Patent ID: 8356321
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method 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 having a television receiver module tuning and receiving a television channel signal and encoder module encoding the television channel signal to form an encoded television channel; communicating the encoded television channel signal to a remote facility; uplinking the encoded television channel signal to a satellite from the remote facility; generating receiving circuit module monitoring signals at the local collection facility corresponding to a first set of operational parameters corresponding to a first status of the television receiver module and a second set of operational parameters corresponding to a second status of the encoder module; communicating the monitoring signals to the remote facility through a network; generating a receiving circuit module control signal at the remote facility in response to the monitoring signals; communicating the receiving circuit module control signal to the receiving circuit module through the network; and controlling the television receiver module in response to the receiving circuit module control signal.