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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 10, 2010
Applicants:

Deanna R. Kidd, Long Beach, CA (US);

Michael R. Munsell, Austin, TX (US);

An P. Vuong, McKinney, TX (US);

Darren J. Wolford, Redondo Beach, CA (US);

Mitchell B. Wasden, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);

Howard M. Buckley, Torrance, CA (US);

Inventors:

Deanna R. Kidd, Long Beach, CA (US);

Michael R. Munsell, Austin, TX (US);

An P. Vuong, McKinney, TX (US);

Darren J. Wolford, Redondo Beach, CA (US);

Mitchell B. Wasden, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);

Howard M. Buckley, Torrance, CA (US);

Assignee:

The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/4627 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/162 (2013.01); H04N 7/173 (2013.01); H04N 7/17309 (2013.01); H04N 21/258 (2013.01); H04N 21/45 (2013.01); H04N 21/4627 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for delivering satellite signals to a plurality of display platforms. A system in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention comprises a first transmission system for delivering the satellite signals to a first display platform via at least one satellite, and a second transmission system, coupled to the first transmission system, for delivering at least a portion of the satellite signals to at least one second display platform, the first transmission system and the second transmission system transmitting in a substantially simultaneous manner, wherein the second transmission system transmits a data stream formatted for compatibility with the at least one second display platform.


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