Distribution of Broadcast Content to Controlled-Environment Facilities
AssigneeSecurus Technologies, Inc.
InventorsLuke Keiser, Scott Passe
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Abstract
A system for receiving satellite radio signals and/or internet content and extracting a plurality of channels from the satellite radio signals and/or internet content is disclosed. The content of the channels is converted to IP packets and streamed across an Ethernet network. In one embodiment, each of the channels is associated with an IP address or port. Users receive the content of the channels by selecting the IP address or port associated with the desired content. An administrator may control the channels that are available to the users. In one embodiment, the users each have a subscription to access the content, and the subscription may control the channels that the user access.
Claims24
A system, comprising:
- a satellite receiver/multiplexer adapted to extract channels from satellite radio signals;
- a hub for distributing the channels as IP data packets on an Ethernet network to one or more access points;
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- the access points providing the channels to one or more media receivers via a wireless communication protocol.
A system, comprising:
- a demultiplexer receiver adapted to extract channels from a multiplexed data signal;
- a hub for distributing the channels as IP data packets on an Ethernet network to one or more access points;
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- the access points providing the channels to one or more media receivers via a wired or wireless communication protocol.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a multiplexed data signal at a demultiplexer receiver;
- extracting a plurality of channels from the multiplexed data signal;
- assigning an address to each of the channels;
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- providing each of the channels as data packets accessible at the address.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.