communication with frequency translation block, wherein the combiner receives the plurality of frequency translated signals and combines them to produce the single MCSC signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
- MCSC”
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33. A Multi-carrier Switch Converter (“
- MCSC”
) for multiplexing a plurality of input signals received at the MCSC into a single MCSC output signal, the MCSC comprising;means for receiving the plurality of input signals and producing a Multi-port Selector Switch output, wherein the Multi-port Selector Switch output includes a plurality of switched output signals; means for frequency translating each switched output signal of the plurality of switched output signals to a plurality of translated signals, wherein each translated signal has a fixed carrier frequency that is associated with and exclusive to a predetermined one of a plurality of set top boxes (STBs); and means for receiving the plurality of frequency translated signals and combining them to produce the single MCSC signal. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
- MCSC”
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41. A method for multiplexing a plurality of input signals received at the Multi-carrier Switch Converter (“
- MCSC”
) into a single MCSC output signal, the method comprising;switching the plurality of input signals into a Multi-port Selector Switch output, wherein the Multi-port Selector Switch output includes a plurality of switched output signals; frequency translating each switched output signal of the plurality of switched output signals to a plurality of translated signals, wherein each translated signal has a fixed carrier frequency that is associated with and exclusive to a predetermined one of a plurality of set top boxes (STBs); and combining the plurality of frequency translated signals to produce the single MCSC output signal. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
- MCSC”
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