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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2002
Rajesh B. Khandelwal, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
David A. Braun, Denville, NJ (US);
Luyang LI, South Plainfield, NJ (US);
Chieh-chung Chang, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Rajesh B. Khandelwal, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
David A. Braun, Denville, NJ (US);
Luyang Li, South Plainfield, NJ (US);
Chieh-Chung Chang, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A digital cable network architecture and services method includes a cable medium and a plurality of hosts that include a receiver. A policy file store contains policy files having at least one of a service provider section, a consumer section, and a manufacturer section that can be updated by at least one of the service provider, a consumer and a receiver manufacturer, respectively. A service provider that is associated with the policy file store provides digital cable services over the cable medium to the hosts and downloads monitor applications and policy files to the hosts over the cable medium. The MAs use the service provider section, the consumer section, and/or the manufacturer section of the policy file to alter resource contention, alter service provisioning at levels below a channel level, and/or alter fraudulent receiver identification calculations.