Patent ID: 11936949

Abstract:
Methods and set-top boxes are disclosed for automated error detection. The method includes detecting, on an electronic device, a display device connected to the electronic device via a cable; identifying, on the electronic device, a type of display device connected to the electronic device via the cable; classifying, on the electronic device, the type of display device connected to the electronic device via the cable as one of a specific television model or a regular television model; and executing, on the electronic device, a fix for the specific television model. The method can include detecting, on an electronic device, a HDMI cable-related error from a HDMI transmitter of the electronic device; classifying, on the electronic device, a cause of the HDMI cable-related error from the HDMI transmitter; and communicating, by the electronic device, a recommendation to a user to remedy the HDMI cable-related error detected by the HDMI transmitter.