Patent ID: 7162730
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: G02B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for distributing electronic information signals from a central location in a structure to at least a first room, a second room, and a third room, the system comprising: support means for holding a plurality of connectors, said support means comprising a panel, said panel having at least some of the plurality of connectors mounted thereon; first input means for receiving a first information signal; a first set of connectors connected to the support means, the first set of connectors including a coaxial cable connector, an optical fiber connector, and a twisted pair connector, the first set of connectors adapted for conveying electronic information signals between the central location and the first room; a second set of connectors connected to the support means, the second set of connectors including a coaxial cable connector, an optical fiber connector, and a twisted pair connector, the second set of connectors conveying electronic information signals between the central location and the second room; a third set of connectors connected to the support means, the third set of connectors including a coaxial cable connector, an optical fiber connector, and a twisted pair connector, the third set of connectors conveying electronic information signals between the central location and the third room; and interconnection means for communicating the electronic information signals present on the first input means to any of the first, second, or third, sets of connectors such that the information signal can be selectively conveyed to any of the first, second, or third rooms in the structure, said interconnection means being disposed at the central location and allowing any of the electronic information signals to be selectively conveyed to only one of the first, second, or third rooms in the structure such that the electronic information signals may be conveyed to only one of the first, second, or third rooms in the structure or a plurality of rooms in the structure.