Patent ID: 9054959
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method to indicate a service interruption source, in a client device of said service, said client device comprising an interface to a first network, said first network being a residential local area network, said client device being connected by said first network through a residential gateway to a second network, said second network being a wide area network comprising a remote server, said method comprising: starting up a downloading service session of a content from said remote server, said content being played during the download, the end of the session requiring an acknowledgement from the client device, detecting a connection loss between said client device and said residential gateway, detecting a connection recovery between said client device and said residential gateway, and once said connection has been recovered, sending information to the remote server indicating the time of the connection loss between said client device and said residential gateway and the time of the connection recovery between said client device and said residential gateway.