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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2012
Applicant:
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
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);
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/10 (2006.01); H04N 7/025 (2006.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04H 20/10 (2008.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/434 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/6332 (2011.01); H04N 21/654 (2011.01); H04H 20/14 (2008.01); H04H 60/06 (2008.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/6125 (2013.01); H04H 20/10 (2013.01); H04H 20/14 (2013.01); H04H 60/06 (2013.01); H04N 21/23424 (2013.01); H04N 21/235 (2013.01); H04N 21/25841 (2013.01); H04N 21/4348 (2013.01); H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04N 21/44016 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/6332 (2013.01); H04N 21/654 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods of monitoring blackout events are provided. A particular method includes receiving a server blackout event specifying a scheduled blackout of a first media service. The method also includes receiving a client blackout event from at least one set top box affected by the scheduled blackout. The method further includes generating a compliance report indicating whether the set top box complied with the scheduled blackout.