In-home wireless

Claim 3

The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless signal is a spread spectrum wireless signal.

Claim 4

The method of claim 1 , further comprising: receiving channel change commands from a first remote control located near the first analog television set, wherein the channel change commands trigger a change in the contents of the asynchronous transfer mode cells received via the twisted wire pair cable.

Claim 5

The method of claim 3 , further comprising: receiving channel change commands from a second remote control located near the second analog television set, wherein the channel change commands trigger a change in the contents of the asynchronous transfer mode cells received via the twisted wire pair cable.

Claim 6

The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the first analog television signal to the first analog television set, wherein the first analog television signal is an S-video signal.

Claim 7

The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the first analog television signal to the first analog television set, wherein the first analog television signal is a NTSC signal.

Claim 8

The method of claim 4 , wherein receiving channel change commands from a first remote control comprises receiving infrared channel change commands from the first remote control; and receiving channel change commands from a second remote control comprises receiving radio wave channel change commands from the second remote control.

Claim 9

The method of claim 4 , wherein receiving channel change commands from a first remote control includes receiving infrared channel change commands from the first remote control; and receiving channel change commands from a second remote control includes receiving the channel change commands via a cable connection.

Claim 10

The method of claim 1 , further comprising: extracting digital voice signals from the asynchronous transfer mode cells; and transmitting the digital voice signals to a telephone module over a time division multiplexing bus.

Claim 11

The method of claim 1 , further comprising: extracting digital data signals from the asynchronous transfer mode cells; and providing the digital data signals to an Ethernet module.

Claim 12

The method of claim 1 , wherein the telecommunications network is a DSL network.

Claim 13

The method of claim 1 , wherein the telecommunications network is a very high speed digital subscriber line (VDSL) telecommunications network.

Claim 14

The method of claim 1 , wherein the telecommunications network is a FTTC network.

Claim 15

A residential gateway for distributing signals comprising: a microprocessor; memory connected to said microprocessor; a network interface module, connected to a telecommunications network via a twisted wire pair cable, for receiving asynchronous transfer mode cells and extracting a series of MPEG video packets from the asynchronous transfer mode cells; an MPEG bus for transporting the series of MPEG video packets from said network interface module to a first video processor and from said network interface module to a wireless module; wherein the first video processor processes the series of MPEG video packets and creates a first analog signal for a first television set; wherein the wireless module generates wireless signals for transmission to a receiving device in communication a second television set; and a control bus connected to the microprocessor, the first video processor and the wireless module.

Claim 16

A residential gateway for distributing signals comprising: a microprocessor; memory connected to said microprocessor; a network interface module, connected to a telecommunications network via a twisted wire pair cable, for receiving asynchronous transfer mode cells and extracting a series of MPEG video packets from the asynchronous transfer mode cells; an MPEG bus for transporting the series of MPEG video packets from said network interface module to a first video processor and from said network interface module to a wireless module; wherein the first video processor processes the series of MPEG video packets and creates a first analog signal for a first television set; wherein the wireless module generates wireless signals for transmission to a receiving device in communication a second television set; and a control bus connected to the microprocessor, the first video processor and the wireless module.

Claim 17

The residential gateway of claim 14 wherein the wireless signals are spread spectrum wireless signals.

Claim 18

The residential gateway of claim 14 , further comprising: an infrared receiver for receiving first channel change commands from a first remote control associated with the first television set, wherein the first channel change commands trigger a change in the asynchronous transfer mode cells received via the twisted wire pair cable; and a wireless receiver for receiving second channel change commands from a second remote control associated with the second television set, wherein the second channel change commands trigger a change in the asynchronous transfer mode cells received via the twisted wire pair cable.

Claim 19

The residential gateway of claim 14 , further comprising: an infrared receiver for receiving first channel change commands from a first remote control associated with the first television set, wherein the first channel change commands trigger a change in the asynchronous transfer mode cells received via the twisted wire pair cable; and a cable compatible receiver for receiving second channel change commands from a second remote control associated with the second television set, wherein the second channel change commands trigger a change in the asynchronous transfer mode cells received via the twisted wire pair cable.

Claim 20

The residential gateway of claim 14 , wherein the network interface module extracts digital voice signals from the asynchronous transfer mode cells and further comprising a telephony module for converting the digital voice signals to analog voice signals; and a time division multiplex bus for transmitting the digital voice signals from said network interface module to said telephony module.

Claim 21

The residential gateway of claim 14 , wherein the network interface module extracts digital data signals from the asynchronous transfer mode cells and further comprising an Ethernet module for forwarding the digital data signals.

Claim 22

A residential gateway for distributing signals comprising: a microprocessor; memory connected to said microprocessor; a network interface module, connected to a telecommunications network via a twisted wire pair cable, for receiving asynchronous transfer mode cells and capable of extracting MPEG video packets, digital data signals and digital voice signals from the asynchronous transfer mode cells; a plurality of video processors, associated with a plurality of televisions, for processing the MPEG video packets and creating analog video signals for the associated televisions; a wireless module, for generating spread spectrum signals for transmission to a receiving device in communication with a wireless-remote television set an MPEG bus for transporting the MPEG packets from said network interface module to said plurality of video processors and to said wireless module; a telephony module for converting the digital voice signals to analog voice signals; a time division multiplex bus for transmitting the digital voice signals from said network interface module to said telephony module; an Ethernet module for transmitting the digital data signals to equipment associated with the residential gateway; a receiver for receiving channel change commands from remote controls associated with the plurality of televisions and the wireless-remote television, wherein the channel change commands trigger a change in the contents of the asynchronous transfer mode cells received via the twisted wire pair cable; and a control bus, connected to said microprocessor, said plurality of video processors, said wireless module, said Ethernet module and said telephony module.

Claim 23

A residential gateway for distributing signals comprising: a microprocessor; memory connected to said microprocessor; a network interface module, connected to a telecommunications network via a twisted wire pair cable, for receiving asynchronous transfer mode cells and capable of extracting MPEG video packets, digital data signals and digital voice signals from the asynchronous transfer mode cells; a plurality of video processors, associated with a plurality of televisions, for processing the MPEG video packets and creating analog video signals for the associated televisions; a wireless module, for generating spread spectrum signals for transmission to a receiving device in communication with a wireless-remote television set an MPEG bus for transporting the MPEG packets from said network interface module to said plurality of video processors and to said wireless module; a telephony module for converting the digital voice signals to analog voice signals; a time division multiplex bus for transmitting the digital voice signals from said network interface module to said telephony module; an Ethernet module for transmitting the digital data signals to equipment associated with the residential gateway; a receiver for receiving channel change commands from remote controls associated with the plurality of televisions and the wireless-remote television, wherein the channel change commands trigger a change in the contents of the asynchronous transfer mode cells received via the twisted wire pair cable; and a control bus, connected to said microprocessor, said plurality of video processors, said wireless module, said Ethernet module and said telephony module.