Abstract: A method for determining location of a premises is disclosed. The method includes measuring a signal strength of a plurality of communication signals received at the premises, obtaining data associated with a source of the signals, estimating a propagation loss for the received signal, determining a distance between a source of each of the signals and the premises based on the estimated propagation loss, and triangulating the location of the premises.

Abstract: A method of communicating audiovisual (AV) content to a viewer, the method includes: determining viewing preferences associated with a viewer, communicating the preferences to a content controller, identifying data files corresponding to the preferences by the content controller, communicating, by the content controller, a manifest to the user wherein the manifest identifies the data files that are to be broadcast over the air, receiving, by a tuner associated with the user, the broadcast data files and storing, by a set-top box associated with the tuner, the received broadcast data files.

Abstract: A method for determining location of a premise is disclosed. The method includes measuring a signal strength of a plurality of communication signals received at the premise, obtaining data associated with a source of the signals, estimating a propagation loss for the received signal, determining a distance between a source of each of the signals and the premise based on the estimated propagation loss, and triangulating the location of the premise.

Abstract: A method for determining location of a premises is disclosed. The method includes measuring a signal strength of a plurality of communication signals received at the premises, obtaining data associated with a source of the signals, estimating a propagation loss for the received signal, determining a distance between a source of each of the signals and the premises based on the estimated propagation loss, and triangulating the location of the premises.

Abstract: A system for receiving communication signals includes a plurality of antennas, a receiver having a plurality of tuners each configured to be connected to one of the antennas, and a plurality of switching devices each associated with one of the plurality of tuners wherein the switching devices facilitate selective connection of the associated tuners with at least one of the plurality of antennas.

Abstract: A method of communicating audiovisual content to a viewer includes determining viewing preferences associated with a viewer, communicating the preference to a content controller, identifying an audiovisual content file corresponding to the preference, broadcasting the identified audiovisual content file over-the-air (OTA) to a set-top-box and storing the audiovisual content file.

Abstract: A method of delivering audiovisual content to a viewer includes monitoring a viewer activity, prompting viewer to determine intent upon the occurence of a pre-specified event, identifying content for delivery based on a response from the viewer and selectively delivering the content to the viewer, wherein the delivery is via a broadband connection during a non-peak data traffic time.

Abstract: A method for determining location of a premise is disclosed. The method includes measuring a signal strength of a plurality of communication signals received at the premise, obtaining data associated with a source of the signals, estimating a propagation loss for the received signal, determining a distance between a source of each of the signals and the premise based on the estimated propagation loss, and triangulating the location of the premise.

Abstract: A method of delivering audiovisual content to a viewer includes a controller obtaining content from a plurality of sources wherein the obtained content is in a format associated with the source of the content; converting the content to an intermediate format; storing the converted content; determining a communication interface between the controller and at least one of a plurality of viewer destinations; and transmitting the converted content to the at least one of a plurality of viewer destinations in a second format wherein the second format is associated with the determined communication interface.

Abstract: A method for near real time quality analysis consistent with certain embodiments passively samples packets (616) from a stream of Internet Protocol (IP) packets that represent a communication session between a pair of end points carrying signals being transmitted over a transmission path in an IP network, and determines (620) in near real time at least two metrics from the sampled packets for the communication session. The at least two metrics include at least one metric that measures a quantity of lost packets, and at least one metric that measures a characteristic of packet timing. The method further involves calculating (632) a quality score in near real time using a quality formula that combines the at least two metrics. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.

Abstract: An antenna system adapted to provide antenna beams having various characteristics, such as various beam widths and/or different orientations, is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the antenna system is adapted to provide forward link signals in wide antenna beams while providing reverse link signals in narrow antenna beams. In the preferred embodiment multiple forward link wide beams are provided to allow uniform radiation of forward link signals throughout a desired area, such as a sector of a cell, while multiple non-overlapping narrow antenna beams are provided in the reverse link. In the preferred embodiment passive or parasitic antenna elements are utilized in the antenna array to provide symmetric current distribution in the antenna array to provide multiple beams having uniform characteristics.