Global Patent Index - EP 1004202 A4

EP 1004202 A4 20000531 - PHOTONIC HOME AREA NETWORK

Title (en)

PHOTONIC HOME AREA NETWORK

Title (de)

PHOTONISCHES NAHBEREICHSNETZWERK

Title (fr)

RESEAU LOCAL DOMESTIQUE PHOTONIQUE

Publication

EP 1004202 A4 20000531 (EN)

Application

EP 97927707 A 19970522

Priority

US 9708694 W 19970522

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9853610A1] The invention is a photonic home area network for interfacing an external communication data network with a plurality of buildings, residential or commercial, in a neighborhood. The external communication network has a plurality of user data bandwidth segments with at least television programming data, audio programming data and telephony service data provided to the network. The photonic home area network has a photonic multiaccess channel, a head-end communication circuit, a plurality of set-top box circuits (24), and an executable programm for demultiplexing and distributing the data segments in the set-top box circuits and acquiring user data for incorporation into the subsequent multiplexed signal.

IPC 1-7

H04N 7/14; H04N 7/22

IPC 8 full level

H04B 10/112 (2013.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 7/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04B 10/1125 (2013.01); H04L 12/2801 (2013.01); H04N 7/17309 (2013.01); H04N 7/22 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • No further relevant documents disclosed
  • See references of WO 9853610A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9853610 A1 19981126; AU 3210197 A 19981211; EP 1004202 A1 20000531; EP 1004202 A4 20000531

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9708694 W 19970522; AU 3210197 A 19970522; EP 97927707 A 19970522