System and method of providing email service via a set top box
First Claim
1. A method of providing email services via a set top box, the method comprising:
- periodically polling an email messaging server from the set top box over a data network;
identifying a user account that has received one or more emails; and
communicating an indication to a user having the user account that the one or more emails have been received, wherein the indication is communicated at a display coupled to the set top box during one or more television commercials.
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Abstract
A method of providing email services via a set top box is described and includes periodically polling an email messaging server from the set top box over a data network. The method further includes identifying a user account that has received one or more emails and communicating an indication to a user having the user account that the one or more emails have been received. The indication is communicated at a display coupled to the set top box during one or more television commercials. Particularly, the indication can be communicated between the fifty eighth and sixtieth minute of each hour. Moreover, the indication can be communicated between the twenty eighth and thirtieth minute of each hour. The indication can also be communicated between the thirteenth and fifteenth minute of each hour. Further, the indication can be communicated between the forty third and forty fifth minute of each hour.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of providing email services via a set top box, the method comprising:
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periodically polling an email messaging server from the set top box over a data network;
identifying a user account that has received one or more emails; and
communicating an indication to a user having the user account that the one or more emails have been received, wherein the indication is communicated at a display coupled to the set top box during one or more television commercials. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing email services via a set top box, the method comprising:
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receiving an email message at the set top box;
providing an indication that the email message has been received;
receiving a recorded response to the email message from a user; and
transmitting the recorded response to the email messaging server. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A set top box, comprising:
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a processor;
a computer readable medium accessible by the processor; and
a computer program embedded within the computer readable medium, the computer program comprising;
instructions to periodically poll an email messaging server;
instructions to flag each user account that has received an email message; and
instructions to display a messaging inbox graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the messaging inbox GUI includes one or more received email messages and wherein the messaging inbox GUI is displayed during one or more television commercials. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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