Peak time power saving

A television receiver that enables peak time power savings, the television receiver comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• process an indication of a peak usage period, the indication received by the television receiver from a service provider via a network, wherein the peak usage period corresponds to television receiver usage of a plurality of television receivers in a media content distribution system;
• select a power savings mode from a plurality of operating modes based at least in part on the indication received by the television receiver from the service provider;
• process configuration information related to the power savings mode;
• configure the television receiver according to the configuration information related to the power savings mode at a first time corresponding to the peak usage period, wherein the television receiver operates in conformity with the power savings mode after the first time corresponding to the peak usage period;
• and
• configure the television receiver according to a second operating mode of the plurality of operating modes at a second time corresponding to the peak usage period after the first time corresponding to the peak usage period, wherein the television receiver operates in conformity with the second operating mode after the second time corresponding to the peak usage period.

A non-transitory processor-readable medium comprising processor-readable instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• process an indication of a peak usage period, the indication received by a television receiver from a service provider via a network, wherein the peak usage period corresponds to television receiver usage of a plurality of television receivers in a media content distribution system;
• select a power savings mode from a plurality of operating modes based at least in part on the indication received by the television receiver from the service provider;
• process configuration information related to the power savings mode;
• configure the television receiver according to the configuration information related to the power savings mode at a first time corresponding to the peak usage period, wherein the television receiver operates in conformity with the power savings mode after the first time corresponding to the peak usage period;
• and
• configure the television receiver according to a second operating mode of the plurality of operating modes at a second time corresponding to the peak usage period after the first time corresponding to the peak usage period, wherein the television receiver operates in conformity with the second operating mode after the second time corresponding to the peak usage period.