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US 2006/0225098 A1Published application
Transponder tuning and mapping
AssigneeThe DIRECTV Group, Inc.
InventorsThomas James, Dipak Shah
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AssigneeThe DIRECTV Group, Inc.
InventorsThomas James, Dipak Shah
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Multiple systems for delivering satellite signals are described. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises a receive antenna, including at least one low noise block amplifier (LNB); and a module, coupled to and proximate the receive antenna, the module comprising a multiswitch, coupled to the LNB, for directing the satellite signal received by the LNB to an output of the multiswitch, at least one tuner, coupled to the output of the multiswitch, for tuning to a specific portion of the satellite signal, the specific portion of the satellite signal selected based on commands received from a new Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD), at least one demodulator, coupled to the at least one tuner, for demodulating the specific portion of the signal into a plurality of demodulated signals, and an interface for delivering a specific demodulated signal to the new IRD, wherein the specific demodulated signal is selected based on the commands received from the new IRD, and the specific demodulated signal is mapped to a new address based on a private channel number associated with the new IRD.
A system for delivering satellite signals, comprising:
A system for selectively delivering satellite video signals received from a plurality of satellites to at least one Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD), comprising:
A system for selectively delivering satellite video signals received from a plurality of satellites to at least one Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD), comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.