System to monitor and manage integrated receiver decoders
AssigneeARRIS Enterprises LLC
InventorsErik ELSTERMANN, John SHUMATE, Robert SEYMOUR, Todd KASSMAN, Michael CASTELOES, Mark SCHAFFER
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An integrated network receiver includes a first universal resource identifier for a first channel and an input suitable for receiving a first input video content from the Internet based upon the first universal resource identifier. The integrated network receiver provides the first input video content for the first channel to a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network. The integrated network receiver updating the first universal resource identifier based upon data obtained from a video address server.
Claims19
An integrated network receiver including a processor comprising:
- (a) said integrated network receiver includes a first universal resource identifier for a first channel, said integrated network receiver including an input suitable for receiving a first input video content from the Internet based upon said first universal resource identifier;
- (b) said integrated network receiver providing said first input video content for said first channel to a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network;
- (c) said integrated network receiver updating said first universal resource identifier based upon data obtained from a video address server.
An integrated network receiver including a processor comprising:
- (a) said integrated network receiver includes a first universal resource identifier for a first channel, said integrated network receiver including an input suitable for receiving a first input video content from a first network based source based upon said first universal resource identifier;
- (b) said integrated network receiver providing said first input video content for said first channel to a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network;
- (c) said integrated network receiver updating said first universal resource identifier based upon data obtained from a video address server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.