WO2005060261A3 - System comprising several set-top boxes sharing one modem, set-top boxes and method for managing access - Google Patents

System comprising several set-top boxes sharing one modem, set-top boxes and method for managing access Download PDF

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WO2005060261A3
WO2005060261A3 PCT/EP2004/053520 EP2004053520W WO2005060261A3 WO 2005060261 A3 WO2005060261 A3 WO 2005060261A3 EP 2004053520 W EP2004053520 W EP 2004053520W WO 2005060261 A3 WO2005060261 A3 WO 2005060261A3
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top boxes
modem
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Philippe Leyendecker
Mike Arthur Derrenberger
Raoul Monnier
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Thomson Licensing Sa
Philippe Leyendecker
Mike Arthur Derrenberger
Raoul Monnier
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/41—Structure of client; Structure of client peripherals
    • H04N21/426—Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof
    • H04N21/42676—Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof for modulating an analogue carrier signal to encode digital information or demodulating it to decode digital information, e.g. ADSL or cable modem
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/436—Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/436—Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
    • H04N21/43615—Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/442—Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk
    • H04N21/44231—Monitoring of peripheral device or external card, e.g. to detect processing problems in a handheld device or the failure of an external recording device
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/443—OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for receiving broadcast digital data from an operator, the system comprising a main terminal (1) containing a modem (14, 141, 143) and at least one secondary terminal (2) linked to the main terminal via a communication link (40). Each secondary terminal linked to the main terminal is able to use the modem of the main terminal to communicate information about its localization to the operator.
PCT/EP2004/053520 2003-12-15 2004-12-15 System comprising several set-top boxes sharing one modem, set-top boxes and method for managing access WO2005060261A2 (en)

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WO2001056297A1 (en) * 2000-01-27 2001-08-02 Atheros Communications, Inc. Home video distribution and storing system
US20030046706A1 (en) * 2001-08-29 2003-03-06 Rakib Selim Shlomo Active cable modem outside customer premises servicing multiple customer premises
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FR2779599A1 (en) * 1998-06-04 1999-12-10 Dassault Automatismes System for television broadcasting to multiple users with right of access
WO2001056297A1 (en) * 2000-01-27 2001-08-02 Atheros Communications, Inc. Home video distribution and storing system
US20030046706A1 (en) * 2001-08-29 2003-03-06 Rakib Selim Shlomo Active cable modem outside customer premises servicing multiple customer premises
WO2004082291A1 (en) * 2003-03-11 2004-09-23 Thomson Licensing S.A. Whole house video network

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