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BROADCAST EVENT NOTIFICATIONS

  • US 20160073172A1
  • Filed: 09/05/2014
  • Published: 03/10/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2014
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A television receiver for alerting a plurality of mobile devices about a broadcast television event, comprising:

  • one or more processors; and

    a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

    pair the plurality of mobile devices to be alerted with the television receiver;

    receive an event selection, wherein the event selection is indicative of a program title related to a broadcast program to be alerted to the plurality of mobile devices;

    determine a broadcast time and a broadcast channel of the broadcast program, wherein a program stream of the broadcast program is scheduled to be received at the broadcast channel during the broadcast time;

    determine that a threshold time prior to the broadcast time has been reached;

    after determining that the threshold time has been reached, simultaneously alert the plurality of mobile devices with

         1) a message indicating that the broadcast program is about to start and

         2) a request for user input from at least one of the plurality of mobile devices;

    after alerting the plurality of mobile devices, receive the user input from at least one of the plurality of mobile devices; and

    after receiving the user input, manage output of the broadcast program based on the user input.

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