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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
May. 03, 2001
Son K. Dao, Northridge, CA (US);
Yongguang Zhang, Calabasas, CA (US);
Eddie C. Shek, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Asha Vellaikal, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Son K. Dao, Northridge, CA (US);
Yongguang Zhang, Calabasas, CA (US);
Eddie C. Shek, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Asha Vellaikal, Los Angeles, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A device for implementing a multimedia communication dissemination system is disclosed herein. The communication system integrates heterogeneous satellite transmission systems, local area computer networks, and the public telephone system to implement a flexible, high-speed communication system. The preferred communication dissemination system includes a broadcast server for broadcasting an information signal, a mobile base station for receiving the information signal broadcast from the broadcast server, and a local area network for distributing information received by the mobile base station. The preferred mobile base station includes a receiver for receiving information signals transmitted from a broadcast server, a network interface for distributing processed information signals, and a software proxy process for processing information signals. A software proxy process controls the dissemination of information through the network. The software proxy process provides filter and protocol functions to facilitate interconnection between heterogenous communication systems.