Automatic messaging in response to television viewing
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1. A method comprising:
- when a person tunes a television to a given station, a video server responsively sending a Short Message Service (SMS) message to a designated destination, indicating what station is being watched,wherein sending an SMS message to a designated destination comprises sending the SMS message to a parent of the person.
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Abstract
An automatic messaging system, in which, when a person tunes to a particular television station, a video server sends an SMS message indicating the station being watched. The video server could be a host device, such as a cable-TV receiver or satellite receiver that serves the television, or could take other forms.
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1. A method comprising:
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when a person tunes a television to a given station, a video server responsively sending a Short Message Service (SMS) message to a designated destination, indicating what station is being watched, wherein sending an SMS message to a designated destination comprises sending the SMS message to a parent of the person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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