Conifer Corporation

Charles L Brown

Dale L Hemmie

Larry K Moreland

An apparatus of the present invention is adapted to provide a telephone line connection over a coax cable distribution system. In a home having a plurality of set-top television boxes which each require a connection to a telephone line, the present invention allows a single telephone line connection to be provided to the plurality of set-top boxes via the coax cable distribution system. The invention uses a first interface device connected to a telephone line to modulate telephone signals and transmit them over the coax cable distribution system. The device also includes a demodulator to demodulate signals received over the coax cable distribution system to be sent over the telephone line. The invention includes a second interface device at each set-top box which also includes a modulator and demodulator to transmit and receive telephone signals over the coax cable distribution system.

Apparatus and method for providing a telephone connection over a coax

An integrated bi-directional MMDS/MDS converter connected to an antenna for receiving MMDS programming for receiving information/data signals from a set top for retransmission of these signals back to central location. The integrated bi-directional converter has a down converter connected to the diplexer for down converting conventional programming signals into a group of converted programming signals in the 222 to 408 MHz range, an up converter for up converting data/information signals in the 116 to 128 MHz range from the communication line into MDS signals and delivers it into the diplexer. The diplexer applies the outgoing MDS data signals to the feed of the antenna for transmission. The integrated bi-directional MMDS/MDS converter of the present invention uses a common local oscillator for driving both the down converter and the up converter.

MMDS over-the-air bi-directional TV/data transmission system and method

A bi-directional MMDS/ITFS response converter and feed system connected to an antenna for receiving MMDS programming from a central location and for receiving information/data signals from a set top for retransmission of these signals back to the central location, The bi-directional converter has a down converter connected to a first feed for down converting conventional programming signals from the first feed into a group of converted programming signals and an up converter for up converting data/information signals from the communication line into ITFS response signals and delivering them into a second feed for transmission, The bi-directional MMDS/ITFS response converter of the present invention uses a common local oscillator for driving both the down converter and the up converter and a dual feed printed circuit board having the first feed dipole printed orthogonally to the second feed dipole,

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Knoxville, IL, United States of America

Charles L Brown