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Arris Enterprises LLC

Erik C Metz

Robert L Howald

Lawrence D Vince

Robert Mack

Erik John Elstermann

Niranjan R Samant

Timothy J Brophy

Benjamin A Metz

Robert E Mack

Erik J Elstermann

A percussion instrument including a box with at least one wall configured to define a resonant chamber. The at least one wall defines a support area about an opening into the resonant chamber with the support area extending in a support plane. A playing surface is configured to be mounted to the support area to close the opening such that an inner surface of the playing surface extends along the support plane. At least one arcuate string is mounted relative to the at least one wall at an angle such that a portion of the arcuate string is in biased engagement with a contact surface defined by an inner surface of the playing surface or an inner surface of a portion of the at least one wall.

Percussion musical instrument with snare effect assembly

A media content broadcast blackout control method, comprising receiving a retune message requesting a blackout of a primary media content broadcast in specific regions, generating a playlist for each region comprising a content key wrapped in a region-specific media key, wherein the content key in the playlists for regions that are not subject to the blackout is configured to access the primary media content broadcast, and the content key in the playlists for regions that are subject to the blackout is configured to access an alternate media content broadcast, providing the playlists to client devices within each region, providing the primary media content broadcast to client devices whose region-specific media key unwraps the content key for the primary media content broadcast, and providing the alternate media content broadcast to client devices whose region-specific media key unwraps the content key for the alternate primary media content broadcast.

Method for controlling and implementing blackout in IPTV networks

A method and system for multi-port aggregation in a digital return path CATV system digitizes each of a plurality of return path signals, splits each of the plurality of return path signals into a low band and an upper band (), combines each of the plurality of low band signals to form a combined low band signal (), downconverts each of the plurality of upper band signals from an original frequency range into a new downconverted frequency range () and time division multiplexes the plurality of downconverted upper band signals with the combined low band signal to form an aggregate data stream ().

Band limited port aggregation in a digital return path CATV system

An HFC return path system uses digital conversion and transport at the fiber optic node, so as to replace analog laser technology with a high-speed baseband digital technology, thereby providing immunity from the troublesome analog laser impairments, enabling longer distances to be covered, potentially avoiding the need for hub repeater hardware required in analog systems, among other benefits.

HFC return path system using digital conversion and transport

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Erik C Metz