Satellite Signal to IP Streaming via CDN
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for receiving television signals are limited by the location of the satellite dish and hardware, restricting access to television content for users on the move or in areas outside the signal's footprint, and do not allow for high-quality signal reception without fixed infrastructure.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilizes strategically located datacenters connected to a Content Delivery Network (CDN) to capture and process satellite or cable television signals, converting them into high-quality Internet Protocol streams for transmission over the Internet to any location, allowing users to access television content on any Internet-connected device without the need for local receivers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a satellite dish and receiver are used to receive television signals, then the signal quality depends on the size of the satellite dish and the hardware used, but the user is restricted to fixed locations within the signal footprint and cannot receive signals when moving or outside the footprint
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system consisting of a receiving station and a content delivery network that acts as a mediator between the satellite signal source and the end user. The receiving station captures satellite signals and converts them to IP streams, which are then distributed through the CDN to users anywhere in the world, eliminating the need for users to have direct satellite dish connections and enabling location-independent access.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the traditional mechanical satellite dish and receiver system with an Internet-based IP streaming system. Instead of using physical satellite dishes to directly receive and process signals, the system uses receiving stations to capture signals and convert them to digital IP streams that can be transmitted over the Internet to any location, substituting mechanical signal reception with digital network transmission.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a satellite dish is used to receive television signals, then the signal quality can be maintained, but the user must be within the footprint of the transmission and cannot receive signals from moving locations such as boats or vehicles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates copies of the satellite television signals by having receiving stations capture the original satellite transmissions and convert them into IP streams. These copied signals are then distributed through the content delivery network to multiple users simultaneously, allowing users in mobile locations like boats or vehicles to access the same content without needing direct satellite dish connections.
3Ease of operation
If traditional satellite reception hardware is used, then high-quality signal reception is achieved, but the system requires fixed infrastructure and cannot support users on the move
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal system where a single receiving station can serve multiple users in various locations worldwide through IP streaming. The content delivery network provides multi-functional capability by distributing content to different users simultaneously, allowing the same infrastructure to support both stationary and mobile users without requiring separate satellite dish installations at each location.
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AI summary
A method for delivery of data to an end user, wherein the method comprises the steps of hosting at a first location a first receiver, specific to the first location, receiving data on said first receiver, forwarding data from the first receiver to a processor, for processing the data, forwarding the processed data to a Content Delivery Network (CDN), with at least one node connected to the Internet, receiving on the at least one node of the CDN a request from the end user to have access to data specific to the first location, verifying the identity of the end user and, where the verification is positive and forwarding processed data from the at least one node of the CDN to the end user via the CDN and Internet.