Patent ID: 7415603
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of configuring settop boxes (STBs) used to support cable television services for a single cable television service provider, the method comprising: providing a single bulk configuration file having multiple sets of instructions suitable for configuring the STBs, wherein the bulk configuration file includes instructions for configuring STBs associated with at least two different STB vendors, wherein the bulk configuration file includes instructions for configuring each of the STBs according to different configuration requirements associated therewith; transporting the bulk configuration file from the cable television service provider to the STBs for use in configuring the STBs such that portions of the bulk configuration file are used to configure STBs from different STB vendors; and associating the instructions within the bulk configuration file with indicators associated with the different STB configuration requirements, and configuring the STBs to parse the instructions of the bulk configuration file as a function of the indicators included therein and without decrypting any portion of the bulk configuration file.