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Method and system for providing a reminder notification for a set-top box

  • US 8,789,113 B2
  • Filed: 08/29/2008
  • Issued: 07/22/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing a reminder notification, comprising:

  • subscribing to a third party notification service;

    compiling, by the third party notification service, a history of media content received by a set-top box;

    determining, by the third party notification service, a reminder notification rule for a user based on the compiled history of media content received by the set-top box;

    querying, by the third party notification service, a database for one or more selections of future scheduled media content receivable by the set-top box in accordance with the reminder notification rule;

    sending, by the third party notification service, a reminder notification to the user based on a query result, the reminder notification indicates that one or more selections of scheduled media content based on the reminder notification rule is accessible utilizing the set-top box;

    receiving a voice message over a telephone network in response to the reminder notification, wherein a partial command is generated from the voice message left by the user for the set-top box, to perform commands relating to the reminder notification.

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