US008266657B2
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`(12) United States Patent
`Margulis
`
`(10) Patent N0.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
`
`US 8,266,657 B2
`*Sep. 11,2012
`
`METHOD FOR EFFECTIVELY
`ll\lPLElVlENTlNG A VIULTI-ROOM
`TELEVISION SYSTEM
`
`Inventor: Neal Margulis, Woodside, CA (US)
`
`Assignce: Sling l\Iedia Ine., Foster City, CA (US)
`
`Notice:
`
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of tl1is
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 520 days.
`This patent is subject to a terminal dis-
`clai111er.
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`11/111,265
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`Apr. 21, 2005
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`Jun. 1, 2006
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`filed on Mar. 15, 2001.
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`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`A method for effectively implementing a multi-room televi-
`sion system includes a digital base station that processes and
`combines various program sources to produce a processed
`stream. A communications processor then responsivcly trans-
`mits the processed stream as a local composite output stream
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`81 Claims, 9 Drawing Sheets
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`PROGRAM SOURCES
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