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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Comcast Cable Communications, Llc, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
Slade Mitchell, Chester Springs, PA (US);
John Robinson, South Riding, VA (US);
Assignee:
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/426 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04L 27/34 (2006.01); H04N 21/438 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4263 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04L 27/34 (2013.01); H04N 21/4383 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for managing a network are disclosed. A beacon may be transmitted at a first modulation rate less than a second modulation rate used to transmit data. A signal characteristic may be received from a user device. The user device may be connected to the network in response to the signal characteristic satisfying a threshold. Data may be transmitted to the user device at the second modulation rate.