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Extending blackout control

US9161095B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ARRIS Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Robert E. Mack · Collegeville, US
Niranjan R. Samant · Lansdale, US
Lawrence D. Vince · Lansdale, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 22, 2013
Grant date	Oct 13, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 27, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N21/4542
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for blackout management in media distribution systems may include a central data center in a service provider's domain. The central data server may coordinate with a blackout manager that implements control features for blackout. In contrast to (or to supplement) blackout control solutions that require integrated receiver decoders (IRD)s to be physically installed at each of the regional headends in the service provider network, the blackout manager may provide three functions: 1) a Virtual IRD (VIRD) function 2) access control functions via access control component, and 3) VIRD-to-EndPoint mapping function in the linkage manager.

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