Satellite Metadata Switching for Receiver Error-Logging Levels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Content receivers, such as set-top-boxes, often encounter errors that are difficult to diagnose and may require technician support, necessitating inefficient and large software updates to adjust error-logging levels.
Innovation Solution
Utilizing satellite signals to dynamically adjust error-logging levels in content receivers by transmitting metadata that instructs the receivers to modify their configuration or settings files, allowing for flexible and frequent adjustments without full software updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If software updates are performed to adjust error-logging levels in content receivers, then error diagnosis capability is improved, but update size and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the error-logging configuration from the main software image, allowing individual logging level adjustments to be transmitted as separate metadata packets via satellite signal. This enables granular updates of only the logging configuration rather than requiring full software updates, thereby reducing update complexity while maintaining error diagnosis capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter being updated from complete software images to specific logging level parameters. By transmitting metadata containing key-value pairs that define logging levels and filter criteria, the system can dynamically adjust error diagnosis parameters without requiring complex software updates, thus improving diagnosis capability while minimizing update overhead.
2Measurement precision
If error-logging level is increased to capture more diagnostic data, then error diagnosis precision is improved, but data storage and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by allowing different logging levels to be configured for different error groups or categories. The metadata includes filters that specify which error types should be logged at which levels, enabling the system to capture detailed diagnostic data only for relevant error categories while reducing overall data volume by excluding unnecessary logging for other error types.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements partial action by selectively enabling detailed logging only when and where needed based on the configured filters and logging levels. Rather than uniformly increasing logging across all system components, the system applies enhanced logging only to specific error groups identified in the metadata, thereby achieving sufficient diagnosis precision while minimizing total data generation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If dynamic adjustment of error-logging is implemented without software updates, then adaptability is improved, but configuration control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces metadata as an intermediary layer between the content distributor and the content receiver. This metadata contains pre-configured key-value pairs that define logging levels and filters, serving as a controlled interface that enables dynamic adjustment of error-logging behavior without requiring direct modification of the receiver's core software. This intermediary mechanism provides adaptability while maintaining configuration control through standardized metadata formats.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal metadata structure that can convey multiple configuration parameters (logging levels, error group filters, timing conditions) in a single standardized format. This multi-functional metadata approach allows the same mechanism to handle various aspects of error-logging configuration, reducing the need for separate control systems and simplifying overall configuration management while maintaining high adaptability.
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AI summary
Methods and systems for utilizing satellite signals to dynamically adjust how content receivers store log data to diagnose errors. A content distributor selects content receivers having at least one error in an error group and selects an error-logging level to diagnose the at least one error in the selected content receivers based on the error group. The content distributor selects a key-value pair for the error-logging level and generate metadata that identifies the selected content receivers and the key-value pair. The content distributor then transmits a satellite signal with the metadata to the selected content receivers. Each selected content receiver receives the satellite signal with the metadata. The content receivers extract the metadata from the satellite signal and determines the key-value pair from the extracted metadata. The content receivers then set the error-logging level based on the key-value pair and store logs of operational data based to the error-logging level.