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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7834481 | Threshold detection in back-up power supply systems A threshold detection circuit includes, in one embodiment, a comparator having a first input connection for receiving a backup voltage from a backup power source, a second input connection for receiving a primary voltage from a primary power source, and an output co... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7814653 | Method for electrically connecting a stinger into a network node A spring-loaded device is installed into a node housing at a predetermined location. The predetermined location is selected to correspond to another predetermined location into which a stinger may be installed. These predetermined locations on the node housing are s... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7805750 | Storage control system A storage control system for a decoder. A decoder with a hardware platform for receiving and decoding coded data and a storage system for temporarily holding the decoded data from the hardware platform. A transport stream containing a global control data stream is u... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7743401 | Systems and methods of decoding and processing transactions for an addressable cable television tap Systems and methods for decoding and processing back-to-back transactions for an addressable cable television tap. The addressable tap includes an input port for receiving an input signal and output ports for providing outgoing signals to receiving equipment and a c... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7729379 | Mapping of bit streams into MPEG frames An architecture for providing high-speed access over frequency-division multiplexed (FDM) channels allows transmission of ethernet frames and/or other data across a cable transmission network or other form of FDM transport. The architecture involves downstream and u... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7721318 | Uplink signaling for global decoder control Uplink signaling for controlling a plurality of decoders at a remote site. An uplink has a control server for controlling a storage system of the decoders at the remote site. The control server of the uplink controls the storage system by injecting at least one glob... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7719849 | Multiple access test points Included are systems and methods for providing access of test points. An embodiment of a system includes an electrical module including at least one electrical circuit configured to communicate at least one electrical signal, the electrical module further including ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7711235 | Open architecture fiber optic tray In one embodiment a fiber tray include an arrangement of retaining slots configured to receive retaining clips in a variety of different orientations and sizes. Retaining clips may have standardized sizes to correspond with the arrangement of retaining slots and to ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7711233 | Fiber optic cable enclosure assembly with slide out tray An enclosure assembly for protecting and housing fiber optic cable within fiber optic equipment. The enclosure assembly includes a housing having an open end for detachably receiving a tray. The tray is configured to retain a portion of the length of the fiber optic... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7707719 | Method for protecting contacts within a connector assembly A method for protecting contacts within a receptacle housing of a connector assembly from becoming contaminated. An example method includes inserting a connector insert into the receptacle housing, the connector insert includes a body portion having an exterior conf... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703115 | Graphical indication of selected cell within an interactive program guide An electronic program guide (EPG) having a variable indicator to focus a user's attention upon a corresponding field of a selectable program instance The EPG includes a user interface screen for providing a plurality of television program instances by time and chann... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7690012 | Positive parental control A system for controlling viewer access to media content, the system comprising a memory with logic and a processor configured by the logic to provide interactive user interfaces that enable an administrator to positively define media content for access by a user. Th... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7669323 | Method for electrically connecting a stinger into a network node In one embodiment, a method for electrically connecting a stinger into a network node may include installing a non-conductive force exerting means through a port of a closed node housing of a network node. The method may include extending the force exerting means fr... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7639655 | Ethernet switch interface for use in optical nodes Switch and MAC layer components are located at a headend and PHY layer components for connecting a plurality of end-user devices are located remotely at nodes. Using SSMII technology, MAC layer ports can communicate with an equal number of PHY layer interface ports ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7631275 | User interface screen spotlight effect An electronic program guide (EPG) having a spotlight effect to focus a user's attention upon a selectable item. The EPG includes a user interface screen for providing a plurality of television programs by time and channel in a grid format. Each television program be... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7630499 | Retrieval and transfer of encrypted hard drive content from DVR set-top boxes A system and method for retrieval and transfer of encrypted content from a failed set-top box. When content is recorded to the storage device of a set-top box, the content is encrypted with a content instance key. This content instance key is encrypted with the publ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7614074 | Burst-mode digital transmitter A transmitter (305) for transmitting reverse optical signals in a broadband communications system (300) that includes a converter (320) for digitizing the analog RF signals and a carrier-detect circuit (330) coupled to the converter (3... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7608947 | Back-up power supply systems A back-up power supply system includes, in one embodiment, a threshold detector circuit; a first switching circuit for enabling access to a back-up power source, the first switching circuit comprising at least a first transistor; and an inverting switch coupled betw... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7602914 | Utilization of encrypted hard drive content by one DVR set-top box when recorded by another A system and method for encrypting and recording content to removable storage media for use by multiple set-tops. When content is recorded to the storage media, the content is encrypted with a content instance key. This content instance key is encrypted with the pub... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7599629 | Optical receiver having an open loop automatic gain control circuit The present invention is directed towards an optical receiver including an open loop automatic gain control (AGC) circuit. Optical signals received by the optical receiver are converted to electrical signals via a photodiode. The electrical signals are subsequently ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7596801 | Single wire return device in a fiber to the home system Systems and methods are disclosed for providing reverse signals from a plurality of DHCTs to a downstream modulator that is located in the headend facility. The present invention includes a single wire return device (SWRD) that receives RF modulated signals, dynamic... