SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE SCHEDULING AND DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH RESOURCE ALLOCATION MANAGEMENT IN A DIGITAL BROADBAND DELIVERY SYSTEM - Patent 1186160

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EP 1 186 160 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	19.04.2001

(43)	Date of publication:
	13.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/11

(21)	Application number: 00938251.6

(22)	Date of filing: 09.06.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04N 1/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0015/952

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0078/031 (21.12.2000 Gazette 2000/51)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

11.06.1999 US 138756 P
13.12.1999 US 170302 P

(71)	Applicant: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
	Lawrenceville, GA 30044 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	RODRIGUEZ, Arturo, A. Norcross, GA 30092 (US) JERDING, Dean, F. Roswell, GA 30076 (US)

(74)	Representative: Balsters, Robert et al
	Novagraaf SA25, Avenue du Pailly 1220 Les Avanchets - Geneva 1220 Les Avanchets - Geneva (CH)

(54)	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE SCHEDULING AND DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH RESOURCE ALLOCATION MANAGEMENT IN A DIGITAL BROADBAND DELIVERY SYSTEM