METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE MESSAGES TO TELEVISION USERS
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1. A method to provide voicemail messages to a television user, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to access a voicemail account from the television user;
determining a voicemail mailbox associated with the television user; and
sending at least one of a list of one or more voicemail messages or a voicemail message to a display device associated with the television user.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to provide messages to television users are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a request for a voicemail message from the television user, determining a voicemail mailbox associated with the television user, and sending at least one of a list of one or more voicemail messages or a voicemail message to a display device associated with the television user.
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1. A method to provide voicemail messages to a television user, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to access a voicemail account from the television user; determining a voicemail mailbox associated with the television user; and sending at least one of a list of one or more voicemail messages or a voicemail message to a display device associated with the television user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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30. An article of manufacture storing machine readable instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to:
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receive a request to access a voicemail account from a television user; determine a voicemail mailbox associated with the television user; and send at least one of a list of one or more voicemail messages or a voicemail message to a display device associated with the television user. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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54. An apparatus for providing voicemail messages to a television user, the apparatus comprising:
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a database associating an identifier associated with a television device with a voicemail mailbox; a request receiver to receive a request for a list of voicemail message information from a television device, to determine the identifier associated with the television device, to query the database to determine the voicemail mailbox associated with the identifier; and a message presenter to initiate a terminal session with the television device and send the list of voicemail message information to the television device via the terminal session. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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