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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2008
Kenneth Ospalik, Plainfield, IL (US);
Daniel Malee, Wheaton, IL (US);
John Mathew, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Marisa Earnshaw, Naugatuck, CT (US);
Giya Tektumanidze, Riverwoods, IL (US);
Kenneth Ospalik, Plainfield, IL (US);
Daniel Malee, Wheaton, IL (US);
John Mathew, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Marisa Earnshaw, Naugatuck, CT (US);
Giya Tektumanidze, Riverwoods, IL (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods of monitoring blackout events are provided. A particular method includes receiving a server blackout event associated with a scheduled blackout of a first media service. The method also includes receiving at least one client blackout event from at least one set top box (STB) affected by the scheduled blackout. For example, the server blackout event and the client blackout event(s) may be received at a subscriber event transmission interface (SETI). The method further includes storing the server blackout event and the client blackout event(s) at a data warehouse.