Overlay system with digital optical transmitter for digitized narrowcast signals

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9923751
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13175681

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Methods and apparatuses are provided to modify existing overlay system architectures in a cost effective manner to meet the growing demand for narrowcast services and to position the existing overlay systems for additional future modifications. The implementations of the improved overlay system of this disclosure re-digitize narrowcast analog signals after they have been QAM modulated and upconverted to RF frequencies and replace the analog narrowcast transmitters with digital narrowcast transmitters. In the fiber nodes, the received narrowcast signals are converted back to analog signals and combined with analog broadcast signals for transmission to the service groups.

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ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC101 TOURNAMENT DRIVE LEGAL DOCKETING HORSHAM PA 19044

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Dawson, William P Manlius, US 8 302
Maricevic, Zoran West Hartford, US 58 290
Painchaud, Dean Cromwell, US 16 166
Schemmann, Marcel F Maria Hoop, NL 86 584
Sun, Zhijian Avon, US 43 131

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