Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer-readable recording medium perform optimized data collection in a wireless network. The wireless network communicatively interconnects a gateway device having a network controller, one or more wireless extenders, and one or more client devices. The gateway device receives polling responses from the one or more wireless extenders and periodically monitors station metrics data for the one or more client devices based on the polling responses. The gateway device determines which of the one or more client devices is an immobile device based on the station metrics data, and transmits an instruction to at least one wireless extender for modifying collection or reporting of the station metrics data for any client device determined to be an immobile device.

Abstract: A method of configuring a client device at a customer premises is provided. An electronic message is received from a vendor of a client device with customer premise equipment (CPE) at the customer premises or a portable communication device. The electronic message provides configuration information for the client device. The configuration information includes a password and an access name of a service for use in configuring the client device via communications with a remote configuration server. The service is made available at the customer premises via the CPE or the communication device so that the client device automatically pairs to the service and is authenticated with the password to the configuration server via Internet connectivity capability of the CPE or portable communication device so that the client device may be configured. The client device has firmware preprogramed to automatically and securely access the service, when detected, at the customer premises.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate the control of a media device based upon the proximity of a wireless device. A viewable area may be mapped for one or more media devices within a premise, wherein the map of the viewable area for a media device includes one or more wireless quality parameters observed by a wireless device while the wireless device is located within an area around the media device from which a user may view content output from the media device. Based upon a comparison between wireless quality parameters currently observed by a wireless device and wireless quality parameters of a viewable area map, a determination may be made that the wireless device is within the viewable area of a media device, and the wireless device may be configured as a control device for the media device.

Abstract: A method of configuring a client device at a customer premises is provided. An electronic message is received from a vendor of a client device with customer premise equipment (CPE) at the customer premises or a portable communication device. The electronic message provides configuration information for the client device. The configuration information includes a password and an access name of a service for use in configuring the client device via communications with a remote configuration server. The service is made available at the customer premises via the CPE or the communication device so that the client device automatically pairs to the service and is authenticated with the password to the configuration server via Internet connectivity capability of the CPE or portable communication device so that the client device may be configured. The client device has firmware preprogramed to automatically and securely access the service, when detected, at the customer premises.

Abstract: The disclosed system, method and computer-readable medium provide for a first wireless network, a second wireless network, a premises device and a mobile device. The first and second wireless networks are configured to operate according to respective first and second wireless networking standards, where the first and second wireless networking standards are incompatible. The mobile device is configured to communicate according to the first wireless network standard. The premises gateway device includes a transmitter for the second wireless networking standard.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to technologies for providing over the top streaming for one or more clients of a network. A network is formed among the network among customer premises equipment. The customer premises equipment may include at least a gateway and the one or more clients. A user selection for over the top (OTT) content is received. The OTT content is received and includes one or more cue points. The gateway is marked as a proxy server in response to receiving the one or more cue points. Proxy data is received from the gateway corresponding to the one or more cue points.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for streaming content is disclosed. A streamer (155) detects a cue for a break in a segment of the program content, wherein the cue includes an identification of an advertising provider associated with the break. The streamer sends, to an advertisement server (115), a request for content associated with the advertising provider, and receives, from the advertisement server, an advertisement associated with the advertising provider. Further, the streamer transcodes the advertisement based on configuration information of an additional device (165) to generate formatted content viewable on the additional device. Moreover, the streamer streams the formatted content to the additional device via the local connection.

Abstract: A content streaming apparatus, method, and computer readable media steer a client device to from one wireless access point to another based on usage history of the client device. A controller is configured to establish a wireless streaming session between one or more access points and one or more client devices. An initial profile category is assigned by one or more access point to the client device based on one or more profile categories. A self-learning algorithm is executed to collect usage data of the client device and store the usage to create a usage history profile for the client device. The controller provides instruction to steer the client device to one of the access points based on the usage history profile of the client. Preferably, the content streaming apparatus is a home network controller. From the software/client end a steering app is downloadable to the client device for executing software associated with the self-learning algorithm.

Abstract: Managing an association of a wireless device to an access point of a wireless network is disclosed. Probe requests are received from the wireless device at access points within the wireless network. The probe requests are forwarded from the access points to a network controller. The network controller selects an access point to connect the wireless device to, based on information available thereto. The selected access point is informed that it has been selected. A probe response is provided to the wireless device from the selected access point.

