Internet service provider callback for satellite systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8990875-B2
Application number	US-201414219767-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 19, 2014
Priority date	Feb 14, 2001
Publication date	Mar 24, 2015
Grant date	Mar 24, 2015

Abstract

A receiver and method for operating the same includes a memory storing purchase information therein and a communication module. A controller is in communication with the memory and the communication module. The controller determines whether an existing Internet connection is present at the communication module when the existing Internet connection is present and communicates purchase information to a service provider through the existing Internet connection. The controller determines whether a subscriber-initiated Internet connection has occurred within a mandatory callback time period, when purchase information has been communicated within the mandatory callback time period and advances the mandatory callback time period. The controller initiates the communication module to initiate a new Internet connection when there is no existing Internet connection present or no subscriber-initiated Internet connection has occurred within the mandatory callback time period.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. In a receiver configured to receive broadcast content, a callback method comprising:
determining whether an existing Internet connection is coupled to the receiver;
when the existing Internet is present, communicating purchase information to a service provider through the existing Internet;
determining whether a subscriber-initiated Internet connection has occurred within a mandatory callback time period; and
when purchasing information has been commun…

Assignees

• Directv Group Inc

Inventors

• Cocchi Ronald P
• Breier Donald J
• Flaharty Dennis R
• Kahn Raynold M

Classifications

• G06Q30/06 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04N21/6581

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N21/4181

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N21/6371 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N21/6175

  Electricity · mapped topic