Notification of media content of interest
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a server, search criteria associated with a user account, the search criteria received from a media device associated with the user account;
storing, at the server, the search criteria as stored search criteria;
performing, by the server, a search of first media content information based on the stored search criteria, the search being performed a predetermined period of time after receiving the search criteria;
sending, from the server, a first notification message to a device associated with the user account in response to identifying a first media content item that satisfies the stored search criteria and that is scheduled to be available to the media device at a first time, wherein the first notification message is configured to cause the device to display, at a display device, first identification information of the first media content item and a first plurality of selectable options including a first selectable option to send a reminder for the first media content item at a particular time before the first time, and wherein the device and the display device are distinct from the media device; and
sending a second notification message from the server to the device in response to lapse of a time period and in response to determinations that a first title associated with the first media content item matches a second title associated with a second media content item and that the first time does not match a second time of scheduled availability of the second media content item, wherein the second media content item satisfies the stored search criteria, and wherein the second notification message is configured to cause the device to display, at the display device, second identification information of the second media content item and a second plurality of selectable options.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving search criteria associated with a user account, sending a first query identifying a first media content item from the server to a device associated with the user account in response to identifying the first media content item that satisfies the search criteria and that is scheduled to be available to a media device associated with the user account and distinct from the device, and sending a second query that identifies a second media content item that satisfies the search criteria from the server to the device in response to lapse of a time period and a determination that a first title associated with the first media content item matches a second title associated with the second media content item and that a first time associated with the first media content item does not match a second time associated with the second media content item.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a server, search criteria associated with a user account, the search criteria received from a media device associated with the user account; storing, at the server, the search criteria as stored search criteria; performing, by the server, a search of first media content information based on the stored search criteria, the search being performed a predetermined period of time after receiving the search criteria; sending, from the server, a first notification message to a device associated with the user account in response to identifying a first media content item that satisfies the stored search criteria and that is scheduled to be available to the media device at a first time, wherein the first notification message is configured to cause the device to display, at a display device, first identification information of the first media content item and a first plurality of selectable options including a first selectable option to send a reminder for the first media content item at a particular time before the first time, and wherein the device and the display device are distinct from the media device; and sending a second notification message from the server to the device in response to lapse of a time period and in response to determinations that a first title associated with the first media content item matches a second title associated with a second media content item and that the first time does not match a second time of scheduled availability of the second media content item, wherein the second media content item satisfies the stored search criteria, and wherein the second notification message is configured to cause the device to display, at the display device, second identification information of the second media content item and a second plurality of selectable options. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a network interface configured to receive search criteria associated with a user account, the search criteria received from a media device associated with the user account; a memory to store search criteria as stored search criteria; and a processor configured to; perform a search of first media content information based on the stored search criteria, the search being performed a predetermined period of time after receiving the search criteria; send a first notification message to a device associated with the user account in response to a determination that a first media content item satisfies the stored search criteria and is scheduled to be available to the media device at a first time, wherein the first notification message is configured to cause the device to display, at a display device, first identification information of the first media content item and a first plurality of selectable options including a first selectable option to send a reminder for the first media content item at a particular time before the first time, and wherein the media device is distinct from the device and the display device; and
send a second notification message to the device in response to lapse of a time period and in response to determinations that a first title associated with the first media content item matches a second title associated with a second media content item and that the first time does not match a second time of scheduled availability of the second media content item, wherein the second media content item satisfies the stored search criteria, and wherein the second notification message is configured to cause the device to display, at the display device, second identification information of the second media content item and a second plurality of selectable options. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving search criteria associated with a user account, the search criteria received from a media device associated with the user account; storing the search criteria as stored search criteria; performing a search of first media content information based on the stored search criteria, the search being performed a predetermined period of time after receiving the search criteria; causing a first notification message to be sent to a device associated with the user account in response to a determination that a first media content item satisfies the stored search criteria and is scheduled to be available to the media device at a first time, wherein the first notification message is configured to cause the device to display, at a display device, first identification information of the first media content item and a first plurality of selectable options including a first selectable option to record the first media content item, and wherein the media device is distinct from the device and the display device; and causing a second notification message to be sent to the device in response to lapse of a time period and in response to a determination that a second media content item satisfies the stored search criteria and is scheduled to be available to the media device, wherein the second notification message is configured to cause the device to display, at the display device, second identification information of the second media content item and a second plurality of selectable options to be displayed to the display device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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