System and method for providing telephone call notification and management in a network environment
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1. A server, comprising:
- a memory to store instructions; and
a controller coupled to the memory, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the instructions, performs operations comprising;
generating a call notification in response to an incoming call message over a network;
selecting a set top box from a group of set top boxes based on an identification of media content being presented by the set top box, wherein the group of set top boxes is associated with a destination telephone number; and
routing the call notification to the selected set top box;
wherein the routing of the call notification is based in part on a configuration for the selected set top box by a network subscriber, the configuration comprising a time of day, a day of the week or a combination thereof for receiving call notifications at the selected set top box.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems to receive an incoming call message via a data interface upon activation of a trigger established with a voice communication network and activated when the voice communication network receives an incoming call to a destination identified by a pre-determined subscriber account; generate a call notification in response to the incoming call message; obtain a list of set-top boxes corresponding to the predetermined subscriber account; and route the call notification to the set-top boxes on the list.
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1. A server, comprising:
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a memory to store instructions; and a controller coupled to the memory, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the instructions, performs operations comprising; generating a call notification in response to an incoming call message over a network; selecting a set top box from a group of set top boxes based on an identification of media content being presented by the set top box, wherein the group of set top boxes is associated with a destination telephone number; and routing the call notification to the selected set top box; wherein the routing of the call notification is based in part on a configuration for the selected set top box by a network subscriber, the configuration comprising a time of day, a day of the week or a combination thereof for receiving call notifications at the selected set top box. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A machine-readable storage device comprising executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving an incoming call message; generating a call notification in response to the incoming call message; selecting a set top box from a group of set top boxes based on an identification of media content being presented by the set top box, wherein the group of set top boxes is associated with a pre-determined subscriber account associated with a network; and routing the call notification to the selected set top box, wherein the routing of the call notification is based in part on a configuration for the selected set top box by a network subscriber, the configuration comprising a time of day, a day of the week or a combination thereof for receiving call notifications at the selected set top box. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A set top box comprising:
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a memory to store instructions; and a controller coupled to the memory, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the instructions, performs operations comprising; presenting media content distributed over a network at a destination telephone number associated with a group of set top boxes; and receiving a call notification, wherein the call notification is generated by a server in response to an incoming call message over the network, wherein the call notification is routed based in part on a configuration for the set top box by a network subscriber, the configuration comprising a time of day, a day of the week. or a combination thereof for receiving call notifications at the set top box, and wherein the set top box is selected from the group of set top boxes based on an identification of the media content. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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