One solution for collecting system and user statistics in cable STB devices

Abstract

Cable DTV operators only broadcast DTV content and have limited or no statistical information about the usage of the box so delivering new products and adjusting per customer needs is very limited. In this paper we analyze STB usage, strategies to collect user statistics and present one solution for collecting usage statistics on purchased DTV products. Proposed solution collects basic system statistics as well as statistics about DTV content being watched in resources limited environment.