Methods and apparatus for providing notifications in a media system
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1. A method for an alert service, comprising:
- receiving, at the alert service, an alert message from an alert provider;
determining, using control circuitry, a user designated to receive the alert message;
assigning, using the control circuitry, an alert level to the alert message based on settings for the alert provider that are associated with the user;
sending, from the alert service, the alert message to the user designated to receive the alert message;
prior to generating for display content of the alert message, determining whether the settings for the alert provider that are associated with the user permit automatically generating for display the content of the alert message;
determining that the settings for the alert provider that are associated with the user do not permit automatically generating for display the content of the alert message;
based on determining that the settings for the alert provider that are associated with the user do not permit automatically generating for display the content of the alert message;
generating for display an icon representing the alert message; and
receiving an input from the user to generate for display the content of the alert message.
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Abstract
A system to convey user alert messages is disclosed. The system may have a alert service coupled between alert providers and a number of households. After receiving in the alert service an alert message from an alert provider, the alert service may alter the alert message to identify the household designated to receive the alert message. The alert service sends a notification to a home media system within the household designated to receive the alert message.
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1. A method for an alert service, comprising:
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receiving, at the alert service, an alert message from an alert provider; determining, using control circuitry, a user designated to receive the alert message; assigning, using the control circuitry, an alert level to the alert message based on settings for the alert provider that are associated with the user; sending, from the alert service, the alert message to the user designated to receive the alert message; prior to generating for display content of the alert message, determining whether the settings for the alert provider that are associated with the user permit automatically generating for display the content of the alert message; determining that the settings for the alert provider that are associated with the user do not permit automatically generating for display the content of the alert message; based on determining that the settings for the alert provider that are associated with the user do not permit automatically generating for display the content of the alert message; generating for display an icon representing the alert message; and receiving an input from the user to generate for display the content of the alert message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An alert message distribution system, comprising:
alert service control circuitry configured to; receive an alert message from an alert provider; determine a user designated to receive the alert message; assign an alert level to the alert message based on the user'"'"'s settings for the alert provider; send the alert message to the user designated to receive the alert message; prior to generating for display content of the alert message, determine whether the user'"'"'s settings for the alert provider permit automatically generating for display the content of the alert message; determine that the settings for the alert provider that are associated with the user do not permit automatically generating for display the content of the alert message; and based on determining that the settings for the alert provider that are associated with the user do not permit automatically generating for display the content of the alert message; generate for display an icon representing the alert message; and receive an input from the user to generate for display the content of the alert message. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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