System and method for high speed data communications
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1. A method for delivering broadband video data to an end user device comprising:
- selecting a plurality of end user devices in a home for receiving broad band video data;
transmitting the broadband video data from a television distribution network over fiber optic cable to a digital distribution node near the home;
selecting a home radio frequency for transmitting the video data to the home, wherein the home radio frequency is unique to the home in a region served by the digital distribution node;
transmitting the broadband video data from the digital distribution node on the selected home radio frequency via a radio frequency transmitter to a home radio frequency receiver located at a residential power transformer providing electrical power to the home;
coupling the broad band data from the home radio frequency receiver to a first modem onto a residential voltage copper power line electrically coupled to the resident power transformer;
receiving the broadband data on a second modem from the residential voltage copper power lines; and
sending from the second modem different portions of the broadband data to each of a plurality of end user devices in the home.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for delivering data to an end user device, the method including receiving an optical signal containing broadband digital data; converting the optical signal to a first radio frequency signal; transmitting the first radio frequency (RF) signal from an RF transmitter to a first RF receiver in a first local region associated with the end user device; and converting the received radio frequency signal to a digital data signal. A system and computer program for performing the method are disclosed.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for delivering broadband video data to an end user device comprising:
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selecting a plurality of end user devices in a home for receiving broad band video data; transmitting the broadband video data from a television distribution network over fiber optic cable to a digital distribution node near the home; selecting a home radio frequency for transmitting the video data to the home, wherein the home radio frequency is unique to the home in a region served by the digital distribution node; transmitting the broadband video data from the digital distribution node on the selected home radio frequency via a radio frequency transmitter to a home radio frequency receiver located at a residential power transformer providing electrical power to the home; coupling the broad band data from the home radio frequency receiver to a first modem onto a residential voltage copper power line electrically coupled to the resident power transformer; receiving the broadband data on a second modem from the residential voltage copper power lines; and sending from the second modem different portions of the broadband data to each of a plurality of end user devices in the home. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for delivering data to a plurality of end user device comprising:
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an RF receiver at a residential power transformer that receives video data from a television distribution node, wherein the RF receiver is in a first local region associated with a plurality of end user devices, wherein an optical converter transmits a first plurality of RF signals from the RF receiver and the RF receiver converts the received RF signal to a digital data signal; a first modem in electrical communication with a lower residential voltage power line that couples the video data to the lower residential power line; and a second that receives the video data from the first modem, for sending different portions of the broadband television data to each of a plurality of end user devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing a computer program of executable instructions, the computer program performing functions that delivering data to an end user device, the computer program comprising:
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instructions to receive video data for a selected end user from a video distribution network node on a fiber optic cable; instructions to transmit the video data as a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals at a plurality of different frequencies to a plurality of receivers coupled to a plurality of residential voltage power lines, wherein one of the plurality of frequencies is selected for the selected end user and one of the plurality of residential power lines provides power for the selected end user; instructions to receive the television broadband data on a modem from the one of the plurality of residential power lines for the selected end user; and instructions to send from the modem different portions of the video data to each of a plurality of end user devices over a low voltage residential power line, wherein the modem is directly coupled to the low voltage residential power line for the end user devices. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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