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US 2010/0251314 A1Published application
Total bandwidth conditioning device
AssigneeJohn Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.
InventorsThomas A. Olson, David Kelma, Joseph Lai, Noah Montena, Steven K. Shafer
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Abstract
An apparatus can include a modem and a conditioning device can be provided and coupled at a signal transmission line of a CATV system at a premise of a user according to embodiments of the application. The apparatus can provide selected information (e.g., Table 1) upstream for use that can improve operations or increase capabilities at one or more users.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing to connect at a signal transmission line of a CATV system at a premise of a user downstream of a first signal transmission line configured to be used by a plurality of users;
- a modem to receive downstream information and to receive upstream information;
- a conditioning control circuit to modify a signal on said signal transmission line transmitted between the premise and the first signal transmission line.
A method of operating premise devices, comprising:
- remotely receiving information from a plurality of premise devices each corresponding to at least one premise;
- analyzing first information collected for a first set of premise devices for identifying corresponding trends among the first set of premise devices;
- transmitting first instructions to at least one of the first set of premise devices to adjust a control setting of a first premise device responsive to values of control settings for other premise devices of the first set of premise devices;
- analyzing second information collected for a second set of premise devices for identifying corresponding trends among the second set of premise devices;
- comparing the first information and the second information for adjusting operations of the second set of premise devices relative to the first set of premise devices;
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- transmitting second instructions to at least one of the second set of premise devices to adjust a second premise device control setting responsive to the comparing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.