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Patent US6493875 - In-home wireless - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsIn a residential environment with more than one analog television set a residential gateway has a network interface module which receives signals from a telecommunications network. The signals contain compressed digital video information which is routed within the gateway to a video module for the generation...http://www.google.com/patents/US6493875?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6493875 - In-home wirelessAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6493875 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/026,038Publication dateDec 10, 2002Filing dateFeb 19, 1998Priority dateFeb 19, 1997Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2229904A1, CA2229904CPublication number026038, 09026038, US 6493875 B1, US 6493875B1, US-B1-6493875, US6493875 B1, US6493875B1InventorsThomas R. Eames, Tevfik M. Uraz, Grant E. MoultonOriginal AssigneeNext Level Communications, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (23), Non-Patent Citations (9), Referenced by (81), Classifications (26), Legal Events (11) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetIn-home wireless
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