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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20120204212A1
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13502318

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An apparatus comprising: a first transceiver for communicating with a set-top box via a first network corresponding to a short-range network; a second transceiver for communicating with a geostationary communication satellite in a second network, the first transceiver being configured to receive information corresponding to a request from said set-top box related to broadcast content, and said second transceiver being configured to transmit a message corresponding to said request to said geostationary communication satellite. The set-top box may comprise a receiver for receiving broadcast content; a transceiver for communicating data, through a short-range network, to a terminal, said terminal being in communication with a content management centre via a geostationary satellite; and an input interface for receiving instructions from a user, the input interface being configured to receive a user input associated with broadcast content, and the transceiver being configured to transmit said user input to said terminal for onward transmission to the content management centre.

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ASTRIUM LIMITEDGUNNELS WOOD ROAD STEVENAGE HERTFORDSHIRE SG1 2AS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lester, Donald Letchworth Garden City, GB 5 20
MacManus, Niall Andrew Gerrards Cross, GB 2 4

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