AU4348600A - Automatic initialization of an advanced set-top box in a cable television systemby downloading software or firmware over the cable system - Google Patents

Automatic initialization of an advanced set-top box in a cable television systemby downloading software or firmware over the cable system

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Publication number
AU4348600A
AU4348600A AU43486/00A AU4348600A AU4348600A AU 4348600 A AU4348600 A AU 4348600A AU 43486/00 A AU43486/00 A AU 43486/00A AU 4348600 A AU4348600 A AU 4348600A AU 4348600 A AU4348600 A AU 4348600A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
systemby
top box
cable
downloading software
automatic initialization
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Abandoned
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AU43486/00A
Inventor
Ardie Bahraini
Jack M. Birnbaum
Christopher S. Del Sordo
Ira S. Lehrman
Douglas S Makofka
Robert P. Mullins
Christopher Poli
Lawrence Vince
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Arris Technology Inc
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Arris Technology Inc
General Instrument Corp
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Publication of AU4348600A publication Critical patent/AU4348600A/en
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    • H04N21/434—Disassembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. demultiplexing audio and video streams, extraction of additional data from a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Extraction or processing of SI; Disassembling of packetised elementary stream
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    • H04N21/443—OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB
    • H04N21/4432—Powering on the client, e.g. bootstrap loading using setup parameters being stored locally or received from the server
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    • H04N21/45—Management operations performed by the client for facilitating the reception of or the interaction with the content or administrating data related to the end-user or to the client device itself, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies, resolving scheduling conflicts
    • H04N21/4508—Management of client data or end-user data
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    • H04N21/45—Management operations performed by the client for facilitating the reception of or the interaction with the content or administrating data related to the end-user or to the client device itself, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies, resolving scheduling conflicts
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    • H04N21/60—Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
    • H04N21/65—Transmission of management data between client and server
    • H04N21/654—Transmission by server directed to the client
    • H04N21/6543—Transmission by server directed to the client for forcing some client operations, e.g. recording
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    • H04N21/80—Generation or processing of content or additional data by content creator independently of the distribution process; Content per se
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    • H04N7/00—Television systems
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    • H04N7/162—Authorising the user terminal, e.g. by paying; Registering the use of a subscription channel, e.g. billing
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  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
AU43486/00A 1999-04-21 2000-04-14 Automatic initialization of an advanced set-top box in a cable television systemby downloading software or firmware over the cable system Abandoned AU4348600A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

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US13032899P 1999-04-21 1999-04-21
US60130328 1999-04-21
US54567900A 2000-04-07 2000-04-07
US09545679 2000-04-07
PCT/US2000/010018 WO2000064181A1 (en) 1999-04-21 2000-04-14 Automatic initialization of an advanced set-top box in a cable television system by downloading software or firmware over the cable system

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EP (1) EP1172005A1 (en)
AU (1) AU4348600A (en)
BR (1) BR0009901A (en)
CA (1) CA2370214A1 (en)
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US7383438B2 (en) * 2004-12-18 2008-06-03 Comcast Cable Holdings, Llc System and method for secure conditional access download and reconfiguration

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BR0009901A (en) 2002-03-12

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