US 11,843,641 B2
Apparatus and methods for centralized message exchange in a user premises device
Albert Straub, Westminster, CO (US); and John Chen, Ashburn, VA (US)
Assigned to TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Feb. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/675,408.
Application 17/675,408 is a division of application No. 16/557,619, filed on Aug. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,258,832, issued on Feb. 22, 2022.
Application 16/557,619 is a division of application No. 15/055,205, filed on Feb. 26, 2016, granted, now 10,404,758, issued on Sep. 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0182421 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 65/102 (2022.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04L 67/145 (2022.01); H04L 67/289 (2022.01); H04L 65/611 (2022.01); H04L 65/612 (2022.01); H04L 67/568 (2022.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04L 65/1066 (2022.01); H04L 65/4061 (2022.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 65/102 (2013.01) [H04L 65/611 (2022.05); H04L 65/612 (2022.05); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/145 (2013.01); H04L 67/289 (2013.01); H04L 67/568 (2022.05); H04L 65/1066 (2013.01); H04L 65/4061 (2013.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.05); H04L 67/12 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
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1. A computerized premises device for managing communications relating to computerized client devices of a premises network, the computerized premises device comprising:
wireless network interface apparatus configured to wirelessly communicate data to at least a first computerized client device and a second computerized client device of the premises network;
network interface apparatus configured to perform at least one of transmission or reception of data relating to at least one of the first or second computerized client devices;
processor apparatus in data communication with the wireless network interface apparatus and the network interface apparatus; and
a server process operative to execute on the processor apparatus, the server process configured to, when executed by the processor apparatus, cause the computerized premises device to:
receive a first message from the first computerized client device via the wireless network interface apparatus;
receive at least a second message from the second computerized client device via the wireless network interface apparatus;
evaluate at least one criterion for transmission of the first and second messages; and
based at least in part on the evaluation, cause transmission of data relating to at least the first and second messages to a designated URL (universal resource locator) via the network interface apparatus.