System and Method for Utilizing Set-top Box Testing in Television Distribution Network
AssigneeCenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
InventorsSteven M. Casey, Felipe Castro, Misbah ur Rehman, Ronnie S. Dhaliwal
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Abstract
Novel tools and techniques to enable data to be tested on subscriber set-top boxes. Some solutions can connect a sever with a group of subscriber set-top boxes through a television distribution network. In some cases, a plurality of set-top boxes are selected, and at least one set-top box is determined to be inactive. In some cases, data are loaded and tested on the inactive set-top.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- connecting one or more servers with a group of subscriber set-top boxes through a television distribution network;
- selecting a plurality of set-top boxes from the group of set-top boxes;
- determining, with at least one of the one or more servers, that at least one of the selected set-top boxes is inactive;
- loading, with at least one of the one or more servers, data on the inactive set-top box, the data comprising an executable program;
- testing, with at least one of the one or more servers, the data on the inactive set-top box;
- and
- recording a test result.
A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- a communication interface in communication with the processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer readable medium having encoded thereon a set of instructions executable by the processor, the set of instructions comprising:
- instructions to connect, via the communication interface, with a group of subscriber set-top boxes through a television distribution network;
- instructions to select a plurality of set-top boxes from the group of set-top boxes;
- instructions to determine that at least one of the selected set-top boxes is inactive;
- instructions to load data on the inactive set-top box;
- instructions to test the data on the inactive set-top box;
- and
- instructions to record a test result.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having encoded thereon a set of instructions executable by a computer system, the set of instructions comprising:
- instructions to connect with a group of subscriber set-top boxes through a television distribution network;
- instructions to select a plurality of set-top boxes from the group of set-top boxes;
- instructions to determine at least one of the selected set-top boxes is inactive;
- instructions to load data on the inactive set-top box;
- instructions to test the data on the inactive set-top box;
- and
- instructions to record a test result.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.