Patent ID: 7533403

Claim:
A system comprising: an originating node within a local cable network to transmit multimedia signals; a reflector device to interface between an external television network and said local cable network, said reflector device to receive said multimedia signals from said originating node and to retransmit said multimedia signals back into said local cable network; and a plurality of receiving nodes communicatively coupled to said reflector device within said local cable network to receive said multimedia signals retransmitted by said reflector device and to render said retransmitted multimedia signals; wherein said plurality of receiving nodes are configured to transmit received signal strength indication (“RSSI”) values indicating respective strengths of said retransmitted multimedia signals received at said receiving nodes; and wherein, in response to said RSSI values, said reflector device adjusts an amount by which it respectively amplifies said multimedia signals received from said originating node prior to retransmitting said multimedia signals to said receiving nodes, wherein said amount of amplification provided by said reflector device is based on a selection of one or more intended receiving nodes from among said plurality of receiving nodes.