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Remote task scheduling for a set top box

  • US 20030066092A1
  • Filed: 10/01/2001
  • Published: 04/03/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a system that broadcasts data over a one way transmission to a plurality of set top boxes, a method for remotely scheduling a task for implementation on a set top box, the method comprising steps for:

  • providing program guide data to a user over a network, wherein the user requests a task from the program guide data that is provided to the user;

    receiving the task that was requested by the user from the program guide data;

    generating a notification from the requested task, wherein the notification includes task attributes and a set top box identifier;

    sending the notification to a notification service, wherein the notification service stores the notification in a task database;

    sending, by the notification service, the notification to a broadcast service, wherein the broadcast service sends the notification to the set top box over the one way transmission.

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