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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2008
Michael G. Martinez, Long Beach, CA (US);
Ramon S. Gallegos, Moreno Valley, CA (US);
Luis Paulino Méndez-badilla, Cartago, CR;
Richard Picado-hidalgo, Paraiso, CR;
Victor Bermúdez-mora, Curridabat, CR;
Pablo Alvarado-moya, Cartago, CR;
Ronald Escalante-pérez, Moravia, CR;
Eugenio Salazar-brenes, Cartago, CR;
Marianita Alvarenga-lópez, Desamparados, CR;
Michael G. Martinez, Long Beach, CA (US);
Ramon S. Gallegos, Moreno Valley, CA (US);
Luis Paulino Méndez-Badilla, Cartago, CR;
Richard Picado-Hidalgo, Paraiso, CR;
Victor Bermúdez-Mora, Curridabat, CR;
Pablo Alvarado-Moya, Cartago, CR;
Ronald Escalante-Pérez, Moravia, CR;
Eugenio Salazar-Brenes, Cartago, CR;
Marianita Alvarenga-López, Desamparados, CR;
CANAM TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, Long Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method are provided for transmitting signals while facilitating channel-specific signal insertion to local user terminals. In one mode, a communication device may operate to transmit signals from a remote signal source (via a communication network infrastructure) to one or more local user terminals. In a second, the communication device may insert a locally-obtained break-in signal into one or more downlink communication channels, and/or bands, thereby providing the break-in signal to one or more specific local user terminals. In this manner, communications over a communication channel to a local user terminal may be interrupted by or mixed with an inserted break-in signal to the user terminal. Additionally, the communication device may also operate to establish bidirectional communications between a local operator and one or more user terminals as well as relay communications between two or more local user terminals while bypassing the conventional network infrastructure.