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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2010
Applicants:
Justin Tidwell, Waxhaw, NC (US);
Luis Roberto Anaya, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Justin Tidwell, Waxhaw, NC (US);
Luis Roberto Anaya, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Assignee:
TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLC, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/167 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01); H04N 21/231 (2011.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4667 (2013.01); H04L 63/0421 (2013.01); H04N 21/23109 (2013.01); H04N 21/2408 (2013.01); H04N 21/251 (2013.01); H04N 21/254 (2013.01); H04N 21/25808 (2013.01); H04N 21/25866 (2013.01); H04N 21/25883 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for collection and processing of data relating to users of a content-delivery network. In one embodiment, the content delivery network is a cable or satellite or HFCu network, and the apparatus includes an architecture for routinely harvesting, parsing, processing, and storing data relating to the activities of the users (e.g., subscribers) of the network. In one variant, at least portions of the data are anonymized to protect subscriber privacy.