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Interactive Video Distribution Systems > Video Distribution System With Upstream Communication > Having Link To External Network (e.g., Interconnected Computer Network) > Cable Modem Cable ModemCable Modem patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/22/07 - 20070271588 - System and method for supporting extended protocols in a wireless communication system A cable modem system and method is provided for supporting data transfer protocols that extend beyond standard protocols used in conventional data over cable systems. A cable modem in accordance with the invention determines, during registration, whether a CMTS with which it communicates is capable of supporting an extended protocol, ... 09/20/07 - 20070220572 - Hybrid fiber optic and coaxial cable network node that contains a cable modem termination system The present invention provides a system and method for improving the performance of a data communication system, particularly a CATV system, by dividing the functionality of the cable modem termination systems (CMTSs) into functional units, and distributing these functional units among fiber nodes or other locations throughout the data communication ... 09/20/07 - 20070220570 - Powerline communication (plc) modem employing an analog electromagnetic transducer A PLC cable modem is provided which includes an analog electromagnetic field transducer for generating an electromagnetic field based on an analog electrical signal and also for generating an analog electrical signal based on an electromagnetic field. The PLC cable modem also includes an analog signal processing unit operatively coupled ... 08/02/07 - 20070180484 - Method of initializing, provisioning, and managing a cable modem and a customer premise equipment device A method of initializing, provisioning, and managing a cable modem and a customer premise equipment device includes sending a customized configuration file to the cable modem. The configuration file contains service provisioning information and further includes information indicative of a network address type for the customer premise equipment device. A ... 08/02/07 - 20070180483 - Controlling advertisement of management prefixes A management scheme compares a source address included in a received solicitation with an address for a registered endpoint. A communication including a management prefix is communicated to the endpoint when the source address matches the registered address. ... 07/12/07 - 20070162943 - Multipoint-to-point communication using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing A bidirectional communication system is provided. The system includes a first remote unit for communicating with a host unit using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing. The host unit is communicatively coupled to a plurality of remote units in a multipoint-to-point configuration. The first remote unit is configured to transmit up to ... 06/28/07 - 20070150927 - Packet fiber node A packet fiber node is described for use in an access network such as, for example, a cable network. The packet fiber node may differ from convention RF fiber nodes deployed in a cable network in that the packet fiber node is configured to communicate with the Head End of ... 06/21/07 - 20070143806 - Wireless system for television and data communications A wireless system for data and video communications includes a hybrid modem configured to receive a digital data signal and an analog video data signal from one or more communication channels and convert the digital data signal and the video signal to RF digital data, and a wireless router configured ... 05/17/07 - 20070113256 - Data transmission system, communication apparatus, and program A first communication apparatus includes a data transmission unit that sequentially transmits each data forming a data stream to any of a plurality of transmission paths along with additional information indicating transmission sequence of the each data. A second communication apparatus includes a sequence specification unit that specifies the transmission ... 03/08/07 - 20070056007 - Cable modem and method of assembling the same There is discolsed a cable modem device capable of reducing unnecessary signals inputted into a circuit substrate which processes signals and signal terminals from the outside and unnecessary radiation generated by the circuit substrate, the device having a hexahedral shield case which shields a circuit substrate, and a plurality of ... 02/08/07 - 20070033628 - Ethernet port control method and apparatus of digital broadcasting system In an Ethernet port control method and apparatus of a digital broadcasting system, a head-end is caused to physically block functions of an Ethernet port disposed in a set-top box in order to prevent an unauthenticated device from accessing a cable modem termination system (CMTS) from the head-end through the ... 11/30/06 - 20060271989 - Audio-on-demand communication system An audio-on-demand communication system provides real-time playback of audio data transferred via telephone lines or other communication links. One or more audio servers include memory banks which store compressed audio data. At the request of a user at a subscriber PC, an audio server transmits the compressed audio data over ... 