Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transponder tuning and mapping
- Patent Title (中): 转发器调谐和映射
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Application No.: US11097479Application Date: 2005-04-01
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Publication No.: US07950038B2Publication Date: 2011-05-24
- Inventor: Thomas H. James , Dipak M. Shah
- Applicant: Thomas H. James , Dipak M. Shah
- Applicant Address: US CA El Segundo
- Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
- Current Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA El Segundo
- Main IPC: H04N7/025
- IPC: H04N7/025

Abstract:
Multiple systems for delivering satellite signals are described. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises a receive antenna, including at least one low noise block amplifier (LNB); and a module, coupled to and proximate the receive antenna, the module comprising a multiswitch, coupled to the LNB, for directing the satellite signal received by the LNB to an output of the multiswitch, at least one tuner, coupled to the output of the multiswitch, for tuning to a specific portion of the satellite signal, the specific portion of the satellite signal selected based on commands received from a new Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD), at least one demodulator, coupled to the at least one tuner, for demodulating the specific portion of the signal into a plurality of demodulated signals, and an interface for delivering a specific demodulated signal to the new IRD, wherein the specific demodulated signal is selected based on the commands received from the new IRD, and the specific demodulated signal is mapped to a new address based on a private channel number associated with the new IRD.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060225098A1 Transponder tuning and mapping Public/Granted day:2006-10-05
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