System and method of scheduling an event related to an advertisement
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1. A method, comprising:
- transmitting media content to a set-top box, the media content including an advertisement, the advertisement including a selectable reminder indicator related to an event;
receiving an input selection related to the selectable reminder indicator from the set-top box;
sending a first menu to the set-top box, the first menu including at least one option to schedule a reminder associated with the event; and
sending a second menu to the set-top box in response to receiving a selection of the at least one option, wherein the second menu includes a device menu, wherein the device menu includes an option to specify a device order in which to send the reminder to a plurality of devices and an option to select a data format associated with each of the plurality of devices, and wherein the option to specify the device order includes an option to select one or more times at which to send the reminder to each of the plurality of devices.
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Abstract
A method includes transmitting media content to a set-top box. The media content includes an advertisement having a selectable reminder indicator related to an event. The method further includes receiving an input selection related to the selectable reminder indicator from the set-top box, sending a first menu to the set-top box including at least one option to schedule a reminder associated with the event, and sending a second menu to the set-top box in response to receiving a selection of the at least one option. The second menu includes a device menu including an option to specify a device order in which to send the reminder to a plurality of devices.
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1. A method, comprising:
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transmitting media content to a set-top box, the media content including an advertisement, the advertisement including a selectable reminder indicator related to an event; receiving an input selection related to the selectable reminder indicator from the set-top box; sending a first menu to the set-top box, the first menu including at least one option to schedule a reminder associated with the event; and sending a second menu to the set-top box in response to receiving a selection of the at least one option, wherein the second menu includes a device menu, wherein the device menu includes an option to specify a device order in which to send the reminder to a plurality of devices and an option to select a data format associated with each of the plurality of devices, and wherein the option to specify the device order includes an option to select one or more times at which to send the reminder to each of the plurality of devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes; a record module executable by the processor to schedule a record operation of a program associated with an advertisement via a network digital video recorder when an input selection of a selectable reminder indicator associated with an event comprises a record input; a device module executable by the processor to enable selection of a plurality of communication devices to receive a reminder associated with the event, to specify one or more times at which to receive the reminder at each of the plurality of communication devices, and to select a data format associated with the each of the plurality of communication devices, wherein the one or more times indicate a device order of the plurality of communication devices; and a reminder module executable by the processor to schedule transmission of the reminder to a first communication device of the plurality of communication devices based on the device order at the one or more times when the input selection comprises a reminder input. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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transmitting media content to a set-top box, the media content including an advertisement having a selectable reminder indicator related to an event; receiving an input selection related to the selectable reminder indicator; receiving first data identifying a plurality of devices; receiving one or more times at which to transmit to each of the plurality of devices, wherein the one or more times indicate a device order of transmitting to the plurality of devices; receiving a data format associated with the each of the plurality of devices; and scheduling a first reminder related to the event for transmission to a first device of the plurality of devices at a first time of the one or more times and scheduling a second reminder related to the event for transmission to a second device of the plurality of devices at a second time of the one or more times, wherein the first device and the second device are selected based on the device order.
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