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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2019
The Directv Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Kian-Vine Chin, Torrance, CA (US);
Woei-Shyang Yee, Irvine, CA (US);
Wesley W. Huie, Riverside, CA (US);
Gerard V. Talatinian, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Christopher Yang, Temple City, CA (US);
Heesoon E. Kim, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Robert S. Greenwade, Carson, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments disclose systems and methods for testing and determining outages of communication systems. A server can receive signal-reception-related information from set-top boxes (STBs) in a particular geographical region, where a STB: receives signals having a predefined pattern, generates a comparison of the predefined pattern to reference patterns stored on the STB, generates the signal-reception-related information based on the comparison, and sends the signal-reception-related information. The server can determine an outage status for the particular geographical region based on the signal-reception-related information. The server can generate an output based on the outage status. The output is configured to provide information related to the outage status of the particular geographical region and information for possible responses related to the outage status. The server can send the output.