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US 2018/0324477 A1Published application
Geolocation of set-top boxes using machine learning
AssigneeEchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
InventorsChristopher Day, Rima Shah
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide a system and methods for generating geographical models, determining geographical locations of set-top boxes using the geographical models, and modifying behavior of the set-top boxes based on their geographical locations. The set-top boxes determine their own geographical locations, regardless of whether the set-top boxes are capable of transmitting data to a content provider or include specialized equipment, such as a global positioning system, for determining geographical location.
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A method, comprising:
- transmitting, by a content provider, a first plurality of signals to a first set-top box, the first set-top box located at a first site within a first geographical area;
- measuring, by the first set-top box, signal strengths of the first plurality of signals;
- transmitting, by the content provider, a second plurality of signals to a second set-top box, the second set-top box located at a second site within the first geographical area, the second site spaced apart from the first site;
- measuring, by the second set-top box, signal strengths of the second plurality of signals;
- receiving, by the content provider, the measured signal strengths of the first plurality of signals and the measured signal strengths of the second plurality of signals;
- generating, by the content provider, a first geographical model for the first geographical area based on the measured signal strengths of the first plurality of signals and the measured signal strengths of the second plurality of signals;
- transmitting, by the content provider, the first geographical model to a third set-top box that is located at a third site spaced apart from the first site and the second site;
- transmitting, by the content provider, a third plurality of signals to the third set-top box;
- measuring, by the third set-top box, signal strengths of the third plurality of signals;
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- determining, by the third set-top box, whether the third set-top box is within the first geographical area based on the measured signal strengths of the third plurality of signals and the first geographical model.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a first plurality of set-top boxes, a first plurality of signals from a content provider, the first plurality of set-top boxes located within a first geographical area;
- measuring, by the first plurality of set-top boxes, signal strengths of the first plurality of signals;
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- creating a first geographical model for the first geographical area using the measured signal strengths of the first plurality of signals.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a set-top box, a plurality of geographical models from a content provider, each of the plurality of geographical models corresponding to a respective geographical area;
- receiving, by the set-top box, a first plurality of signals from the content provider;
- measuring, by the set-top box, signal strengths of the first plurality of signals;
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- determining, by the set-top box, a geographical location of the set-top box by comparing the measured signal strengths of the first plurality of signals to the plurality of geographical models.
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