Conversion of Alert Messages for Dissemination in a Program Distribution Network
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1. A method for rendering an alert comprising:
- receiving information comporting to an alert at a device;
receiving a plurality of user input selections comporting to when alerts should be rendered; and
rendering said information as an alert when said alert is of a type from a plurality of types of alerts where said type matches a first user input selection from said plurality of user input selections.
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Abstract
A system for inserting alert based information into broadcast programming over a program distribution network. A program distributor transmits broadcast programming over program distribution network via a network fabric. When program distributor receives alert based information, the program distributor converts the alert information from a first format to a second format compatible with the broadcast programming and the program distributor inserts the converted alert into a signal carrying the broadcast programming via the network fabric. A method is also disclosed for inserting alert based information into a broadcast programming transmitted over a program distribution network.
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1. A method for rendering an alert comprising:
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receiving information comporting to an alert at a device; receiving a plurality of user input selections comporting to when alerts should be rendered; and rendering said information as an alert when said alert is of a type from a plurality of types of alerts where said type matches a first user input selection from said plurality of user input selections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A device for rendering alerts comprising:
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a network connection that receives information comporting to an alert at a device; a user interface that receives a plurality of user input selections comporting to when alerts should be rendered; a memory that stores said plurality of user input selections; a discriminator that determines that said information is to be rendered as an alert when said alert is of a type from a plurality of types of alerts where said type matches a first user input selection from said plurality of user input selections; and a display that renders said alert when said discriminator determines that said alert is of said type that matches said first user input selection. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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