US 12,273,657 B2
Auditing CATV subscriber taps using images
Patrick Phillip Hunter, Saint Charles, MO (US)
Assigned to Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/334,621.
Prior Publication US 2024/0422292 A1, Dec. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 7/16 (2011.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 80/30 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 7/162 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64U 80/30 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
17. A computing device, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor device coupled to the memory, the processor device to:
receive at least one first image of a first device affixed to a structure above ground;
determine that the at least one first image depicts a CATV tap comprising a plurality of coaxial connectors;
determine, based in part on the at least one first image and a set of coaxial cables, each coaxial cable connected to a coaxial connector of the plurality of coaxial connectors, that a use status of the CATV tap is an authorized use status or an unauthorized use status; and
perform an action based on the use status.