Patent ID: 7194756

Claim:
An enhanced services system comprising: a host protocol file comprising a plurality of configuration commands and associated host protocols, wherein each configuration command pertains to an operation capable of being performed in a host and the associated host protocol comprises protocol data for generating a respective host-specific protocol provisioning message capable of being recognized by the host for executing the respective configuration command, wherein the host is a device capable of processing digital video data and is associated with a host type; a processor capable of receiving provisioning data using a first interface, the provisioning data including a service identifier and a subscriber identifier, the processor capable of using the subscriber identifier to ascertain the host type indicating a manufacturer and a model of the host, the processor capable of retrieving the host protocol file associated with the host type using a second interface and deriving the respective host-specific protocol provisioning message by selecting one of the protocol data in the host protocol associated with the one of the configuration commands wherein the one of the configuration commands is determined by the service identifier, the processor capable of transmitting the respective host-specific protocol provisioning message to the host using a third interface operatively connected to a digital communication network wherein the digital communication network is further connected to the host; and a memory storage operatively connected to the second interface, capable of storing the host file, the host protocol file further associated with the service identifier, the memory storage further capable of storing an association between the host and a host address associated with the host, and further storing an association between host and the host type, the memory storage further capable of providing the host protocol file to the processor in response to the request from the processor.