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J Farmer, S Thomas - US Patent App. 11/243,463, 2006 - Google Patents
Abstract Subscribers to Internet Protocol TV services usually complain about one key
characteristic—the additional delay digital video introduces when subscribers change …

Method and system for supporting multiple services with a subscriber optical interface located outside a subscriber's premises

JO Farmer, SA Thomas - US Patent 7,529,485, 2009 - Google Patents
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Networked subscriber television distribution

SH Russ, DB Lett, JA Robinson, MA Gaul - US Patent 7,861,272, 2010 - Google Patents
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Bi-directional amplifier with non-interruptible port

N Phillips, SP Su, FC Shen - US Patent App. 11/077,802, 2006 - Google Patents
A bi-directional RF signal amplifier can be provided with a non-interruptible communication
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Proximity detection using wireless connectivity in a communications system

PJ Claussen, AN Nair, SH Russ - US Patent 8,127,326, 2012 - Google Patents
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Networked multimedia overlay system

PJ Claussen - US Patent 7,545,935, 2009 - Google Patents
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Signal amplifiers having non-interruptible communication paths

NP Phillips, SP Su, FC Shen - US Patent 7,912,431, 2011 - Google Patents
RF signal amplifiers are provided that include an RF input port, a first RF output port, a
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Networked multimedia system

NC Robertson, DB Lett, SH Russ, BS Prus… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing down stream signals to a plurality of
receiver networks. A receiver network (ie, a networked multimedia system) includes a …

Locally-updated interactive program guide

SH Russ, MA Gaul - US Patent 7,516,470, 2009 - Google Patents
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Networked subscriber television distribution

SH Russ, DB Lett, JA Robinson, MA Gaul - US Patent 7,849,486, 2010 - Google Patents
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