US 12,114,026 B2
System for queuing flows to channels
Cillian O′Tuama, Cork (IE); Anthony J. Cotter, Cork (IE); and Tony O′Brien, Cork (IE)
Assigned to ARRIS Enterprises LLC, Suwanee, GA (US)
Filed by ARRIS Enterprises LLC, Suwanee, GA (US)
Filed on Oct. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/378,109.
Application 18/378,109 is a continuation of application No. 17/705,040, filed on Mar. 25, 2022, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/174,922, filed on Apr. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0179359 A1, May 30, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/2385 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/2385 (2013.01) [H04N 21/6118 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for queuing service flows for a cable system comprising:
(a) a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network that includes a remote fiber node that converts received data to analog data suitable to be provided on a coaxial cable for said plurality of customer devices, where said head end includes at least one processor;
(b) said head end queuing a service flow to a group of a plurality of channels, which is less than all available said channels;
(c) said head end free from queueing said service flow individually to said plurality of channels;
(d) said head end reading bits of a matrix and based upon said reading of said bits dequeuing said service flow based upon data indicating said group of said plurality of channels;
(e) providing said dequeued service flow to one of said plurality of customer devices;
(f) wherein said queuing said service flow to said group of said plurality of channels by said head end is based upon said matrix represented as a series of consecutive bits for a single service flow for a plurality of channels, where each bit is representative of a different channel and the series of consecutive bits is representative of said service flow for said plurality of channels.