Zeevee, Inc.

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Stephen D Metzger

Victor Odryna

Preston C Shimer

Jeffrey R Bacon

Jeremy L Mordkoff

Oscar Purwin

David J Feng

Scott J Bleiweiss

Paul Phillips

Brian Ramelson

Jeremy A Greene

Clifton E Smith

Rajesh Vaidheswarra

A video controller broadcasts input video through a premises media, such as a coaxial cable to one or more premises televisions or television channels. When a PC provides the input video, a mode change may occur to direct the video to the PC monitor or to the broadcast output. The video resolution of the PC is set to provide a desired digital television resolution with broadcast video. An audio driver may be used to provide USB audio output from the PC. When the PC monitor or broadcast output is selected for video output, the non-selected output is disabled or provided with a video indication that another video output is active. An EDID can be captured from the PC or PC monitor to assist with mode changes and setting PC video resolution. The input video may be provided directly from a digital video source and broadcast to selected televisions or channels.

System and method for local broadcasting

A video controller selects a channel for premises broadcasting to a premises television based on a fast scan of signal strength in channels available over a premises media. The signal strength of certain filtered channel frequencies can be evaluated to determine if a channel is occupied. Unoccupied channels can be ranked in relation to nearby occupied or unoccupied channels. The nearby channels may be ranked in terms of the signal strength content in relation to the channel being evaluated. The video controller can select an unoccupied channel with an optimal ranking to permit premises broadcasting with reduced interference or conflict with other channels.

System and method for channel selection for local broadcasting

In one general aspect, a network communication unit is disclosed that includes a cryptographic record parsing offload engine that has an input and an output. The unit also includes a processor that includes cryptographic handshake logic and has an input operatively connected to the output of the cryptographic record parsing offload engine.

Secure network processing

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Harvard, MA, United States of America

Stephen D Metzger