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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2008
Gary J. Nadler, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Peter Doherty, Rockville, MD (US);
Steve Schwartz, Bellmore, NY (US);
Gary J. Nadler, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Peter Doherty, Rockville, MD (US);
Steve Schwartz, Bellmore, NY (US);
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
There is provided a digital repeater module and method for relaying digital data. The digital repeater module comprises a data reception unit configured to receive digital data from several broadcast devices concurrently, a data transmission unit configured to transmit digital data using a multiple transmission protocols concurrently, and a routing application. The routing application can receive digital data through the data reception unit, identify available data paths for relaying the digital data to desired destinations, and determine transmission metrics for each of the available data paths for relaying the digital data to the desired destinations. The routing application can also select data paths for transmission based on the determined transmission metrics, and transmit the digital data using the selected data paths through the data transmission unit. There is also provided a method for resolving assignment of limited broadcast frequencies using the digital repeater module.