US 8,792,008 B2
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPECTRUM MONITORINGGeneral
US 8,792,008 B2
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPECTRUM MONITORING
Tech Center:
2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
Examiner:
Paulos M Natnael
Art Unit:
2422 Cable and Television
Inventors:
Timothy Gallagher; Patrick Tierney; Jun Huang
Assignee:
Priority:
09/10/12
Filed:
09/10/12
Granted:
07/29/14
Expiration:
10/30/31
Abstract
A system, such as a satellite reception assembly or customer premises gateway, may comprise an analog-to-digital converter operable to digitize a signal spanning an entire television spectrum (e.g., cable television spectrum or satellite television spectrum) comprising a plurality of television channels. The system may comprise a signal monitor operable to analyze a signal to determine a characteristic of the signal. The system may comprise a data processor operable to process a television channel to recover content carried on the television channel. The system may comprise a channelizer operable to select first and second portions of the signal, and concurrently output the first portion to the signal monitor and the second portion to the data processor.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
H04H04L43/08H04B17/309H04N17/00H04L