OPEN CABLE APPLICATION PLATFORM SET-TOP BOX (STB) PERSONAL PROFILES AND COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A set-top box with an operating system layer operable to support cable network interconnectability and to provide an application platform comprising:
- one or more profiles, each profile including personal information and personal preferences, one or more of the personal information and personal preferences used in association with a service application or communications application for operation of the service application or the communications application; and
a profile interface operable to allow management of the one or more profiles, the management including one or more of creation and editing of the one or more profiles.
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Abstract
Utilization of stored of personalized information and communication preferences in a profile in a STB in a structured format or via cookies allows at least a combination of feature rich telephony applications, with the personalized data stored in STBs facilitating feature rich communications sessions. Providing advanced multimedia communications applications using personalized data resident in STBs could allow an entity to provide, for example, many previously unavailable services, and therefore provide considerable new business potential. The personal information stored in the STB can convey many exemplary benefits, such as communication preferences, alternate contact modalities, payment preferences, priority preferences, trusted contacts, personal information, as well as multimedia messaging, etc. The integration of the personal information with the intelligent personal agent also enhances the user experience.
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20 Claims
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1. A set-top box with an operating system layer operable to support cable network interconnectability and to provide an application platform comprising:
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one or more profiles, each profile including personal information and personal preferences, one or more of the personal information and personal preferences used in association with a service application or communications application for operation of the service application or the communications application; and a profile interface operable to allow management of the one or more profiles, the management including one or more of creation and editing of the one or more profiles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a set-top box having an operating system layer operable to support cable network interconnectability and to provide an application platform comprising:
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establishing one or more profiles, each profile including personal information and personal preferences, one or more of the personal information and personal preferences used in association with a service application or communications application for operation of the service application or the communications application; and managing the one or more profiles, the management including one or more of creation and editing of the one or more profiles. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A means for operating a set-top box having an operating system layer operable to support cable network interconnectability and to provide an application platform comprising:
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means for establishing one or more profiles, each profile including personal information and personal preferences, one or more of the personal information and personal preferences used in association with a service application or communications application for operation of the service application or the communications application; and means for managing the one or more profiles, the management including one or more of creation and editing of the one or more profiles.
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