Open cable application platform (OCAP), set-top box (STB), next generation service application
US8239903B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8126
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One exemplary aspect is advanced multimedia communications via OCAP using customer specific profiles resident in the STB for service application management. Additional aspects relate to service application management including filtering, controlling the display of content associated with one or more service applications, performing an action based on the service application, scheduling a communication based on the service application and initiating a request for service based on, for example, a detected problem. Still further aspects relate to managing information associated with a service application received at a STB including initiating a communication to a support representative.
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