Patent ID: 8925028
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: H04H

Abstract:
1. A set-top box, comprising: a baseline record stored in a data store, the baseline record including information regarding an expected environment of the set-top box; a self-check mechanism configured to gather information regarding an actual environment of the set-top box, compare the actual environment and the expected environment, identify a discrepancy between the actual environment and the expected environment based on the comparison, send a notification to a media content provider that reports the discrepancy, and automatically reconcile the discrepancy based on a communication received from the media content provider and in response to the notification, wherein automatically reconciling the discrepancy includes checking for update information related to the discrepancy within the baseline record; and an update mechanism that receives update information within the communication from the media content provider and updates the baseline record from the update information.