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7590145 | Multiplexing octets from a data flow over MPEG packets Multiplexing of information from a plurality of information flows into fixed-length packets such as, but not limited to, MPEG packets allows efficient utilization of bandwidth and also can be used to reduce transmission latency. In addition, utilizing MPEG packets a... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7555123 | Processing an MPEG elementary stream in a conditional access overlay environment Processing an MPEG elementary stream contained in multiple PID streams in a conditional access overlay environment. A multi-program transport stream contains numerous video and audio elementary streams. Critical packets in the elementary streams are encrypted with t... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7552347 | Adaptive power management of a disk drive based on user activity Systems and methods are provided for updating a temperature table for a disk subsystem in a client system using information provided by a server system. In one embodiment, among others, the client receives an update command from the server system. The update command... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7551832 | Application management and interface for cluster control of time shift buffer An interfacing system enables an application client to interface with a device driver in a client device with persistent storage. In some preferred embodiments, the interfacing system includes a memory with logic and a processor configured with the logic to use the ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7548965 | System and method for organizing network management information A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent includes logic configured to add a first object ID to a first MIB corresponding to a first software entity responsive to a request from the first software entity, and configured to add a second object ID to a second ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7548696 | Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) optical receiver with distributed gain control A fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) system transmits forward and reverse optical signals, such as video, voice, and data signals, via optical fiber, and includes a plurality of home network units. The home network units include an optical receiver for receiving at least one ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7548543 | Generation of valid program clock reference time stamps for duplicate transport stream packets The present invention is suitable for use in a communications system that transmits a transport stream, such as an MPEG stream. The present invention addresses the need of generating a valid value for a duplicated packet in the transport stream. A first embodiment o... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546618 | Lower-power standby mode for consumer electronics A conditional access device is provided. The conditional access device typically includes conditional access decryption, interface, timing and control logic. The conditional access decryption logic decrypts an incoming signal for use in a consumer electronics device... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7546101 | Variable attenuation of broadband differential signals using PIN diodes Disclosed herein is a system for the variable attenuation of broadband differential signals. An exemplary system of variable attenuation of broadband differential signals includes attenuation devices arranged such that an attenuation device on the positive side of t... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7545935 | Networked multimedia overlay system Systems and methods are disclosed for providing encrypted downstream signals to a plurality of receiver devices 130, 135, 140, where the devices 130, 135, 140 may have different decryption devices. A receiver network (i.e., a networked multimedia syste... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7532673 | Transport of modulation symbols in a communications system A broadband communications system uses modulation symbol transport over communications links to replace baseband or bandpass signal transport, thereby providing longer communication distances, lower communication link bandwidth, and greater signal quality. Subsequen... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530092 | Method of prioritizing entries within a service group map to facilitate auto channel discovery A system and method for minimizing timeouts when enhanced services are requested through a digital home communications terminal (DHCT) requiring discovery of a service group identification (SGID) assigned to the DHCT. A service group map (SGM) includes a plurality o... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526788 | Graphic user interface alternate download options for unavailable PRM content A media system provides improved availability of purchasable recordable media content downloaded from a remote server. The media system preferably includes a memory with logic and a processor configured with the logic to provide a download option to a user. The proc... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7519999 | Secure negotiation and encryption module A digital subscriber communication terminal includes an adaptive output interface having a device key set, which, along with a subscriber device coupled to the adaptive output interface, determines a “shared secret.” The adaptive output interface uses the “sha... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7505592 | Apparatus for entitling and transmitting service instances to remote client devices A server in a subscriber television network receives service instances from a headend of the subscriber television network. The server is adapted to encrypt according to an encryption scheme and re-transmit service instances to a client-receiver. The server reformat... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7437749 | Interactive subscription television terminal A system for providing interactive services in a subscription television system includes a system controller for controlling the interactive services, a video signal source for transmitting a video signal and a subscriber terminal for receiving a downstream transact... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7423982 | Adaptive communication modes Systems and methods for implementing a communication mode for a communication terminal are provided. An embodiment of a method for implementing a communication mode includes receiving a message from a remotely located network control system and implementing one of a... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7414856 | Electronics module assembly An electronics module assembly for detachably retaining a pair of electronic sub-modules in a single slot of a chassis. A host module of the electronics module assembly is configured to be detachably received and retained in a slot of the chassis. The host module ha... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409140 | Channel buffering and display management system for multi-tuner set-top box A system is provided that resources media content of multiple display channels. The system includes a memory with logic, tuning resources to receive media content of a plurality of display channels, buffering resources for buffering the media content, display resour... | 08/05/2008 |
