computer hardware and software; devices for use in communications; computer apparatus; Set-top boxes; modems; software for use in electronic media storage; software for use in connection with personalized, interactive video and audio programming, namely, programming, searching, recording, downloading and playing entertainment media; digital audio and video recorders and players; digital media hubs; digital media receivers; digital media servers; digital media streaming devices; digital media adaptors; signal processors; digital signal processors; cable television converters; media adaptors for the processing of digital video and audio signals for display on digital or analog devices; transcoders, namely, devices for direct digital to digital data conversion of one encoding format to another; gateway routers in the nature of computer control hardware; network routers; embedded multimedia terminal adapters (EMTA); DVD players; media players; remote controls for digital recorders and players; DVD players, media players, radios, stereos, and televisions; computer software, namely, middleware for use with set-top boxes; home media systems comprising set-top boxes, media players and recorders, modems, gateways, routers, adapters, transcoders, remote controls, computer software for programming guides and user interface, computer software for data and media security, and computer hardware and software for communication and interaction across multiple electronic displays, including tablets, televisions, smartphones, computers and digital media streaming devices; encoded cable cards containing programming used to decode digital broadcasting content; conditional access modules for digital broadcast receivers; radio frequency switches; QAM modulators; video processing equipment for broadcast, satellite, cable and IPTV video preparation and distribution, namely, video decoders, video encoders, bitrate transcoders, multipliers, splicers, media converters, computer software for video rate and data encapsulation; integrated receiver decoders; on-demand systems comprising video and media servicers and software for the management of media storage, network bandwidth and media streaming; Switched digital video (SDV) system for delivering narrowcast and broadcast video over a QAM network; cable modem termination system (CMTS), namely, switches, processors, volatile memories, non-volatile memories, input and output ports, input and output interface circuitry and software to manage and control the switches, processors, volatile memories, non-volatile memories, input and output ports and input and output interface circuitry; Hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) system comprising optical nodes, line extenders, RF amplifiers, return path transmitters, cable wifi access points, taps, passive cabling, equalizers and splitters; optical transport systems composed of hardware, namely, transmitters, receivers, transceivers, amplifiers, multiplexers, muxes, demuxes, optical circuit protection switches, RF over glass fiber systems, power supplies, and software for use in wide-area networking; optical networking systems comprising optical line terminals and optical node terminals for service provider networks and passive optical local area networks; service assurance solutions, namely, computer programs used for remote monitoring and management of home networks, service providers and electronic devices; network operating system programs and computer utility programs for use therewith; software for use in connection with communication network access, namely, encryption and authorization software that allows cable and video network operators the ability to receive, process, and distribute digital video, audio and data; element management systems, namely, hardware and software for the management and control of media gateways, cable telephony media gateways, soft switches, video compression technology, and wireless broadband; interactive network solutions, namely, computer hardware and software for the management of content distribution, network event management, out-of-band signaling, and network controllers; home automation and management systems comprising wireless and wired controllers, controlled devices and software for video cameras, energy monitors, lighting and power control switches, thermostats, water sensors, window and door sensors, environmental condition sensors, door locks, motion detectors; software for use on computers, laptops, smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices to manage a home automation system; home network equipment, namely, computer networking hardware, computer network hubs, switches and routers, LAN hardware, and LAN operating software, all for use in connection with home automation systems and home media systems; digital content security, namely, apparatus, devices, instruments and software for use in providing conditional access digital audio and/or video content; IT services, consulting in the field of computers, electronics, communications, digital privacy; education in the field of music, computers, information technology, data privacy and security and network engineering; engineering, programming and network architecture; power tools and hand tools