Patent ID: 8429693

Claim:
A video distribution system, comprising: a first video receiver configured to receive a plurality of channels of video content, to select a first one of the channels, and to transmit the selected first one of the channels as a first video signal; a first video modulator configured to receive the first video signal from the first video receiver, to modulate the first video signal, and to transmit the modulated first video signal over a video distribution network to a plurality of video reception devices; a second video receiver configured to receive the plurality of channels of video content, to select a second one of the channels, and to transmit the selected second one of the channels as a second video signal; a second video modulator configured to receive the second video signal from the second video receiver, to modulate the second video signal, and to transfer the second modulated video signal over the video distribution network to the plurality of video reception devices; and a communication node communicatively coupled to the video receiver and the video modulator, wherein the communication node is configured to generate and transmit commands to the first video receiver and the first video modulator to control operation of the first video receiver and the first video modulator, and wherein the communication node is configured to generate and transmit commands to the second video receiver and the second video modulator to control operation of the second video receiver and the second video modulator.