Patent ID: 9313457
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of forming an output signal comprising: providing a plurality of primary receiving circuit modules at a local collection facility, said plurality of receiving circuit modules comprising a first receiving circuit module; receiving a plurality of channel signals at the local collection facility, said plurality of channel signals having a first channel signal; communicating the first channel signal to the first receiving circuit module to form a first encoded signal at a first encoder; routing the first encoded signal from the local collection facility to a multiplexer of a remote facility through a network; generating an output signal at the remote facility in response to the first signal; generating a monitoring signal from a first receiving circuit module at a monitoring system; communicating the monitoring signal of the first receiving circuit module to a monitoring system; providing a back-up receiving circuit module at the local collection facility; routing the first channel signal to the back-up receiving circuit module to form a second encoded signal at a second encoder; monitoring the second encoded signal; in response to the second encoded signal, routing the second encoded signal through a router at the local collection facility to the multiplexer at the remote facility; and forming the output signal in response to the second encoded signal.