Wireless video distribution

A customer premise installation for distributing on said premise from a communication network terminating link, broadband digital information and multiple two-way narrow band channels, wherein at least one of said two-way channels carries control signals, comprising:

• at least one user video terminal connected to a digital entertainment terminal;
• said digital entertainment terminal being coupled to said terminating link through a coupling including:
• a first transponder located at the premise for receiving and transmitting spread spectrum radio frequency signals, said transponder translating into code division multiple access (CDMA) radio frequency signals and transmitting by radiation control signals received from said digital entertainment terminal, and receiving and translating from spread spectrum radio frequency and delivering to said digital entertainment terminal broadband and control signals;
• a second transponder located at the premise for receiving and transmitting spread spectrum radio frequency signals, said transponder translating into code division multiple access (CDMA) radio frequency signals and transmitting by radiation broadband and control signals received from said terminating link and receiving and translating from spread spectrum radio frequency and delivering to said terminating link control signals received from said first transponder.

A customer premise installation for distributing on said premise from a communication network terminating link, broadband digital information and multiple two-way narrow band channels, wherein at least one of said two-way channels carries control signals, comprising:

• plural user video terminals each connected to a digital entertainment terminal;
• each digital entertainment terminal being coupled to said terminating link through a coupling including:
• a first transponder located at the premise for receiving and transmitting first spread spectrum radio frequency signals, said transponder translating into code division multiple access (CDMA) radio frequency signals and transmitting by radiation control signals received from said digital entertainment terminal, and receiving and translating from said first spread spectrum radio frequency signals and delivering to said digital entertainment terminal broadband and control signals;
• a second transponder located at the premise for receiving and transmitting spread spectrum radio frequency signals, said transponder translating into code division multiple access (CDMA) radio frequency signals and transmitting by radiation broadband and control signals received from said terminating link and receiving and translating from spread spectrum radio frequency and delivering to said terminating link control signals received from said first transponder.

A method of providing an interactive communication service establishing a communication link between one of a plurality of available information service providers and a digital entertainment terminal, said communication link providing downstream transport of broadband, digital information to the digital entertainment terminal, comprising the steps of:

• multiplexing broadband digital information, including video and audio, control signals, and a voice signal;
• separating said voice signal from said multiplexed information and control signals;
• establishing a two way spread spectrum radio frequency link to said digital entertainment terminal, said link transporting said broadband digital information and said control signals;
• and
• converting said broadband digital information to analog video and audio signals delivered to a television receiver connected to said digital entertainment terminal.

In a system comprising:

• a communication network selectively providing broadband communications links;
• a plurality of information service provider systems connected to the network for transmitting broadband digital information via communication links through the network;
• a gateway for connecting selected information provider systems to user terminals responsive to user terminals transmitting control signals upstream through the network in response to user inputs;
• wherein said user terminals include a control terminal for coupling to a communication link transporting said broadband digital information and two-way control signaling;
• said control terminal being coupled to said communication link transporting said broadband digital information and two-way control signaling through a coupling including:
• a first transponder located at the premise for receiving and transmitting spread spectrum radio frequency signals, said transponder translating into radio frequency code division multiple access (CDMA) signals and transmitting by radiation control signals responsive to signals received from said control terminal, and receiving and translating from spread spectrum radio frequency signals and delivering to said control terminal a broadband signal;
• a network interface located at the premise and connected to said communication link;
• a second transponder located at the premise and connected to said network interface, said second transponder receiving and transmitting spread spectrum radio frequency signals, said transponder translating into code division multiple access (CDMA) radio frequency signals and transmitting by radiation broadband signals received from said network interface and receiving and translating from spread spectrum radio frequency signals and delivering to said network interface control signals received from said first transponder.

A customer premise installation for distributing on said premise from a communication network terminating link, broadband digital information and two-way narrow band channels, wherein at least one of said two-way channels carries control signals, comprising:

• a user video terminal connected to a collocated control terminal;
• said control terminal being coupled to said terminating link through a coupling including:
• a first transponder located at the premise for receiving and transmitting spread spectrum radio frequency signals, said transponder translating into code division multiple access (CDMA) radio frequency signals and transmitting by radiation control signals received from said control terminal, and receiving and translating from spread spectrum radio frequency and delivering to said control terminal broadband signals;
• a second transponder located at the premise for receiving and transmitting spread spectrum radio frequency signals, said transponder translating into code division multiple access (CDMA) radio frequency signals and transmitting by radiation broadband signals received from said terminating link and receiving and translating from spread spectrum radio frequency and delivering to said terminating link control signals received from said first transponder.

A customer premise installation for distributing on said premise from a communication network terminating link, broadband digital information and two-way narrow band control signals, comprising:

• plural user video terminals each connected to a collocated control terminal;
• each control terminal being coupled to said terminating link through a coupling including a pair of transponders for each of said video terminals;
• a first transponder in each pair of transponders receiving and transmitting spread spectrum radio frequency signals, said transponder translating into code division multiple access (CDMA) radio frequency signals and transmitting by radiation control signals corresponding to signals received from one of said control terminals collocated with one of said video terminals, and receiving and translating from said spread spectrum radio frequency signals and delivering to said one control terminal broadband signals;
• a second transponder in each pair of transponders receiving and transmitting spread spectrum radio frequency signals, said transponder translating into code division multiple access (CDMA) radio frequency signals and transmitting by radiation broadband signals received from said terminating link and receiving and translating from spread spectrum radio frequency and delivering to said terminating link control signals received from said first transponder;
• said pairs of transponders using different CDMA codes.

A method of providing on premise distribution of an interactive communication service establishing a communication link between one of a plurality of available information service providers and a control terminal for a video terminal, said communication link providing downstream transport of broadband, digital information to the control terminal, comprising the steps of:

• multiplexing broadband digital information, including video and audio, control signals, and a voice signal;
• separating said voice signal from said multiplexed information and control signals on said premise;
• establishing an on premise two way spread spectrum radio frequency link to said control terminal, said link transporting selected broadband information and said control signals;
• and
• converting said broadband digital information to analog video and audio signals delivered to said on premise radio frequency link and thence to a one of said video terminals.

A method of providing on premise distribution of an interactive communication service establishing a communication link between one of a plurality of available information service providers and a control terminal for a video terminal, said communication link providing downstream transport of broadband, digital information to the control terminal, comprising the steps of:

• multiplexing broadband digital information, including video and audio, and control signals;
• establishing an on premise two way spread spectrum radio frequency link to said control terminal, said link transporting selected broadband information and control signals;
• and
• converting a selected broadband digital information signal to analog video and audio signals delivered to said on premise radio frequency link and thence to a one of said video terminals.

A method of providing on premise distribution of an interactive communication service establishing multiple communication links between selected ones of a plurality of available information service providers and control terminals for multiple video terminals on a premise, each said communication link providing downstream transport of broadband, digital information to the control terminal, comprising the steps of:

• multiplexing broadband digital information, including video and audio, and control signals;
• establishing on premise two way spread spectrum radio frequency links to said control terminals, said links transporting selected broadband information;
• converting multiple selected broadband digital information signals to analog video and audio signals delivered to said on premise radio frequency links and thence to ones of said video terminals;
• and
• using CDMA codes unique to said spread spectrum radio frequency links and control terminals.