Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus and other mechanisms for authenticating wireless customer premises equipment (CPE) at a service location by transmitting an authentication trigger signal via a first communication mechanism associated with the service location toward CPE associated with the service location; monitoring a second communication mechanism associated with the service location to detect therefrom any received authentication trigger response signals; and authenticating only CPE associated with a received authentication trigger response signal, wherein at least one of the first and second communication mechanisms comprises a local infrastructure element.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus and other mechanisms for authenticating wireless customer premises equipment (CPE) at a service location by transmitting an authentication trigger signal via a first communication mechanism associated with the service location toward CPE associated with the service location; monitoring a second communication mechanism associated with the service location to detect therefrom any received authentication trigger response signals; and authenticating only CPE associated with a received authentication trigger response signal, wherein at least one of the first and second communication mechanisms comprises a local infrastructure element.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus and other mechanisms for authenticating wireless customer premises equipment (CPE) at a service location by transmitting an authentication trigger signal via a first communication mechanism associated with the service location toward CPE associated with the service location; monitoring a second communication mechanism associated with the service location to detect therefrom any received authentication trigger response signals; and authenticating only CPE associated with a received authentication trigger response signal, wherein at least one of the first and second communication mechanisms comprises a local infrastructure element.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus and other mechanisms for authenticating wireless customer premises equipment (CPE) at a service location by transmitting an authentication trigger signal via a first communication mechanism associated with the service location toward CPE associated with the service location; monitoring a second communication mechanism associated with the service location to detect therefrom any received authentication trigger response signals; and authenticating only CPE associated with a received authentication trigger response signal, wherein at least one of the first and second communication mechanisms comprises a local infrastructure element.

Abstract: A video source associated with an information ticker may be captured, and the associated information ticker may be broadcast and displayed below or near an array of simultaneously broadcast video sources being broadcast in a mosaic of video sources. The displayed information ticker may be broadcast in association with one or more of a plurality of simultaneously broadcast video sources in the mosaic of video sources.

Abstract: A communications device comprising firmware, storing instructions for controlling a processor to operate communications hardware according to a configuration; memory storage containing static data and at least one set of dynamic data defining the configuration, the dynamic data being dynamically upgradeable to change the configuration of the communications device substantially in real time.

Abstract: A video source associated with an information ticker may be captured, and the associated information ticker may be broadcast and displayed below or near an array of simultaneously broadcast video sources being broadcast in a mosaic of video sources. The displayed information ticker may be broadcast in association with one or more of a plurality of simultaneously broadcast video sources in the mosaic of video sources.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing feed streams, for example, over multiple channels and reassembling at least one feed stream received over the multiple channels. The disclosed systems and methods may include receiving a plurality of feed streams. Any one or more of the plurality of feed streams may comprise, for example, a broadcast video feed or a unicast video feed. Then, one of the plurality of feed streams may be configured, using an adjunct Modular Cable Modem Termination System (M-CMTS) engine, for one-way communications with an end use deice. Next, the plurality of feed streams may be aggregated, using a M-CMTS into a packetized data stream. Then the packetized data may be transmitted to a network. Furthermore, the packetized data stream may be striped across a plurality of channels before being transmitted the packetized data to the network.

Abstract: Completely free flow characteristics are provided to a densified rigid poly(vinyl chloride) resin powder composition as prepared in a high shear mixer at an elevated temperature, by withholding at least a portion of the total filler requirement from the composition during the initial mixing cycle, and thereafter adding the remainder of the filler requirement to the composition after it has been cooled to a temperature of 175.degree. F. or less. The total filler requirement of the composition may likewise be added after cooling the blend to 175.degree. F. or less. The resulting rigid resin powder composition exhibits the optimum free flow characteristics required for satisfactory processing in multi-screw extruders.