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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2009
Applicant:
John L. Norin, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
John L. Norin, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/47202 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for combining a satellite broadcast system with a network. A system in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention comprises a plurality of satellite receivers, wherein each of the satellite receivers is coupled to both the satellite broadcast system and the network, wherein a first receiver in the plurality of satellite receivers receives data from at least a second receiver in the plurality of receivers via the network.