System and Method to Manage a Content Stream

摘要

A method of managing bandwidth usage at a customer premises includes receiving a content stream at a set-top box device coupled to a display device. The method also includes receiving a power-off command for the display device. Furthermore, the method includes displaying a prompt on the display device, wherein the prompt comprises an instruction to confirm that the display device is active via a confirmation input. The method further includes directing, responsive to the determining that the confirmation input has not been received, a source device to cease sending the content stream to the set-top box.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a system comprising a processor, a content stream at a set-top box coupled to a display device, wherein the content stream is received from a broadcast source; sending, by the system, a signal to the broadcast source directing the broadcast source to cease sending the content stream to the set-top box based on determining that the display device is not active; and sending, by the system, a request to the broadcast source to resume sending the content stream to the set-top box based on determining that the display device is active.