Abstract: Wireless devices (clients) connect to different access points (AP) in a wireless network. The wireless network may determine that based on, for example, congestion of certain APs that a client should be steered away from a current AP. Steering may be conducted utilizing BSS transition management (BTM) messages to provide the client with a list of network-preferred APs for a transition. Clients may also have one or more preferred APs and may reject the BTM steering message if it does not include at least one client-preferred AP. To prevent rejection of the BTM message, at least one client-preferred AP may be added to the BTM message. To ensure the client is steered to a network-preferred AP, the client is blacklisted from connecting to the client-preferred AP until the client has been steered to a network-preferred AP.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate controlled caching of text-to-speech data. When text is identified for a text-to-speech conversion, a duration value to be associated with the text may be determined, and the identified text and duration value may be included within a request for a conversion of the text. An intermediate server may retrieve a speech file that is generated in response to the conversion request, and the intermediate server may cache the speech file for a certain period of time that is indicated by the duration value.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to technologies for providing over the top streaming for one or more clients of a network. A network is formed among the network among customer premises equipment. The customer premises equipment may include at least a gateway and the one or more clients. A user selection for over the top (OTT) content is received. The OTT content is received and includes one or more cue points. The gateway is marked as a proxy server in response to receiving the one or more cue points. Proxy data is received from the gateway corresponding to the one or more cue points.

Abstract: A gateway for use with a client device and a number n access points. The gateway includes a data communication component that can communicate with each of the n access points, and an AP/C management component that can generate a NAC report request, generate an issue request, and generate a steering instruction. The data communication component can further transmit the NAC report request to the n access points. The data communication component can further transmit the issue request to the client device. The AP/C management component can generate the steering instruction based on n non-associated NAC reports. The data communication component can further transmit the steering instruction to the client device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate the generation and output of customized caption data, the caption data being customized for a specific client device. Caption data associated with requested content can be edited at a customer premise equipment device according to caption settings associated with the requesting client device. Caption settings associated with the requesting client device can be determined based upon user-input or caption settings previously used for the requesting client device.

Abstract: An access point is provided for use with a neighboring access point and a client. The access point includes: a receiving component that receives a neighbor report request; a transmitting component that transmits a second neighbor report request and a soft resource request to the neighboring access point; and a report generating component that generates a neighbor report. The receiving component also receives resource response data of the neighboring access point associated with the second neighbor report request and receives soft resource response data of the neighboring access point associated with the soft resource request. The report generating component generates the neighbor report based on the resource response data and the soft resource response data of the neighboring access point. The transmitting component transmits the neighbor report to the client.

Abstract: A gateway, for use with a first and a second access point device (APD), scans channels within a spectrum of channels. The gateway includes a delegating component, a communication component, and a load balancing component. The delegating component is operable to instruct each APD to monitor for presence of a signal on any one of a respective first or second set of channels within the spectrum. The communication component is operable to receive from the first APD a channel-in-use signal associated with an in-use channel of the first set of channels; transmit a notification signal to the second APD based on the channel-in-use signal; transmit the instruction to the first APD and the second APD; and receive a communication signal from either APD as a result of the transmission. The load balancing component is operable to determine a communication volume on each of the first set of channels, and to generate an instruction to instruct the first and second APDs to not use the in-use channel.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate a multiplexed delivery of media associated with guide display options. A transport stream carrying media associated with a current context of an interactive guide application may be supplemented with one or more secondary streams that are associated with other contexts of the interactive guide application that are likely to be requested from subsequent user interactions. The other contexts of the interactive guide may be determined based upon a correlation between the other contexts and the current context of the interactive guide. When a user interaction occurs at a multimedia device, the multimedia device may retrieve a media stream associated with the user interaction from a transport stream that is currently being received by the multimedia device, from a buffer at the multimedia device, or from local storage associated with the multimedia device.

Abstract: A simplified HTML based video advertisement delivery which can be employed by receivers using existing data protocols such as simple HTML text tracks is disclosed. Text tracks are used as a trigger to launch interactive video advertisements, then advertisement delivery is managed with reduced system load. This ameliorates the “load time” problem and can also be used to allow the user to interact with the advertisement for an extended time.

Abstract: A method for replication of an access point includes: establishing, by a computing device, a first communication channel with a first access point of an area network; receiving, by a receiver of the computing device, configuration data from the first access point using the first communication channel, wherein the configuration data includes at least a network identifier and password associated with the area network; establishing, by the computing device, a second communication channel with a second access point; and electronically transmitting, by a transmitter of the computing device, the configuration data to the second access point using the second communication channel.

Abstract: Wireless devices connect to different access points (AP) in a wireless network. The wireless network may determine that based on, for example, congestion of certain APs that a wireless device should be steered away from a current AP. The steering may be conducted utilizing blacklist steering where one or more APs blacklist the wireless device from being connected thereto. Alternatively, BSS transition management (BTM) steering may be utilized to provide the wireless device with a list of one or more network-preferred APs it should transition to. BTM steering is preferable but not all wireless devices support it so blacklist steering is utilized unless it is known that the wireless device supports BTM steering. Wireless devices do not always indicate they support BTM steering in same manner. BTM steering primer messages are utilized when a wireless device is in line for steering to determine whether BTM steering is supported.