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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. 20, 2016

Filed:

Sep. 17, 2014
Applicant:

Thomson Licensing, Issy de Moulineaux, FR;

Inventors:

Lincheng Xiu, Carmel, IN (US);

Jeffry Holsclaw Perrin, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Assignee:

Thomson Licensing, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04H 40/90 (2008.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 7/10 (2006.01); H04N 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/615 (2013.01); H04H 40/90 (2013.01); H04N 7/104 (2013.01); H04N 7/106 (2013.01); H04N 17/004 (2013.01); H04N 21/436 (2013.01); H04N 21/6118 (2013.01); H04N 21/6143 (2013.01); H04H 2201/60 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and apparatus for tracking the transmission power level of a home network transmission signal based on the signal level of a received broadcast signal is described. The method includes transmitting a signal at a first transmitted level used for communicating in a home network, detecting a signal level for the transmitted signal in a circuit used for receiving a broadcast signal, determining if a gain setting value for the signal level changes, and adjusting the transmitted signal level for the transmitted signal based on the determination. The apparatus includes a network circuit that transmits a signal at a first transmitted signal level, a detector that detects the transmitted signal in a circuit for receiving a broadcast signal, and a controller that determines if a signal level setting value for the signal level changes and adjusts the transmitted signal level based on the determination.


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