Content transmission architecture
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorJorge SALINGER
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Abstract
An apparatus, method, and system are provided for combining and processing broadcast and narrowcast content on a common platform. The broadcast and narrowcast content may be processed, routed, encrypted, and transmitted. In some embodiments, a modulator may be used modulate the broadcast content and the output from that modulator may be coupled to an input of one or more interface cards. The inputs of the one or more interface cards may also be coupled to outputs from a plurality of modulators that may be configured to modulate the narrowcast content. In this manner, a reduction in resources may be obtained.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- modulating, by at least one modulator at a device, broadcast content to produce modulated content;
- modulating, by a plurality of modulators at the device, narrowcast content to produce narrowcast content, wherein the plurality of modulators are separate from the at least one modulator;
- routing the modulated broadcast content and the modulated narrowcast content to at least one interface included in the device;
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- transmitting the modulated broadcast content and the modulated narrowcast content from the at least one interface.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one interface device;
- at least one modulator;
- a plurality of modulators, wherein the plurality of modulators are separate from the at least one modulator;
- at least one processor;
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- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
- modulate, by the at least one modulator, broadcast content to produce modulated broadcast content,
- modulate, by the plurality of modulators, the narrowcast content to produce modulated narrowcast content,
- route the modulated broadcast content and the modulated narrowcast content to the at least one interface device, and
- transmit the modulated broadcast and the modulated narrowcast content from the at least one interface device.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one modulator configured to modulate the broadcast content to produce modulated broadcast content;
- a plurality of modulators configured to modulate the narrowcast content to produce modulated narrowcast content, wherein the plurality of modulators are separate from the at least one modulator;
- at least one interconnect configured to receive the modulated broadcast content and the modulated narrowcast content and route the modulated broadcast content and the modulated narrowcast content;
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- one or more interface devices configured to receive the modulated broadcast content and the modulated narrowcast content from the at least one interconnect and to transmit the modulated broadcast content and the modulated narrowcast content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.