System and method for improved determination of satellite interface type
AssigneeARRIS Enterprises LLC
InventorsPaul Richard Pratt, Robert Michael Payne
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Abstract
A system and method enabling the automated installation and configuration of satellite system premises device. The system and method utilize stored information indicative of the types of viable interfaces that a premises device should be adapted to mate with, to intelligently recognize a particular subset of satellite system signals, and then responsively configure and install a premises device.
Claims20
A system for automating the installation of a broadband satellite system premises device, comprising:
- a plurality of terminals, each adapted to receive an individual radio-frequency stream;
- a memory;
- and
- a processor adapted to:
- retrieve from the memory information indicative of the performance of a plurality of tests, each of which is adapted to detect a specific type of satellite network interface;
- perform at least a first test in accordance with the retrieved instructions;
- recognize a specific satellite network interface type based on the first test;
- and
- configure the broadband satellite system premises device for a specific installation based on at least the recognition of a specific satellite interface type.
A method for automating the installation of a broadband satellite system premises device, in a system comprising:
- a plurality of terminals, each adapted to receive an individual radio-frequency stream;
- and
- a memory;
- the method comprising the steps of:
- retrieving from the memory information indicative of the performance of a plurality of tests, each of which is adapted to detect a specific type of satellite network interface;
- performing at least a first test in accordance with the retrieved instructions;
- recognizing a specific satellite network interface type based on the first test;
- and
- configuring the broadband satellite system premises device for a specific installation based on at least the recognition of a specific satellite interface type.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.