US 12,463,865 B2
Automatic re-provisioning of dynamically provisioned differentiated features in a customer premises equipment (CPE)
Ajay G. Sriram, Lone Tree, CO (US); Jay T. Liew, Parker, CO (US); Louis J. Hendrich, Highlands Ranch, CO (US); and Stephen Gionfriddo, Castle Rock, CO (US)
Assigned to Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/973,103.
Prior Publication US 2024/0137271 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0235933 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 41/08 (2022.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 41/0813 (2022.01); H04L 41/0869 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/0813 (2013.01) [H04L 12/2801 (2013.01); H04L 41/0869 (2013.01); H04L 41/0886 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a computing system comprising one or more computing devices, that a customer premises equipment (CPE) that provides data access to a local area network has been dynamically provisioned with a differentiated feature that is different from default features identified in a boot configuration from which the CPE obtains features during a boot phase of the CPE, wherein the CPE communicates with an aggregation device that communicates with a plurality of CPE including the CPE;
in response to determining that the CPE has been dynamically provisioned with the differentiated feature,
storing, by the computing system, a first CPE identifier of the CPE in a memory;
subsequent to storing the first CPE identifier in the memory, receiving, by the computing system, information that contains a second CPE identifier and that indicates that a CPE identified by the second CPE identifier has initiated a boot phase;
determining that the second CPE identifier matches the first CPE identifier; and
subsequent to the CPE initiating the boot phase and in response to determining that the second CPE identifier matches the first CPE identifier, causing, by the computing system, the CPE to be dynamically provisioned with the differentiated feature.