Patents Assigned to Premier Cablevision Limited
  • Remote disconnect-reconnect tap for cable television systems
    Patent number: 4118669
    Abstract: A remotely controlled disconnect-reconnect tap for a cable television system having a head end feeding a cable distribution system. The tap comprises means for receiving and detecting a plurality of pairs of tones modulated on a carrier and sent over the cable distribution system from the head end, means responsive to a predetermined sequence of said pairs of tones for developing a control signal, and switch means responsive to the control signal which turns off if already on or on if already off to thereby disconnect or reconnect, respectively, a subscriber to the cable distribution system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1978
    Assignees: Premier Cablevision, Limited, National Cablevision, Limited
    Inventor: Paul J. Fung
  • Remote disconnect-reconnect tap for cable television systems
    Patent number: 3987398
    Abstract: A remotely controlled disconnect-reconnect tap for a cable television system having a head end feeding a cable distribution system. The tap comprises means for receiving and detecting a plurality of pairs of tones modulated on a carrier and sent over the cable distribution system from the head end, means responsive to a predetermined sequence of said pairs of tones for developing a control signal, and switch means responsive to the control signal which turns off if already on or on if already off to thereby disconnect or reconnect, respectively, a subscriber to the cable distribution system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1974
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1976
    Assignee: Premier Cablevision Limited
    Inventor: Paul J. Fung