US 12,075,107 B1
Systems and methods for secure updates
Andrew Alexander Dolan, Denver, CO (US); Brian A. Scriber, Lafayette, CO (US); Massimiliano Pala, Denver, CO (US); Steven J. Goeringer, Westminster, CO (US); and Yuan Tian, Louisville, CO (US)
Assigned to Cable Television Laboratories, Inc., Louisville, CO (US)
Filed by CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC., Louisville, CO (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/568,964.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/273,354, filed on Oct. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/182,079, filed on Apr. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/133,871, filed on Jan. 5, 2021.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/262 (2011.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 21/26291 (2013.01) [G06F 8/65 (2013.01); H04L 63/0823 (2013.01); H04L 63/0869 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing device for performing secure updates and notifications, comprising:
a transceiver configured for operable communication with at least one operator computer device of a communication network and via an operable connection with at least one vendor computer device; and
a first processor including a first memory device configured to store computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by the first processor, cause the first processor to:
store a plurality of registration information for the at least one operator computer device, wherein the at least one operator computer device is registered for notifications for one or more device types;
receive, from a first vendor computer device, an update notification message associated with devices of a first device type;
determine a link to update materials associated with the update notification message;
determine one or more additional operator computer devices that are registered to receive updates for the first device type; and
transmit, to the determined one or more additional operator computer devices, one or more update notification messages including the link to the update materials, wherein the one or more additional operator computer devices are configured to determine a subsequent time to update one or more devices of the first device type based upon the one or more update notification messages and a current load of the one or more devices of the first device type.