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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
May. 12, 2004
Lin-nan Lee, Potomac, MD (US);
Mustafa Eroz, Germantown, MD (US);
Feng-wen Sun, Germantown, MD (US);
John Corrigan, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Walter Kepley, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Kuriacose Joseph, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Scott Casavant, Germantown, MD (US);
Lin-Nan Lee, Potomac, MD (US);
Mustafa Eroz, Germantown, MD (US);
Feng-Wen Sun, Germantown, MD (US);
John Corrigan, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Walter Kepley, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Kuriacose Joseph, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Scott Casavant, Germantown, MD (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
An approach is provided for distributing multi-media information from a satellite broadcast system. A hub receives a signal from the satellite broadcast system, wherein the signal represents video information and audio information associated with multiple broadcast channels. The hub centrally demodulates and decodes the received signal for distribution to one of a number of access point devices. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the decoded signal represents uncompressed video and audio information corresponding to one of the broadcast channels. The access point devices convert the received decoded signal for output respective displays (e.g., television sets). The hub can also be equipped with an interface to provide access to a public data network, such as the global Internet. Further, the hub can be supplied with a digital video recording capability.