Content alert upon availability for internet-enabled TV
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1. Consumer electronics (CE) device comprising:
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display on the housing;
audio speaker;
network interface;
processor controlling the display and speaker and communicating with the Internet through the network interface;
the processor executing logic including;
receiving user preferences and/or keywords via a user interface (UI) presented on the display;
periodically communicating with one or more content servers via the network interface to retrieve program metadata of audio video content;
searching the program metadata received from the content servers using the preferences/keywords;
responsive to a determination that a match exists between the metadata of an Internet-sourced piece of content and the preferences/keywords, presenting on the display a visual alert and/or presenting on the speaker an audible alert indicative of a match to indicate to a user that new content conforming to the preferences and/or keywords is available for play on the CE device.
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Abstract
The user of an Internet-enabled CE device such as an Internet protocol TV (IPTV) can enter search terms describing desired Internet-sourced programs, and Internet channels are monitored to detect when the desired programs become available. When a desired program is detected an alert appears on screen, which can be selected to navigate to a current alert user interface (UI) from which detected desired programs can be selected for presentation.
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1. Consumer electronics (CE) device comprising:
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housing; display on the housing; audio speaker; network interface; processor controlling the display and speaker and communicating with the Internet through the network interface; the processor executing logic including; receiving user preferences and/or keywords via a user interface (UI) presented on the display; periodically communicating with one or more content servers via the network interface to retrieve program metadata of audio video content; searching the program metadata received from the content servers using the preferences/keywords; responsive to a determination that a match exists between the metadata of an Internet-sourced piece of content and the preferences/keywords, presenting on the display a visual alert and/or presenting on the speaker an audible alert indicative of a match to indicate to a user that new content conforming to the preferences and/or keywords is available for play on the CE device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Apparatus comprising:
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housing; display on the housing; audio speaker; network interface; processor controlling the display and speaker and communicating with the Internet through the network interface; the processor executing logic including; presenting on the display a user preferences and/or keywords entry user interface (UI); responsive to a determination that content satisfying the user preferences and/or keywords which was not available at the time of entering the user preferences and/or keywords has become available at an Internet server, presenting on the display an alert icon to indicate the availability of content; and responsive to an invocation of a current alert UI, presenting on the display a UI listing a name of the content in a current list, the current alert UI being usable to select the content for presentation on the display. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Method comprising:
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receiving from a user of an Internet-enabled consumer electronics (CE) device search terms describing desired Internet-sourced programs; monitoring at least one Internet source to detect when the desired programs become available; and responsive to a determination that a desired program is detected, generating a signal representative thereof useful for presenting an alert on a screen of the device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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