11/30/06 - 20060271988 - Method and apparatus for using data-over-cable applications and services in non-cable environments A generic data over cable system configures different cable and/or non-cable network infrastructures to operate in a data over cable environment. In one embodiment, a Modular Cable Modem Termination System (M-CMTS) core is coupled to one or more physical gateways over a packet switched network. The physical gateways are connected ... 11/30/06 - 20060271987 - Method and system for providing low cost set-top box A system and method for establishing communication between a remote Internet resource and a media device is provided. The connection is established through a cable card providing the connection between the remote Internet resource and the media device. The cable card comprises a cable card socket that has an interface ... 11/30/06 - 20060271986 - Methods, gating devices, and computer program products for determining a noise source in a communication network A communication network is operated by attenuating signal transmission on an upstream path between a cable modem and a cable modem termination system (CMTS) during a noise test interval. The attenuation on the upstream path is removed at times outside of the noise test interval. ... 11/30/06 - 20060271985 - Peripheral unit for upstream cable television system communication A device and method for an interactive cable television system is described. A hardware peripheral device is associated with a modem in communication with a computer network. The peripheral device receives data from a user for communication via the computer network to a cable television network head end to control ... 09/21/06 - 20060212919 - Ip address discovery for cable modem in set-top box A Set-Top Box configured with a modem and a Main Circuit Board consistent with certain embodiments learns the modem's IP address by establishing a predetermined relationship between a hardware address of the modem and a hardware address of the Main Circuit Board; at the Main Circuit Board: ascertaining the hardware ... 09/07/06 - 20060200851 - Error detection/correction system for cable mode A error detection/correction system includes a plurality of cable modems for error detection/correction, a CMTS connected with the cable modems for access of MAC addresses of the cable modems and for controlling allocation of data flow of the cable modems, and a sample comparison system having a database of comparable ... 08/17/06 - 20060184990 - Hybrid-fiber coaxial network-based high-speed qos transmission system for internet protocol broadcasting service Disclosed herein is a Hybrid Coaxial Fiber (HCF) network-based high-speed Quality of Service (QoS) transmission system for IP broadcasting service. In the system, a L3 switch unit, a CMTS and a coupler are provided on an ISP side, and an optical distributor, a cable modem, and IP set-top box are ... 06/15/06 - 20060130110 - Apparatus for receiving mpeg-2 a/v data using cable modem An apparatus for receiving MPEG-2 A/V data by using a cable MODE is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a cable MODEM for separating broadcasting data and broadcasting supplementary data by demodulating an input signal; and a multiplexer for multiplexing the separated broadcasting data from the cable MODEM with broadcasting data inputted ... 06/08/06 - 20060123452 - Method and apparatus to improve scdma headroom A method of determining when cable modems in a distributed digital data delivery service over cable TV hybrid fiber coaxial cable network have a headroom problem and resolving said problem. The method involves measuring the burst power from each cable modem, and if the burst power is too low, requesting ... 06/01/06 - 20060117364 - Digital subscriber line communication system A digital subscriber line communication system (DCLCS) provides voice and data services to a subscriber premises within a building and to high speed data communication devices in the subscriber premises using in-building wiring and to-building wiring without having high speed communication equipment inside the subscriber premises. ... 05/04/06 - 20060095951 - Changing mode in digital broadcast receiver A method of changing between a Data over Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) mode and a DOCSIS Set-top box Gateway (DSG) mode in a digital broadcast receiver, includes: performing channel searching to change into the DSG mode, and detecting a cause of a failure in securing a channel via a ... 04/20/06 - 20060085833 - Open cable digital broadcasting system having multiple dsg channel and method for acquiring home dsg channel in the same system An open cable digital broadcasting system having a multiple data over cable service interface specifications set-top box gateway (DSG) channel and a method for acquiring a home DSG channel in a digital broadcasting system are provided. The method includes: a first step of searching for a downstream channel to a ... 02/23/06 - 20060041919 - Cable modem module device, cable modem device, and broadcast receiving device When a CATV signal supplied from a CATV center station is distributed to be lead out to a television tuner, an RF connector is provided on a circuit board of an analog signal processing section, and is configured to lead out the CATV signal by means of this RF connector. ... 