Patent ID: 8549565

Claim:
A system for delivering satellite signals, comprising: a module, coupled to and proximate a receive antenna including at least one low noise block amplifier (LNB), the module comprising: a multiswitch, coupled to the LNB, for directing the satellite signals received by the LNB to a plurality of outputs of the multiswitch; a plurality of tuners, respectively coupled to the outputs of the multiswitch, for tuning to a plurality of selected portions of the satellite signals in a respective fashion, the selected portions of the satellite signals selected based on commands received from a plurality of receivers; an interface for delivering the selected portions of the satellite signals to the plurality of receivers, wherein a signal strength of each individual selected portion of the satellite signals is monitored within the module and the selected portions of the satellite signals are combined into a single combined signal and delivered to the plurality of receivers on a single output of the interface; and an automatic gain controller, coupled between the multiswitch and the interface, for individually controlling the signal strengths of the each of the selected portions of the satellite signals according to the commands from the plurality of receivers; wherein the module refuses the commands from the plurality of receivers that require signal strengths of each of the selected portions of the satellite signals that are larger than a predetermined amount.