System and method to manage a content stream

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8973079-B2
Application number	US-201213625399-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2012
Priority date	Nov 20, 2008
Publication date	Mar 3, 2015
Grant date	Mar 3, 2015

Abstract

A method of managing bandwidth usage at a customer premises includes receiving a content stream at a set-top box device coupled to a display device. The method also includes receiving a signal at the set-top box device from an external power interface. The signal indicates that a low power state has been detected at a power outlet of the external power interface, the power outlet associated with the display device. Further, the method includes sending a signal to a source of the content stream in response to receiving the signal indicating the low power state. The signal indicates that the source is to cease sending the content stream to the set-top box device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving a content stream at a media processor coupled to a display device;
outputting, by the media processor, a prompt to indicate whether the display device is in a powered-on state before sending a signal to a source device of the content stream, wherein the media processor displays the prompt via a display portion of the media processor; and
selectively sending the signal to the source device, the signal indicating that the so…

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Levine David A
• Malik Dale

Classifications

• H04N7/173 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N21/6377 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N21/44231

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N21/42204

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N21/64322

  Electricity · mapped topic