Entry Device for Communicating External Network Signals and In-Home Network Signals

    公开(公告)号:US20230109851A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-13

    申请号:US18080188

    申请日:2022-12-13

    摘要: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter connects to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an In-Home Entertainment (IHE) network. IHE signals may be communicated between passive and active ports of an embodiment of the entry adapter through a pair of directional couplers which allow an IRE-enabled embedded multimedia terminal device (eMTA) at the passive port to communicate with multimedia devices of the IHE network connected to the active ports. An IHE frequency rejection filter is used in some embodiments to confine IHE signal to a single subscriber premise. In some embodiments a bidirectional IHE bandpass filter is used to enable IHE signals to pass between the passive and active ports of the CATV entry adapter.

    Entry device for a CATV network
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10142677B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-27

    申请号:US15890573

    申请日:2018-02-07

    摘要: An entry device for a cable television (CATV) network includes an input port configured to receive CATV signals from the CATV network, a first splitter electrically connected to the input port, an active signal path electrically connected to the first splitter, a passive signal path electrically connected to the first splitter, a second splitter electrically connected to the active signal path, and active ports electrically connected to the second splitter. The active ports are configured to communicate with one another via the second splitter. The entry device also includes a passive port electrically connected to the passive signal path and configured to communicate with the input port via the passive signal path, a filter configured to block multimedia over coaxial alliance (MoCA) signals from proceeding to the input port, and a signal bypass path configured to transmit the MoCA signals between the active ports and the passive port.

    ENTRY DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING SIGNALS BETWEEN AN EXTERNAL NETWORK AND AN IN-HOME NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20200068252A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-27

    申请号:US16564949

    申请日:2019-09-09

    摘要: An entry device for communicating external network signals between an in-home network and an external network. The entry device includes a signal blocking and communication device in communication with an input port, a first network port, and a second network port. The signal blocking and communication device is configured to transmit the external network signals bidirectionally between the input port and the first network port, block in-home network signals from transmission from the first network port to the input port, while allowing the external network signals to be transmitted to the input port, block the in-home network signals from transmission to the input port, while allowing the external network signals to be transmitted to the input port, and transmit the in-home network signals between the first network port and the second network port.

    CATV ENTRY ADAPTER AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING CATV AND IN-HOME ENTERTAINMENT SIGNALS
    10.
    发明申请
    CATV ENTRY ADAPTER AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING CATV AND IN-HOME ENTERTAINMENT SIGNALS 审中-公开
    有线电视输入适配器和分配有线电视和家庭娱乐信号的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160234547A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-11

    申请号:US15133948

    申请日:2016-04-20

    IPC分类号: H04N21/436 H04N7/10 H04N21/61

    摘要: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter connects to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an In-Home Entertainment (IHE) network. IHE signals may be communicated between passive and active ports of an embodiment of the entry adapter through a pair of directional couplers which allow an IHE-enabled embedded multimedia terminal device (eMTA) at the passive port to communicate with multimedia devices of the IHE network connected to the active ports. An IHE frequency rejection filter is used in some embodiments to confine IHE signal to a single subscriber premise. In some embodiments a bidirectional IHE bandpass filter is used to enable IHE signals to pass between the passive and active ports of the CATV entry adapter.

    摘要翻译: 有线电视(CATV)入口适配器连接到CATV网络,并作为家庭娱乐(IHE)网络中的中枢。 IHE信号可以通过一对定向耦合器在入口适配器的实施例的无源和有效端口之间传送,这些定向耦合器允许被动端口处的支持IHE的嵌入式多媒体终端设备(eMTA)与所连接的IHE网络的多媒体设备进行通信 到活动端口。 在一些实施例中使用IHE频率抑制滤波器来将IHE信号限制在单个用户驻地。 在一些实施例中,使用双向IHE带通滤波器来使得IHE信号能够在CATV入口适配器的被动和有源端口之间通过。