02/23/06 - 20060041918 - Signal processing under attenuated transmission conditions Signal processing under attenuated transmission conditions. Within an orthogonal signal space, the number of orthogonal signals that are used to transmit information from a transmitter to a receiver is reduced and the transmitted power of each of the now remaining orthogonal signals is modified; this may involve increasing the power ... 02/02/06 - 20060026659 - Integrated cable modem The present invention is an integrated cable modem tuner. In one embodiment, the upstream path and the downstream path are integrated on a common semiconductor substrate. The down-stream path can include a TV tuner and digital receiver portion that is integrated on a common semiconductor substrate with the power amplifier ... 01/26/06 - 20060020993 - Advanced set top terminal having a call management feature A system and method providing a call management system adapted for use within a content delivery system. ... 01/19/06 - 20060015918 - Method for fast reinstallation of deployed docsis devices After a user device unsuccessfully attempts to establish upstream communication with a central network equipment downstream frequency to which it has tuned, an identifier corresponding to the tuned-to downstream frequency is removed from a cache of the user device. The frequency identifier stored in the cache typically corresponds to a ... 01/19/06 - 20060015917 - Data transmission scheme using channel group and docsis implementation thereof A novel apparatus for and a method of data transmission whereby an input data stream is distributed over a plurality of physical channels within a logical channel group. Transmission of data over the channel group appears as transmission over a single logical channel having a bandwidth approximately equal to the ... 12/29/05 - 20050289628 - Digital repeater for data signals over a tree and branch network A digital repeater for use in a tree and branch communication network is disclosed. The digital repeater has first path for downstream data communications. The first path does not perform Viterbi decoding in order to minimize the delay for downstream communications. A second path with a Viterbi decoder is used ... 11/10/05 - 20050251841 - Radio frequency signal loopback in a cable modem termination system A cable modem termination system includes an upstream radio frequency interface having a plurality of upstream radio frequency signal inputs and a downstream radio frequency interface having a downstream radio frequency signal output. The downstream radio frequency signal output is selectively coupled to at least one of the plurality of ... 10/27/05 - 20050240977 - Digital cable broadcast processing apparatus and method thereof A digital cable broadcast processing apparatus and a method thereof. A power supply supplies power, and an out-of-band (OOB) receiver receives additional OOB information from a transmission system. A cable card to descramble the received OOB information is mounted in an interface, and a controller controls the power supply in ... 10/20/05 - 20050235333 - Apparatus and method for extending a cable modem data service over wireless links An apparatus and method are presented to allow the extension of a data cable modem service, for example DOCSIS, over a wireless link. According to the invention a wireless hub transceiver is connected to a distribution coax cable of, for example, a DOCSIS based system. The downstream data is transferred ... 09/08/05 - 20050198685 - Method and system for automatic support for multiple docsis versions in a user device Default software is configured at manufacture to operate in DOCSIS 1.0/1.1 mode. When communication is established between a CMTS, or other similar device, and a cable modem, or other similar device, UCDs are collected. If no UCD is collected that refers to a upstream channel associated with DOCSIS 2.0, then ... 09/08/05 - 20050198684 - Method and apparatus for providing a dsg to an oob transcoder The present invention is a method and apparatus for providing a DSG to OOB transcoder in a cable television system comprising a legacy set-top device 102. In the first embodiment, a one-way DSG to OOB transcoder 202 acts as a proxy device for OOB messages to the DSG tunnel 128. ... 08/18/05 - 20050183131 - System and method for providing integrated communications and broadcasting service A system for and a method of providing an integrated communications and broadcasting service are provided. This system includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter converts a CATV broadcasting signal and a satellite broadcasting signal into a CATV broadcasting optical signal and a satellite broadcasting optical signal having predetermined ... 06/30/05 - 20050144648 - Communication network analysis apparatus with internetwork connectivity An apparatus includes a coupling, a diagnostic circuit, a cable modem circuit, a display, and a processing circuit. The coupling is configured to connect to a coaxial cable termination of a communication network, and is operable to receive broadband RF signals. The diagnostic circuit is operably coupled to the coupling ... 06/23/05 - 20050138669 - Video modem termination system and method Highly asymmetrical nature of digital video allows a single Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) like device to support the transmission over a thousand individual high-quality IP packetized video data channels terminating into low cost cable modem units. A Video Modem Terminating System (VMTS) unit handles housekeeping information. As the amount ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |