TW322237U - Network manager for cable television system headends - Google Patents

Network manager for cable television system headends

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Publication number
TW322237U
TW322237U TW086202471U TW86202471U TW322237U TW 322237 U TW322237 U TW 322237U TW 086202471 U TW086202471 U TW 086202471U TW 86202471 U TW86202471 U TW 86202471U TW 322237 U TW322237 U TW 322237U
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Taiwan
Prior art keywords
headend
demand
set top
top terminals
components
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TW086202471U
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Chinese (zh)
Inventor
John S Hendricks
Richard E Wunderlich
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Discovery Communicat Inc
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Priority claimed from US08/352,205 external-priority patent/US6201536B1/en
Publication of TW322237U publication Critical patent/TW322237U/en

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Abstract

A novel network manager for use with a cable television system headend capable of monitoring and managing headend components and set top terminals in a television delivery system is described. The invention relates to methods and apparatus that manage and coordinate the reception of various programming and control signals at a headend. The invention manages and coordinates the storage of such signals for intelligent selection and distribution to set top terminals. The invention makes use of a receiver or set of receivers, a work station, a program control information processing component, a network management CPU, databases, control software and an instruction memory.; The invention uses these components to manage and monitor certain headend components, such as signal reception equipment, an authorization component, a file server, MPEG decoders, a digital buffer with frame repeat and channel modulators. The invention is particularly useful in processing and responding to upstream information and subscriber communications received from set top terminals. In so doing, the invention accommodates various system services, including (1) near video on demand (NVOD), (2) virtual video on demand (VVOD), (3) video on demand (VOD), (4) interactive program services, (5) program suggestion features, (6) advertisement targeting, (7) generation of standard and custom menus, and (8) data spooling and text overlaying.
TW086202471U 1994-12-02 1994-12-02 Network manager for cable television system headends TW322237U (en)

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US08/352,205 US6201536B1 (en) 1992-12-09 1994-12-02 Network manager for cable television system headends

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TW322237U true TW322237U (en) 1997-12-01

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