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A remote video delivery system transmits video and text from a hotel office to hotel rooms. A series of video players generates the video signals to modulators. The modulators transmit the signals on various frequencies. A system controller directs the signals from the modulators to the appropriate

A remote video delivery system transmits video and text from a hotel office to hotel rooms. A series of video players generates the video signals to modulators. The modulators transmit the signals on various frequencies. A system controller directs the signals from the modulators to the appropriate converter boxes within the rooms. An outside vendor runs a billing system to charge the guests for the video delivery without the need for involvement by the hotel staff.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for the controlled distribution of information and video signals wherein a remote central processing system may control the operations of multiple local installation systems, said method comprising the steps of:providing a plurality of video monitors at various l

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for the controlled distribution of information and video signals wherein a remote central processing system may control the operations of multiple local installation systems, said method comprising the steps of:providing a plurality of video monitors at various locations in a hotel, each of said video monitors being coupled to a coaxial cable through converters which controllably demodulate video signals present at certain carrier frequencies;providing a plurality of video sources located at a central location at said hotel, said video sources providing video signals;providing a plurality of modulators tuned so that each modulates any video signal present at an input to a particular carrier frequency for transmission over said coaxial cable;selectively coupling one of said video sources to one of said modulators so that said video signals are modulated at the particular carrier frequency of the respective modulator, said modulated signals being transmitted over said coaxial cable to said plurality of said monitors;transmitting control commands over said coaxial cable for receipt by particular converters associated with particular monitors, said converters responding to said control commands to controllably tune signals present at a particular carrier frequency;receiving remote communication signals from a remote central processing system at a telecommunications port, processing said remote communication signals and performing certain functions includingtransmitting certain control signals to said converters; andtransmitting signals to said remote central processing system based on said remote communication signal processing.