Systems and methods for providing video and data services to a customer premises
First Claim
1. An integrated system for providing video and data services to a customer premises, the system comprising:
- a digital broadcast satellite receiver;
a data source;
an integrated network interface device coupled to the receiver and to the data source, wherein the integrated network interface device is configured to;
receive video information from the receiver;
receive Internet protocol data from the data source;
distribute the data to the customer premises via a first internal transport medium; and
distribute the video information to the customer premises via a second internal transport medium;
and wherein the integrated network interface device comprises;
a first interface configured to receive data from the data source, wherein the data comprises Internet Protocol data;
a second interface configured to receive video information from the digital broadcast satellite receiver;
a third interface in communication with the first interface and configured to transmit the data to a first internal transport medium;
a fourth interface in communication with the second interface and configured to transmit the video information to a second internal transport medium;
a signal integrator in communication with the first and second interfaces, and wherein the signal integrator is operable to integrate the data and the video information into a combined information set;
wherein the third and fourth interfaces are a single combined interface, wherein the first and second internal transport media are the same internal transport medium, and wherein the signal integrator is coupled to the combined interface;
wherein the combined information set is presented at a user display device as a single transmission medium without the use of multiple tuners at the user display device; and
wherein the network interface device is configured to be attached externally to the customer premises, whereby providing a technician with access to the network interface device without needing to enter the customer premises in order to configure and service the network interface device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods that overcome deficiencies in the prior art. One embodiment of the invention comprises an integrated system for providing video and data services to a customer premises. The integrated system comprises a digital broadcast satellite receiver, a data source, and an integrated network interface device. The integrated network interface device can be coupled to a receiver and/or the data source, and the integrated network interface device can be configured to receive video information from the receiver and data (e.g. Internet Protocol data) from the data source. In certain embodiments, the integrated network interface device can further be configured to distribute the data to the customer premises via a first internal transport medium and/or distribute the video information to the customer premises via a second internal transport medium. In one aspect, network interference devices can be attached to an external wall of customer premises.
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28 Claims
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1. An integrated system for providing video and data services to a customer premises, the system comprising:
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a digital broadcast satellite receiver; a data source; an integrated network interface device coupled to the receiver and to the data source, wherein the integrated network interface device is configured to; receive video information from the receiver; receive Internet protocol data from the data source; distribute the data to the customer premises via a first internal transport medium; and distribute the video information to the customer premises via a second internal transport medium; and wherein the integrated network interface device comprises; a first interface configured to receive data from the data source, wherein the data comprises Internet Protocol data; a second interface configured to receive video information from the digital broadcast satellite receiver; a third interface in communication with the first interface and configured to transmit the data to a first internal transport medium; a fourth interface in communication with the second interface and configured to transmit the video information to a second internal transport medium; a signal integrator in communication with the first and second interfaces, and wherein the signal integrator is operable to integrate the data and the video information into a combined information set; wherein the third and fourth interfaces are a single combined interface, wherein the first and second internal transport media are the same internal transport medium, and wherein the signal integrator is coupled to the combined interface; wherein the combined information set is presented at a user display device as a single transmission medium without the use of multiple tuners at the user display device; and wherein the network interface device is configured to be attached externally to the customer premises, whereby providing a technician with access to the network interface device without needing to enter the customer premises in order to configure and service the network interface device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of providing video and data services to a customer premises, the method comprising:
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providing an integrated network interface device capable of receiving video information and data; receiving, at the integrated network interface device, a set of video information from a digital broadcast satellite receiver; and receiving, at the network interface device, a set of data from a data source; and wherein the integrated network interface device comprises; a first interface configured to receive the set of data from the data source, wherein the data comprises Internet Protocol data; a second interface configured to receive the set of video information from the digital broadcast satellite receiver; a third interface in communication with the first interface and configured to transmit the set of data to a first internal transport medium; a fourth interface in communication with the second interface and configured to transmit the set of video information to a second internal transport medium; a signal integrator in communication with the first and second interfaces, the method further comprising integrating the set of data and the set of video information into a combined information set; wherein the combined information set is presented at a user display device as a single transmission medium without the use of multiple tuners at the user display device; and wherein the network interface device is configured to be attached externally to the customer premises, whereby providing a technician with access to the network interface device without needing to enter the customer premises in order to configure and service the network interface device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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