System and Method for Monitoring Whole Home Digital Video Recorder Usage for Internet Protocol Television
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a bandwidth configuration for each of a plurality of customer premises connected to a video head-end office in an Internet Protocol television network;
storing the bandwidth configuration for each of the plurality of customer premises in a memory of a first server in the Internet Protocol television network;
receiving a data file from the video head-end office of the Internet Protocol television network, wherein the data file indicates that a set-top box device located at one of the customer premises has requested a video stream that would exceed a first number of video streams available to the one of the customer premises and that would exceed a first bandwidth currently available between the video head-end office and the one of the customer premises; and
storing the data file in the memory of the first server.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring a bandwidth configuration for a plurality of customer premises connected to a video head-end office in an Internet Protocol television network is disclosed. The bandwidth configuration is received for each of the plurality of customer premises. The bandwidth configuration is stored for each of the plurality of customer premises in a memory of a first server. A data file is received from the video head-end office. The data file indicates that a set-top box device located at one of the customer premises has requested a video stream that would exceed a first number of video streams available to the one of the customer premises and that would exceed a first bandwidth currently available between the video head-end office and the one of the customer premises. The data file is stored in the memory of the first server.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a bandwidth configuration for each of a plurality of customer premises connected to a video head-end office in an Internet Protocol television network; storing the bandwidth configuration for each of the plurality of customer premises in a memory of a first server in the Internet Protocol television network; receiving a data file from the video head-end office of the Internet Protocol television network, wherein the data file indicates that a set-top box device located at one of the customer premises has requested a video stream that would exceed a first number of video streams available to the one of the customer premises and that would exceed a first bandwidth currently available between the video head-end office and the one of the customer premises; and storing the data file in the memory of the first server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving a bandwidth configuration for a customer premises connected to a video head-end office in an Internet Protocol television network; storing the bandwidth configuration in a memory of a server; receiving a data file associated with the customer premises connected to the video head-end office in the Internet Protocol television network, wherein the data file indicates that a set-top box device located at the customer premises has requested a video stream that would exceed a first number of video streams available to the customer premises and that would exceed a first bandwidth currently available between the video head-end office and the customer premises; and storing the data file in the memory of the server; determining a second number of video streams requested by the customer premises when the data file was generated; and providing a third number of video streams to the customer premises from the video head-end office in the Internet Protocol television network based on a difference between the first number of video streams and the second number of video streams. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An Internet Protocol television system comprising:
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a video head-end office configured to generate a bandwidth configuration for a communication link between the video head-end office and a customer premises, and further configured to generate a data file, wherein the data file indicates that a set-top box device located at the customer premises has requested a video stream that would exceed a first number of video streams available to the customer premises and that would exceed a first bandwidth currently available between the video head-end office and the customer premises; a first server in communication with the video head-end office, the first server configured to receive the bandwidth configuration and the data file from the video head-end office, and further configured to format the bandwidth configuration and the data file; and a second server in communication with the first server, the second server configured to receive the formatted bandwidth configuration and the formatted data file, and to update the bandwidth configuration for the communication link based on the formatted data file. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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