Receiver and system calibration system and method

A method for providing correction of signal errors introduced by a network signal path, said method comprising:

• operating a controllable circuit to provide desired operation of said controllable circuit with respect to a signal passed through said controllable circuit, wherein said desired operation of said controllable circuit results in a substantially uniform signal response with respect to said signal passed through said controllable circuit;
• monitoring an attribute of a signal passed through at least a portion of said network signal path;
• operating said controllable circuit to provide corrective operation of said controllable circuit with respect to said signal passed through said at least a portion of said network signal path responsive to said monitored attribute, wherein said corrective operation of said controllable circuit results in a non-uniform signal response substantially inversely corresponding to a non-uniform signal response of said at least a portion of said network signal path;
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• transmitting a calibration signal via said at least a portion of said network signal path, wherein said monitored attribute is an attribute of said calibration signal.

A method for providing correction of signal errors introduced by a network signal path, said method comprising:

• operating a controllable circuit to provide desired operation of said controllable circuit with respect to a signal passed through said controllable circuit;
• monitoring an attribute of a signal passed through at least a portion of said network signal path;
• operating said controllable circuit to provide corrective operation of said controllable circuit with respect to said signal passed through said at least a portion of said network signal path responsive to said monitored attribute;
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• transmitting a calibration signal via said at least a portion of said network signal path,
• wherein said monitored attribute is an attribute of said calibration signal, wherein said calibration signal is transmitted according to a predetermined schedule and wherein said predetermined schedule corresponds to predicted periods of diminished network use.

A method for providing calibration for signal errors introduced by a network signal path, said method comprising:

• providing a controllable circuit responsive to control signals provided to said controllable circuit;
• coupling a control circuit to said controllable circuit to thereby provide said control signals;
• providing said control circuit with information to provide desired operation of said controllable circuit with respect to a signal passed through said controllable circuit, wherein said desired operation of said controllable circuit results in a substantially uniform signal response with respect to said signal passed through said controllable circuit;
• coupling said controllable circuit to at least a portion of said network signal path;
• monitoring, by said control circuit, an attribute of a signal passed through said controllable circuit;
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• updating, by said control circuit, said information to provide corrective operation of said controllable circuit with respect to a signal passed through said at least a portion of said network signal path, wherein said corrective operation of said controllable circuit results in a non-uniform signal response substantially inversely corresponding to a non-uniform signal response of said at least a portion of said network signal path.

A method for providing calibration for signal errors introduced by a network signal path, said method comprising:

• providing a controllable circuit responsive to control signals provided to said controllable circuit;
• coupling a control circuit to said controllable circuit to thereby provide said control signals;
• providing said control circuit with information to provide desired operation of said controllable circuit with respect to a signal passed through said controllable circuit, wherein said desired operation of said controllable circuit results in a substantially uniform signal response with respect to said signal passed through said controllable circuit;
• coupling said controllable circuit to at least a portion of said network signal path;
• monitoring, by said control circuit, an attribute of a signal passed through said controllable circuit;
• updating, by said control circuit, said information to provide corrective operation of said controllable circuit with respect to a signal passed through said at least a portion of said network signal path, wherein said corrective operation of said controllable circuit results in a non-uniform signal response substantially inversely corresponding to a non-uniform signal response of said at least a portion of said network signal path;
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• transmitting a calibration signal via said at least a portion of said network signal path,
• wherein said monitored attribute is an attribute of said calibration signal.

A method for providing calibration for signal errors introduced by a network signal path, said method comprising:

• providing a controllable circuit responsive to control signals provided to said controllable circuit;
• coupling a control circuit to said controllable circuit to thereby provide said control signals;
• providing said control circuit with information to provide desired operation of said controllable circuit with respect to a signal passed through said controllable circuit;
• coupling said controllable circuit to at least a portion of said network signal path;
• monitoring, by said control circuit, an attribute of a signal passed through said controllable circuit;
• updating, by said control circuit, said information to provide corrective operation of said controllable circuit with respect to a signal passed through said at least a portion of said network signal path;
• transmitting a calibration signal via said at least a portion of said network signal path,
• wherein said monitored attribute is an attribute of said calibration signal;
• transmitting said calibration signal as a function of subscriber use of said network signal path;
• determining a portion of a network band for which subscriber use is diminished;
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• selecting said calibration signal to correspond to said portion of said network band for which subscriber use is diminished.

A method for providing calibration for signal errors introduced by a network signal path, said method comprising:

• providing a controllable circuit responsive to control signals provided to said controllable circuit;
• coupling a control circuit to said controllable circuit to thereby provide said control signals;
• providing said control circuit with information to provide desired operation of said controllable circuit with respect to a signal passed through said controllable circuit;
• coupling said controllable circuit to at least a portion of said network signal path;
• monitoring, by said control circuit, an attribute of a signal passed through said controllable circuit;
• updating, by said control circuit, said information to provide corrective operation of said controllable circuit with respect to a signal passed through said at least a portion of said network signal path;
• transmitting a calibration signal via said at least a portion of said network signal path, wherein said monitored attribute is an attribute of said calibration signal;
• transmitting said calibration signal as a function of subscriber use of said network signal path;
• transmitting said calibration signal as a function of subscriber use of said network signal path;
• determining a portion of a network band for which subscriber use has not diminished;
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• selecting said calibration signal to correspond to said portion of said network band for which subscriber use has not diminished.

A system for providing calibration for signal errors introduced by a network signal path, said system comprising:

• a controllable circuit providing locally controlled frequency response manipulation with respect to signal received via said network signal path;
• a control circuit coupled to said controllable circuit and operable to control said controllable circuit to provide a desired frequency response using a database of information regarding correcting non-uniform frequency response of said controllable circuit;
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• a feedback circuit coupled to said control circuit operable to provide said control circuit information with respect to frequency response characteristics of at least a portion of said network signal path, wherein said control circuit updates said database to include information regarding correcting non-uniform frequency response of said at least a portion of said network signal path.