US 11,689,761 B1
Seamless and automatic transmission of provisioning data
Heitor J. Almeida, Elmsford, NY (US); Jaison Antony, Dix Hills, NY (US); John Markowski, Smithtown, NY (US); and Peter Caramanica, Westbury, NY (US)
Assigned to CSC HOLDINGS, LLC, Bethpage, NY (US)
Filed by CSC Holdings, LLC, Bethpage, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/563,834.
Application 17/563,834 is a continuation of application No. 17/137,899, filed on Dec. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,212,576.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01); H04N 21/438 (2011.01); H04N 5/50 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 21/435 (2013.01) [H04N 5/50 (2013.01); H04N 21/4263 (2013.01); H04N 21/4383 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
14. A headend server comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to:
generate an in-band messaging bus service (IMB message);
broadcast via a transmitter, the IMB message to a plurality of subscriber devices over a first frequency; and
transmit operating data via a second frequency to a target subscriber device of the plurality of subscriber devices, wherein the first and second frequencies are different, wherein the second frequency is based at least on the IMB message, and
wherein the plurality of subscriber devices comprises a plurality of digital television adapters/customer premise equipment (DTAs/CPE) and a plurality of set-top-boxes, that transmit the operating data at a faster transmission rate than when the plurality of subscriber devices includes only DTAs/CPE, wherein a DTA/CPE of the plurality of DTAs/CPE is configured to receive one-way communications.