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Interdigital Ce Patent Holdings

Harold Gene Roberts

Clint Alan Ecoff

Scott Edward Klopfenstein

Rejimon Gnanammal Varghese

Srinivasa Ramani

Rejimon G Varghese

The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus () and method () for controlling a filter circuit () in a signal communication device (). The apparatus () and method () of the present disclosure receives () an indication of a plurality of channels used to transmit upstream communication signals in an upstream communication portion of a frequency range. Furthermore, the apparatus () and method () of the present disclosure determines () a maximum frequency value among all frequencies used by the plurality of channels based on the indication and adjusts () a filter response in a filter circuit () used to separate the upstream communication signals from the downstream communication signals in a communication device () based on the determined uppermost frequency value.

Method and apparatus for controlling a filter circuit in a signal communication device

A bridge is provided for connecting multiple satellite receivers to multiple accessories in a video distribution system such as a direct broadcast satellite system. The bridge is designed for interposition between multiple satellite receivers (set top boxes or STBs) and controllable accessories (e.g. LNBs or multi-switches) of the video distribution system. The bridge provides controlled communication between STBs and controllable accessories using, for example, customized vendor extensions to the DiSEqC communication protocol. The bridge includes a communication protocol transceiver for each STB port, a communication protocol transmitter for each controllable accessory port, a mailbox for each STB port, a mailbox for the bridge, and a controller, processor, processing means or processing logic controlling or regulating video distribution system communication.

Apparatus for connecting multiple DiSEqC to satellite reception devices in a video distribution system

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Harold Gene Roberts