Patent ID: 9473751
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: communicating a first signal corresponding to a first content to a transfer switch through primary modules; communicating a second signal corresponding to the first content to the transfer switch through back-up modules; selecting a transfer switch on line signal corresponding to the first signal being communicated to an output of a head end or a transfer switch offline signal corresponding to the second signal being generated at the head end but not being communicated to the output of the head end to form a source signal; identifying a service access router input of a service access router corresponding to the source signal; identifying a service access router output that feeds a monitor router at a monitoring system; generating a first command signal for controlling the service access router to route the source signal from the service access router input to the service access router output; routing the source signal from the service access router input to the service access router output in response to the first command signal; communicating the source signal from the service access router output to the monitor router at the monitoring system; generating a second command signal for controlling a monitor router to route the source signal to a first display though the monitor router; and displaying the source signal on the first display associated with a monitoring console in communication with the monitor router at the monitoring system.