Patent ID: 7950038

Claim:
A system for delivering satellite signals, comprising: a module, coupled to and proximate a receive antenna, the module comprising: a multiswitch, coupled to at least one low noise block amplifier (LNB), for directing the satellite signal received by the LNB to an output of the multiswitch; at least one tuner, coupled to the output of the multiswitch, for tuning to a specific portion of the satellite signal, the specific portion of the satellite signal selected based on commands received from a plurality of receivers; at least one demodulator, coupled to the at least one tuner, for demodulating the specific portion of the signal into a plurality of demodulated signals; and an interface for delivering a specific demodulated signal to the plurality of receivers, wherein the specific demodulated signal is selected based on the commands received from the plurality of IRDs, and the specific demodulated signal is mapped to and transmitted on a private channel number associated with the plurality of receivers, each receiver having a unique private channel number between the interface and each receiver such that each private channel number comprises a unique demodulation map for each IRD, the interface delivering a combined signal comprising a plurality of specific demodulated signals.