Video qualification device, system, and method

A system for implementing video qualification, the system comprising:

• a premises-based device associated with one or more subscribers of a service provider, the premises-based device comprising one or more first processors configured to:
• initiate video quality tests of one or more telecommunications links between the premises-based device and a video distribution system associated with the service provider;
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• send results of the video quality tests of the one or more telecommunications links to the service provider over a network;
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• a server associated with the service provider, the server comprising one or more second processors configured to:
• receive the results of the video quality tests of the one or more telecommunications links sent by the one or more first processors of the premises-based device over the network;
• determine video quality levels supportable by each of the one or more telecommunications links;
• determine which one or more video services of a plurality of video services are available to the one or more subscribers associated with the premises-based device, based on the determined video quality levels supportable by each of the one or more telecommunications links;
• send a notification to the one or more subscribers associated with the premises-based device indicating that the one or more video services are available to the one or more subscribers;
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• provide information to the one or more subscribers indicating a process for subscribing to the one or more video services available to the one or more subscribers.

An apparatus for implementing video qualification, the apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon software comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the apparatus to perform one or more functions, the set of instructions comprising:
• instructions to receive results of video quality tests of one or more telecommunications links between a premises-based device associated with one or more subscribers of a service provider and a video distribution system associated with the service provider;
• instructions to determine video quality levels supportable by each of the one or more telecommunications links;
• instructions to determine which one or more video services of a plurality of video services are available to one or more subscribers associated with the premises-based device, based on the determined video quality levels supportable by each of the one or more telecommunications links;
• instructions to send a notification to the one or more subscribers associated with the premises-based device indicating that the one or more video services are available to the one or more subscribers;
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• instructions to provide information to the one or more subscribers indicating a process for subscribing to the one or more video services available to the one or more subscribers.

A video quality chip installed in a premises-based device for implementing video qualification, the premises-based device being associated with one or more subscribers of a service provider, the video quality chip comprising:

• a processor;
• a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon software comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the premises-based device to perform one or more functions, the set of instructions comprising:
• instructions to initiate video quality tests of one or more telecommunications links between the premises-based device and a video distribution system associated with a service provider;
• instructions to send results of the video quality tests of the one or more telecommunications links to an apparatus over a network, the apparatus being associated with a service provider;
• instructions to receive a notification for one or more subscribers associated with the premises-based device indicating that one or more video services are available to the one or more subscribers, the notification being sent by the apparatus over the network based on a determination that one or more video services of a plurality of video services are available to the one or more subscribers associated with the premises-based device, which determination is based on determined video quality levels supportable by each of the one or more telecommunications links;
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• instructions to receive, from the apparatus and to provide to the one or more subscribers, information indicating a process for subscribing to the one or more video services available to the one or more subscribers.