Patent ID: 11876600
Assignee: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A server comprising:
an operating system; and
a processor configured to:
receive current rain fade event data from one or more set-top boxes;
receive past rain fade event data from the one or more set-top boxes;
receive past weather data;
receive current weather data;
calculate a likelihood of the one or more set-top boxes experiencing a rain fade event based on the current rain fade event data from the one or more set-top boxes, the past rain fade event data from the one or more set-top boxes, the past weather data, and the current weather data; and
send an IP message to switch from a radio frequency (RF) signal to an Internet Protocol (IP) connection to each of the one or more set-top boxes likely to experience the rain fade event before the rain fade event occurs.