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Methods and apparatus to provide messages to television users

  • US 9,184,937 B2
  • Filed: 09/07/2012
  • Issued: 11/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method to provide messages to a television user, the method comprising:

  • detecting a request for a list of voicemail message information stored with one of a first message provider or a second message provider, the request causing initiation of a terminal session between a television system and a television in accordance with a remote desktop protocol;

    determining, at a mediation system associated with the television system, an identifier associated with the television;

    querying a database, at the mediation system, to determine a voicemail mailbox associated with the identifier;

    in response to detecting the request for the list of voicemail message information stored with the first message provider, determining from the database, a first command to cause the first message provider to forward the list from the voicemail mailbox;

    in response to detecting the request for the list of voicemail message information stored with the second message provider, determining from the database, a second command to cause the second message provider to forward the list from the voicemail mailbox; and

    sending the list of voicemail message information from the voicemail mailbox to the television via the terminal session.

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