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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Josiah J. Kirby, Jr., Golden, CO (US);
Inventor:
Josiah J. Kirby, Jr., Golden, CO (US);
Assignee:
Cable Television Laboratories, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Back channel communications are contemplated. The back channel communications may relate to facilitating signaling from a primary device to one or more secondary devices. One contemplated type of back channel communication may include a service provider carrying the desired signaling to the secondary devices. This may occur without the primary device being aware of the secondary devices and/or without requiring the primary device to identify the secondary devices to the service provider.