System and method of delivering notifications
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1. A method of delivering notifications, the method comprising:
- receiving a communication at a server within an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network, wherein the communication is directed to a destination device outside of the IPTV network;
identifying the destination device;
associating the destination device with a set-top box device; and
transmitting a notification of the communication to the set-top box device via a private data network within the IPTV network.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a system and method of delivering notifications. The method can include receiving a communication at a server within an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network, where the communication is directed to a destination device outside of the IPTV network. The method can also include identifying the destination device and associating the destination device with a set-top box device. The method can also include transmitting a notification of the communication to the set-top box device via a private data network within the IPTV network.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of delivering notifications, the method comprising:
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receiving a communication at a server within an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network, wherein the communication is directed to a destination device outside of the IPTV network;
identifying the destination device;
associating the destination device with a set-top box device; and
transmitting a notification of the communication to the set-top box device via a private data network within the IPTV network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of receiving notifications, the method comprising:
receiving a notification at a set-top box device via a private data network within an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network, wherein the notification is associated with a communication to a destination device outside of the IPTV network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A set-top box within an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network, the set-top box comprising:
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a processor;
a memory accessible to the processor; and
a computer program embedded in the memory, the computer program comprising instructions to receive a notification of a communication to a destination device outside of the IPTV system, wherein the notification is received at the set-top box device via a private network within the IPTV network.
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32. A computer program embedded in a computer-readable medium, the computer program comprising:
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instructions to receive at a set-top box device a notification of a communication to a destination device outside of an IPTV network; and
wherein the notification is received at the set-top box device via a private network within the IPTV network.
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