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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2013
Applicant:
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Rys, Austin, TX (US);
Adam Lee Klein, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Lee M. Chow, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/2662 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01); H04L 12/2602 (2013.01); H04L 41/0213 (2013.01); H04L 43/00 (2013.01); H04L 63/0823 (2013.01); H04N 21/2662 (2013.01); H04N 21/6581 (2013.01);
Abstract
A particular method includes receiving, at a device, an identifier of a set top box. The method also includes determining, at the device, based on the identifier of the set top box, whether the set top box is capable of supporting a high-definition television service or a digital video recording service. The method further includes selectively sending a power-up event to a service provider based on determining whether the capabilities of the set top box match a pending order.