Patent ID: 8711885
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: G01R,G06Q,H04H,H04K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling the communication of signals at a receiver station, said receiver station comprising (i) a valve for receiving and controlling the communication of signals and (ii) at least one processor that processes said signals, said method comprising the steps of: receiving one of a broadcast transmission and a cablecast transmission that includes an information transmission that includes embedded signals; demodulating said one of a broadcast transmission and a cablecast transmission to detect said information transmission therein; detecting said embedded signals in said information transmission; communicating said embedded signals to said valve; detecting, at said valve, valve control signals that are embedded in said embedded signals; and controlling said valve, in response to said valve control signals, so that said valve performs at least one of the functions of ceasing to communicate and commencing to communicate said embedded signals to said at least one processor.