Invention Application
US20060168636A1 Apparatus and method for storing signals and for distributing them by down-converting to vacant channels
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用于存储信号并通过向下转换为空闲频道来分配信号的装置和方法
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for storing signals and for distributing them by down-converting to vacant channels
- Patent Title (中): 用于存储信号并通过向下转换为空闲频道来分配信号的装置和方法
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Application No.: US10548926Application Date: 2004-03-09
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Publication No.: US20060168636A1Publication Date: 2006-07-27
- Inventor: Michael Pugel , Douglas Lankford , John Curtis III , Keith Wehmeyer , Mike Derrenberger , Terry Lockridge , Andrew Bowyer
- Applicant: Michael Pugel , Douglas Lankford , John Curtis III , Keith Wehmeyer , Mike Derrenberger , Terry Lockridge , Andrew Bowyer
- Applicant Address: FR Boulogne
- Assignee: THOMSON LICENSING S.A.
- Current Assignee: THOMSON LICENSING S.A.
- Current Assignee Address: FR Boulogne
- International Application: PCT/US04/07113 WO 20040309
- Main IPC: H04N7/173
- IPC: H04N7/173 ; H04N7/16 ; H04N5/38

Abstract:
A server apparatus is capable of distributing recorded content in a household and/or business dwelling using the existing coaxial cable infrastructure. According to an exemplary embodiment, the server apparatus includes a front-end processor operative to receive signals from a broadcast source and process the received signals to generate digital data. A memory is operative to record the digital data. A controller is operative to enable retrieval of the digital data from the memory. An encoder is operative to encode the retrieved digital data with error correction data to generate encoded digital signals. A digital-to-analog converter is operative to convert the encoded digital signals to analog signals. A modulator is operative to modulate the analog signals to generate processed analog signals, which are provided to a client device via a coaxial cable connecting the server apparatus and the client device.
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