US 12,445,909 B2
Gateway management
Leslie Alvarado, Philadelphia, PA (US); Teddy El-Rashidy, Philadelphia, PA (US); Alberto Garcia-Ortiz, Saint Davids, PA (US); and Colleen Szymanik, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Jun. 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/745,428.
Application 18/745,428 is a continuation of application No. 17/834,531, filed on Jun. 7, 2022, granted, now 12,052,608.
Prior Publication US 2024/0406802 A1, Dec. 5, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 28/086 (2023.01); H04W 28/20 (2009.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 28/20 (2013.01) [H04W 28/0236 (2013.01); H04W 28/086 (2023.05); H04W 88/16 (2013.01)] 45 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
receive data indicating a quantity of times that a first gateway device has detected a second gateway device;
associate, based on the data, the second gateway device as a backup of the first gateway device;
determine that the first gateway device needs backup assistance; and
cause, based on the associating, the second gateway device to provide the backup assistance to the first gateway device.