User originated content notification
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1. A method of originating a hot key signal from a terminal device of a first user of an interactive television service, the method comprising:
- determining a destination for the hot key signal;
determining a location of the available content;
generating the hot key signal, the hot key signal including the destination for the hot key signal and the location of the available content; and
transmitting the hot key signal from the terminal device of the first user over a network connected with the terminal device of the first user.
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the present invention, a method of originating a hot key signal from a terminal device of a user of an interactive television service, the method comprises determining a destination for the hot key signal and determining a location of the available content. The hot key signal including the destination for the hot key signal and the location of the available content is then generated and transmitted from the user'"'"'s terminal device over a network connected with the user'"'"'s terminal device.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of originating a hot key signal from a terminal device of a first user of an interactive television service, the method comprising:
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determining a destination for the hot key signal;
determining a location of the available content;
generating the hot key signal, the hot key signal including the destination for the hot key signal and the location of the available content; and
transmitting the hot key signal from the terminal device of the first user over a network connected with the terminal device of the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a processor;
a memory, the memory having stored therein a series of instructions for originating a hot key signal from a terminal device of a first user of an interactive television service, the series of instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to determine a destination for the hot key signal, determine a location of the available content, generate the hot key signal, the hot key signal including the destination for the hot key signal and the location of the available content; and
a transmitter to transmit the hot key signal over a network connected with the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon a series of instructions for originating a hot key signal from a terminal device of a first user of an interactive television service, the series of instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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determine a destination for the hot key signal;
determine a location of the available content;
generate the hot key signal, the hot key signal including the destination for the hot key signal and the location of the available content; and
transmit the hot key signal from the terminal device of the first user over a network connected with the terminal device of the first user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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