Patent ID: 8839312

Claim:
A system for delivering a satellite signal to at least one of a plurality of receivers, comprising: a module, comprising: a multiswitch, having a plurality of multiswitch outputs and an multiswitch input coupled to accept the satellite signal, the multiswitch for routing the satellite signal to at least one of the plurality of multiswitch outputs; a plurality of tuners, each of the plurality of tuners communicatively coupled to a respective one of the plurality of multiswitch outputs, each of the plurality of tuners for tuning to a respective one of a plurality of portions of the satellite signal according to a command from the at least one of the plurality of receivers selecting the one of the plurality of portions of the satellite signal; an interface, communicatively coupled to the plurality of tuners, the interface for delivering the selected one of the plurality of portions of the satellite signal to the at least one of the plurality of receivers, wherein the selected one of the plurality of portions of the satellite signal is combined with another portion of the plurality of portions of the satellite signal selected by another of the plurality of receivers into a single combined signal and delivered to the at least one of the plurality receivers and the another of 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 a signal strength of the selected portion of the satellite signal; wherein the module determines if the controlled signal strength of the selected one of the plurality of portions of the satellite signal exceeds a permitted value and delivers the selected one of the plurality of portions of the satellite signal according to whether the controlled signal strength of the selected one of the plurality of portions of the satellite signal exceeds the permitted value.