Architecture and method for providing interactive broadband products and services using existing telephone plant

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PATENT NO 5857142
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08572301

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An architecture for providing interactive broadband products and services uses existing cable and telephone plant. The architecture includes a central office switch in communication with a head-end server and a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) device such as, for example, a modem emulator, data terminal, set-top terminal or personal computer. The CPE device is provided in communication with the head-end server via cable plant for downstream broadcasts and is further provided in communication with a central office switch via telephone plant for upstream signaling and downstream control messages.

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COMCAST MO GROUP INC1701 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD ONE COMCAST CENTER PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2838

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beveridge, Gregory J Thornton, CO 13 874
Bulick, Stephen Boulder, CO 2 46
Cox, Jr Louis Anthony Denver, CO 5 213
Lin, K David Boulder, CO 3 204
Ralston, Margarete A Westminster, CO 2 39
Starr, James H Littleton, CO 1 27

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