Patent ID: 9215393
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of reporting status of a television, comprising: a processor determining that a new reporting period has begun; in response to the processor determining that the new reporting period has begun, the processor formatting a report having at least one attribute of the television, wherein the report comprises a set of core data associated with substantially static attributes of the television; the processor storing the report in a non-volatile memory associated with the television; the processor maintaining the stored report in the non-volatile memory until a transmission period, wherein a delay exists between storing the report and the transmission period; the processor determining that a new transmission period has begun; in response to the processor determining that the new transmission period has begun and during the transmission period, the processor determining that the stored report is unsent; if the report is unsent, the processor transmitting the stored report to a receiver; determining one or more of if the report was successfully transmitted and if the report was successfully received; and in response to one or more of successfully transmitting and successfully receiving the stored report, the processor deleting the transmitted report from the non-volatile memory.