Patent ID: 9112621
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: H04H

Abstract:
1. A method for determining a serviceability of a location for installation of equipment for receiving one or more signals broadcast by one or more satellites of a satellite broadcast system in response to a user-provided service request, comprising: accessing, via a computer data points describing a plurality of parameters of the location affecting reception of the one or more signals; compiling, with the computer, the accessed data points; assigning, with the computer, a weight and a value to each parameter according to the compiled data points; compiling, with the computer, the weighted values of the parameters; and comparing, with the computer, the compiled weighted values to a predetermined probability threshold; and determining, with the computer, the serviceability of the location for installation of the equipment; wherein the satellite broadcast system provides a plurality of services, the user-provided service request is a request for a selected service of the plurality of services provided by the satellite broadcast system, and the weights assigned to each parameter vary according to the selected service.