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Techniques for upgrading software in a video content network

  • US 9,781,482 B2
  • Filed: 09/08/2013
  • Issued: 10/03/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising the steps of:

  • determining a software upgrade for a plurality of consumer premises equipment connected to a video content network;

    allocating in-band video bandwidth for said software upgrade;

    broadcasting said software upgrade to said plurality of consumer premises equipment from a first remote node of said video content network, via said allocated in-band video bandwidth, until a predetermined number of said consumer premises equipment have received said software upgrade; and

    subsequent to said predetermined number of said consumer premises equipment receiving said software upgrade and a number of said consumer premises equipment downloading said software upgrade from said first remote node per unit time falling below a threshold capacity of a certain number of downloads per unit time of a second remote node, de-allocating said in-band video bandwidth and providing said software upgrade, out-of-band, to at least one remaining consumer premises equipment of the plurality of consumer premises equipment, via individual sessions with said second remote node of said video content network.

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