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US 9,100,703 · App. 13/843,104 · Granted Aug 4, 2015

Identifying a signal route for delivery of video-on-demand to a subscriber terminal

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Patent No.
US 9,100,703
App. No.
13/843,104
Granted
Aug 4, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A set top box includes an interface to a video on demand system, the interface adapted to receive communications from one or more modulators of a modulator group of the video on demand system. The set top further includes a decoder configured to extract a modulator group identifier periodically inserted into communications directed the set top box from the one or more modulators, the modulator group identifier unique to a physical transmission path from a headend of the video on demand system to the one or more modulators. The set top includes a video-on-demand request interface to the video on demand system, the video on demand request interface configured to output a request for video on demand data including the modulator group identifier.

Claims (20)

1. A set top box comprising:

a video-on-demand receiver interface to a video-on-demand system, the video-on-demand receiver interface adapted to receive communications from a modulator group of the video-on-demand system;

a decoder configured to extract a modulator group identifier periodically inserted into communications directed to the set top box from one or more modulators of the modulator group, the modulator group identifier unique to a physical transmission path from a headend of the video on demand system to the one or more modulators of the modulator group; and

a video-on-demand request interface to the video-on-demand system, the video-on-demand request interface configured to output a request for video-on-demand data including the modulator group identifier.

2. The set top box of claim 1 , further comprising:

the decoder configured to receive, via the video-on-demand receiver interface, a program slot associated with the one or more modulators and assigned to video-on-demand data received in response to the request for video-on-demand data including the modulator group identifier, and an identification of a modulator of the modulator group selected to deliver the video on demand data; and

the decoder configured to cause the set top box to tune to the program slot associated with the one or more modulators and to the modulator of the modulator group selected to deliver the video on demand data.

3. The set top box of claim 1 , further comprising:

the decoder configured to extract the modulator group identifier from program streams directed the set top box from the one or more modulators.

4. The set top box of claim 3 , further comprising:

the decoder configured to extract the modulator group identifier from MPEG streams directed to the set top box from the one or more modulators of the modulator group.

5. A method of requesting video-on-demand data, the method comprising:

extracting, from a data stream received from a video distribution network, a periodically recurring modulator group identifier for one or more modulators forming a modulator group that services a plurality of subscriber terminals, the modulator group identifier unique to a physical transmission path from a headend to the one or more modulators;

transmitting to the video distribution network a request for the video-on-demand data, the request for the video-on-demand data including the modulator group identifier; and

receiving the video-on-demand data from an assigned modulator of the physical transmission path associated with the modulator group.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

receiving from the video distribution network a program slot number and an identifier of the assigned modulator of the physical transmission path; and

tuning to the program slot number and the assigned modulator of the physical transmission path to receive the video-on-demand data.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

extracting the modulator group identifier from program streams received from the video distribution network.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 049905/0504 Recorded Dec 19, 2024
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC (F/K/A ARRIS ENTERPRISES, INC.); ARRIS TECHNOLOGY, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; RUCKUS WIRELESS, LLC (F/K/A RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.)
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ABL SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; ARRIS TECHNOLOGY, INC.; RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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TERM LOAN SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; ARRIS TECHNOLOGY, INC.; RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
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MERGER Recorded Jun 25, 2019
From: BROADBAND ROYALTY CORPORATION
To: ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.
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TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Apr 8, 2019
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: ARRIS GROUP, INC.; ARRIS ENTERPRISES, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.; ARRIS KOREA, INC.; ARRIS HOLDINGS CORP. OF ILLINOIS, INC.; BIG BAND NETWORKS, INC.; TEXSCAN CORPORATION; POWER GUARD, INC.; 4HOME, INC.; ACADIA AIC, INC.; AEROCAST, INC.; BROADBUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION; GENERAL INSTRUMENT AUTHORIZATION SERVICES, INC.; GENERAL INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.; IMEDIA CORPORATION; JERROLD DC RADIO, INC.; LEAPSTONE SYSTEMS, INC.; MODULUS VIDEO, INC.; MOTOROLA WIRELINE NETWORKS, INC.; NETOPIA, INC.; NEXTLEVEL SYSTEMS (PUERTO RICO), INC.; QUANTUM BRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; SETJAM, INC.; SUNUP DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.; UCENTRIC SYSTEMS, INC.; GIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDCO LLC; GIC INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL LLC; CCE SOFTWARE LLC; THE GI REALTY TRUST 1996
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2014
From: SCHILLER, JAY B.
To: BROADBAND ROYALTY CORPORATION
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 28, 2013
From: ARRIS GROUP, INC.; ARRIS ENTERPRISES, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.; ARRIS KOREA, INC.; ARRIS HOLDINGS CORP. OF ILLINOIS; BIGBAND NETWORKS, INC.; TEXSCAN CORPORATION; POWER GUARD, INC.; 4HOME, INC.; ACADIA AIC, INC.; AEROCAST, INC.; BROADBUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION; GENERAL INSTRUMENT AUTHORIZATION SERVICES, INC.; GENERAL INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.; IMEDIA CORPORATION; JERROLD DC RADIO, INC.; LEAPSTONE SYSTEMS, INC.; MODULUS VIDEO, INC.; MOTOROLA WIRELINE NETWORKS, INC.; NETOPIA, INC.; NEXTLEVEL SYSTEMS (PUERTO RICO), INC.; QUANTUM BRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; SETJAM, INC.; SUNUP DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.; UCENTRIC SYSTEMS, INC.; GIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDCO LLC; GIC INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL LLC; CCE SOFTWARE LLC; THE GI REALTY TRUST 1996
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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