OPEN CABLE APPLICATION PLATFORM (OCAP) AND SET-TOP BOX (STB)-BASED BILL NOTIFICATION AND PAYMENT APPLICATION
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 bill management application; and
a bill management interface operable to allow management of one or more received bills, the management including one or more of payment, scheduling, categorizing, and initiating a communication with a vendor.
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Abstract
One exemplary aspect is advanced multimedia communications via OCAP using customer specific profiles resident in the STB for bill management. Aspects of the invention also relate to managing payment preferences, auto payment of bills or invoices, managing bill notification preferences, triggering a notification to be sent to one or more of an associated device and the STB upon receipt of a bill, analyzing an incoming bill with an intelligent agent and optionally initiating a communication to the vendor associated with a bill based on the analysis, acquiring additional information about the bill including an image of the bill and/or additional details, and forwarding invoice information to a destination associated with the STB.
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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 bill management application; and a bill management interface operable to allow management of one or more received bills, the management including one or more of payment, scheduling, categorizing, and initiating a communication with a vendor. - 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 bill management application; and managing the bill management application, the management including one or more of payment, scheduling, categorizing, and initiating a communication with a vendor. - 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 bill management application; and means for managing the bill management application, the management including one or more of payment, scheduling, categorizing, and initiating a communication with a vendor.
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