Abstract:
A video content receiving apparatus (103a; 103b) includes an interface (209, 301) for interfacing to at least one associable video reproducing apparatus (102), and including: a receiver for receiving video contents from at least one source of contents (104) through a connection (201a, 203a; 201b, 203b) connected to a plurality of distribution platforms (105, 106), wherein a first connection (203a; 203b) to a first distribution platform (105) is of the broadband type, and wherein a second connection (201a; 201b) to a second distribution platform (106) is of the broadcast type; a first identifier for identifying a video content to be reproduced; a second identifier for identifying at least one active distribution platform on which said video content to be reproduced is currently being transmitted by the source of contents (104); a selector for selecting the reception of the video content through the active distribution platform; a switch for switching between the first connection (203a; 203b) and the second connection (201a; 201b), or vice versa, on the basis of a command signal received by the receiving apparatus (103a; 130b); and a video processor for generating a video signal (220; 310) that includes the video content in a form that is reproducible by a reproducing apparatus (102) associable with the receiving apparatus (103; 103a; 103b) through the interfacer.
Abstract:
A method for managing the supply of electric energy to a community of users (UP1, UP2, . . . UPN) includes determining a supply, to each user of the community of users (UP1, UP2, . . . UPN), of a combination of electric energy coming from at least one system for producing energy from a local source (100) and from the at least one system for supplying energy managed by an external distributor (110), wherein the combination of electric energy can be determined specifically for each user; adjusting, for each user of the community of users, the supply of the fraction of electric energy coming from the local source (100), as a function of the electric energy coming from the local source (100) to be distributed to the other users of the community of users (UP1, UP2, . . . UPN), so as to give priority to taking electric energy directly from the system for producing energy from a local source (100) over the at least one system for supplying electric energy managed by an external distributor (110).
Abstract:
A method for managing the supply of electric energy to a community of users (UP1, UP2, . . . UPN) includes determining a supply, to each user of the community of users (UP1, UP2, . . . UPN), of a combination of electric energy coming from at least one system for producing energy from a local source (100) and from the at least one system for supplying energy managed by an external distributor (110), wherein the combination of electric energy can be determined specifically for each user; adjusting, for each user of the community of users, the supply of the fraction of electric energy coming from the local source (100), as a function of the electric energy coming from the local source (100) to be distributed to the other users of the community of users (UP1, UP2, . . . UPN), so as to give priority to taking electric energy directly from the system for producing energy from a local source (100) over the at least one system for supplying electric energy managed by an external distributor (110).
Abstract:
A video content receiving apparatus (103a; 103b) includes an interface (209, 301) for interfacing to at least one associable video reproducing apparatus (102), and including: a receiver for receiving video contents from at least one source of contents (104) through a connection (201a, 203a; 201b, 203b) connected to a plurality of distribution platforms (105, 106), wherein a first connection (203a; 203b) to a first distribution platform (105) is of the broadband type, and wherein a second connection (201a; 201b) to a second distribution platform (106) is of the broadcast type; a first identifier for identifying a video content to be reproduced; a second identifier for identifying at least one active distribution platform on which said video content to be reproduced is currently being transmitted by the source of contents (104); a selector for selecting the reception of the video content through the active distribution platform; a switch for switching between the first connection (203a; 203b) and the second connection (201a; 201b), or vice versa, on the basis of a command signal received by the receiving apparatus (103a; 130b); and a video processor for generating a video signal (220; 310) that includes the video content in a form that is reproducible by a reproducing apparatus (102) associable with the receiving apparatus (103; 103a; 103b) through the interfacer.