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PSTN architecture for video-on-demand services
Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc
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Filing: 1996-03-06
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Granted: 1998-08-04
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Expires: 2016-03-06
Abstract
Abstract A public switched telephone network (PSTN) provides digital video signals from a video information provider to one or more of a plurality of subscriber premises. A subscriber uses either a standard telephone instrument over the PSTN or a dedicated control device over an ISDN packet network to order video programming. The request is transmitted to a designated video information provider and digital transmission connectivity is established between the video information provider and the central office serving the subscriber. Connectivity between the central office and subscriber is provided by asymmetrical digital subscriber line interface units over a local loop. The interface units frequency multiplex digital video information with voice information to the subscriber and support transmission of a reverse control channel from the subscriber to the central office for transmission on the ISDN packet data network back to the video information provider. The interfaces also allow base band signalling and audio between the central office and the subscriber for conventional telephone instrument connectivity.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur A. Richard, III
- 👤 Larry A. Litteral
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-24 11:28
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L5/00; H04L5/14; H04L5/16; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/5307; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/14; H04N7/141; H04N7/147; H04N7/15; H04N7/16; H04N7/173; H04N7/17309; H04N7/17318; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/04; H04Q11/0428; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/13034; H04Q2213/1305; H04Q2213/13103; H04Q2213/13141; H04Q2213/13166; H04Q2213/13176; H04Q2213/13196; H04Q2213/13199; H04Q2213/13204; H04Q2213/13209; H04Q2213/13248; H04Q2213/13291; H04Q2213/13292; H04Q2213/13296; H04Q2213/13332; H04Q2213/13337; H04Q2213/13349; H04Q2213/13375; H04Q2213/13376; H04Q2213/13377; H04Q2213/13405
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A network for the distribution of information, including video information, to subscribers comprising: a broadband distribution network; a first video information provider system, comprising at least one source of digitized video information coupled to supply digitized video information to the broadband distribution network; a second video information provider system, separate from the first video information provider system, comprising at least one further source of digitized video information coupled to supply digitized video information to the broadband distribution network; a plurality of subscriber terminals coupled to receive digitized video information from the broadband distribution network; a gateway, in signaling communication with the subscriber terminals, for authorizing a connection and controlling the broadband distribution network to selectively establish a direct connection through the broadband distribution network between a subscriber selected one of the first and second video information provider systems and the subscriber's terminal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
A network for the distribution of information, including video information, to subscribers comprising: a broadband distribution network; a first video information provider system, comprising at least one source of digitized video information coupled to supply digitized video information to the broadband distribution network; a second video information provider system, separate from the first video information provider system, comprising at least one further source of digitized video information coupled to supply digitized video information to the broadband distribution network; a plurality of subscriber terminals coupled to receive digitized video information from the broadband distribution network; a gateway, in signaling communication with the subscriber terminals, for authorizing a connection and controlling the broadband distribution network to selectively establish a direct connection through the broadband distribution network between a subscriber selected one of the first and second video information provider systems and the subscriber's terminal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
163 words
A network for the distribution of information, including video information, to subscribers comprising: a first video information provider system comprising a source of video information; a second video information provider system separate from the first video information provider system, the second video information provider system comprising another source of video information; one or more broadband distribution components for providing video information directly to a plurality of subscribers, wherein the first and second video information provider systems are connected to said one or more broadband distribution components; subscriber terminals for connecting subscribers to said one or more broadband distribution components; a gateway providing control signals for the one or more broadband distribution components, for authorizing and controlling selective establishment of a video connection directly between a selected one of the first and second video information provider systems and the terminal of a selecting subscriber through the one or more broadband distribution components; and a signalling network selectively connecting the subscriber terminals to said gateway.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
163 words
A network for the distribution of information, including video information, to subscribers comprising: a first video information provider system comprising a source of video information; a second video information provider system separate from the first video information provider system, the second video information provider system comprising another source of video information; one or more broadband distribution components for providing video information directly to a plurality of subscribers, wherein the first and second video information provider systems are connected to said one or more broadband distribution components; subscriber terminals for connecting subscribers to said one or more broadband distribution components; a gateway providing control signals for the one or more broadband distribution components, for authorizing and controlling selective establishment of a video connection directly between a selected one of the first and second video information provider systems and the terminal of a selecting subscriber through the one or more broadband distribution components; and a signalling network selectively connecting the subscriber terminals to said gateway.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The network of claim 1 in which said gateway receives a request to establish connectivity to a video information provider system from a subscriber terminal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The network of claim 2 in which the gateway initiates communication sessions between one or more of the video information provider systems and said subscriber terminals.
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