Patent ID: 6038425
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
A system for redistributing a plurality of audio/video signals to a plurality of communications interfaces over twisted-pair wiring, comprisinga server,a redistributor for receiving a plurality of input signals, comprisingfor each input signal, a demodulator for demodulating the signal, the server controlling an output channel selection of the input signal responsive to one or more control signals input into the communications interface,for each communications interface, a switching device for routing the channel selection to an output of the redistributor, the switching device being controlled by the server responsive to one or more control signals input into the communications interface, andfor each demodulated input signal, a processor for processing the signal for switching,wherein the communications interface receives the output of the redistributor for transmission to a receiving unit connected to the communications interface.