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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Csc Holdings, Llc, Bethpage, NY (US);
Inventor:
Richard Neill, Syosset, NY (US);
Assignee:
CSC Holdings, LLC, Bethpage, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/236 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/443 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/2362 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/26291 (2013.01); H04N 21/2362 (2013.01); H04N 21/258 (2013.01); H04N 21/25816 (2013.01); H04N 21/25858 (2013.01); H04N 21/25875 (2013.01); H04N 21/443 (2013.01); H04N 21/4432 (2013.01); H04N 21/4586 (2013.01); H04N 21/6118 (2013.01);
Abstract
Set top boxes (STBs) in a cable system are configured on a box-by-box basis to facilitate beta and trial testing of new or updated services. STBs are assigned to deployment groups identified by a deployment group identifier. Features configurations including hierarchies of features can be defined individually for different deployment groups. Configuration files for provisioning the STBs are provided by a cable system head end according to the deployment group the STB is assigned to. STBs can be configured at the time they boot and register with the system or in a 'hot' manner to avoid rebooting.