Intelligent device system and method for distribution of digital signals on a wideband signal distribution system
First Claim
1. An intelligent device for receiving and processing RF signals, comprising:
- a first input configured to receive a first modulated RF signal containing multiple channels, at least two of the channels containing a first digital stream distributed across the at least two channels;
a wireless transmission unit configured to wirelessly transmit the RF signal to at least one addressable device on at least one RF channel among a plurality of RF channels each respectively having a first channel width; and
a processor configured to increase the first channel width of the at least one RF channel such that the at least one RF channel has a second channel width greater than the first channel width, when an information volume of the first digital stream exceeds an information capacity of the first channel width, and to instruct the wireless transmission unit to transmit the RF signal to the addressable device on the at least one RF channel having the second channel width.
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Abstract
A plurality of intelligent device systems for use with a wideband signal distribution network, and methods for transmitting digital information and receiving digital and non-digital information onto and off of an RF carrier through a wideband signal distribution network, are disclosed. The intelligent device systems provide networks of intelligent devices that modulate and demodulate digital video, IP video/data/voice and digital wireless onto, and off of, a wideband signal distribution system, such as an analog carrier system, using existing EIA/TIA 568 standard wiring infrastructure. The methods modulate and demodulate digital video, IP video/data/voice and digital wireless onto, and off of, a wideband distribution system, such as an analog carrier system, and separate IP portions from non-IP portions.
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24 Claims
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1. An intelligent device for receiving and processing RF signals, comprising:
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a first input configured to receive a first modulated RF signal containing multiple channels, at least two of the channels containing a first digital stream distributed across the at least two channels; a wireless transmission unit configured to wirelessly transmit the RF signal to at least one addressable device on at least one RF channel among a plurality of RF channels each respectively having a first channel width; and a processor configured to increase the first channel width of the at least one RF channel such that the at least one RF channel has a second channel width greater than the first channel width, when an information volume of the first digital stream exceeds an information capacity of the first channel width, and to instruct the wireless transmission unit to transmit the RF signal to the addressable device on the at least one RF channel having the second channel width. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An intelligent device for receiving and processing RF signals, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having instructions recorded thereon; and a processor, by executing the instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium, being configured to; receive a first modulated RF signal containing multiple channels, at least two of the channels containing a first digital stream distributed across the at least two channels; instruct a wireless transmission unit to wirelessly transmit the first modulated RF signal to at least one addressable device on at least one RF channel among a plurality of RF channels each respectively having a first channel width; and increase the first channel width of the at least one RF channel such that the at least one RF channel has a second channel width greater than the first channel width, when an information volume of the first digital stream exceeds an information capacity of the first channel width, and to instruct the wireless transmission unit to transmit the first modulated RF signal to the addressable device on the at least one RF channel having the second channel width. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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