System and method for e-mail notification
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1. A method for delivering a notification of receipt of an e-mail, the method comprising:
- associating a set-top box identifier with at least one e-mail account;
determining through a mail server external to an IPTV network whether an e-mail has been received for the at least one e-mail account; and
in response to determining that an e-mail has been received for the at least one e-mail account, generating an e-mail delivery notification and transmitting the e-mail delivery notification to a set-top box device identified by the set-top box identifier.
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Abstract
A method to deliver a notification of receipt of an e-mail includes associating a set-top box identifier with at least one e-mail account. Through a mail server external to an IPTV network, it is determined whether an e-mail has been received for the at least one e-mail account. In response to determining that an e-mail has been received for the at least one e-mail account, an e-mail delivery notification is generated and transmitted to the e-mail delivery notification to a set-top box device identified by the set-top box identifier.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for delivering a notification of receipt of an e-mail, the method comprising:
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associating a set-top box identifier with at least one e-mail account; determining through a mail server external to an IPTV network whether an e-mail has been received for the at least one e-mail account; and in response to determining that an e-mail has been received for the at least one e-mail account, generating an e-mail delivery notification and transmitting the e-mail delivery notification to a set-top box device identified by the set-top box identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system to deliver a notification of receipt of an e-mail, the system comprising:
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an identity management module to; receive an e-mail notification request from a set-top box device forming part of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network, the e-mail notification request referencing a set-top box identifier to identify the set-top box device; and associate the set-top box identifier with at least one e-mail account; an e-mail access module to; determine through a mail server external to the IPTV network whether an e-mail has been received for the at least one e-mail account; a notification message generator module to; generate an e-mail delivery notification, in response to determining that an e-mail has been received for the at least one e-mail account; and a message transfer module to; transmit the e-mail delivery notification to the set-top box device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system to deliver a notification of receipt of an e-mail, the system comprising a notification server and a mail server, wherein the notification server comprises:
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an identity management module to; associate a set-top box identifier with at least one e-mail account; an e-mail access module to; determine through a mail server external to an IPTV network whether an e-mail has been received for the at least one e-mail account; a notification message generator module to; generate an e-mail delivery notification, in response to determining that an e-mail has been received for the at least one e-mail account; and a message transfer module to; transmit the e-mail delivery notification to a set-top box device identified by the set-top box identifier; and wherein the mail server is to; determine whether an e-mail has been received for the at least one e-mail account. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A mail server to deliver a notification of receipt of an e-mail, the mail server being configured to:
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receive a further e-mail notification request from a notification system; extract an e-mail account identifier and an e-mail account virtual password from the further e-mail notification request; access an e-mail account associated with the e-mail account identifier to determine whether an e-mail has been received for the e-mail account; and provide information to the notification server that an e-mail has been received for the e-mail account. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A tangible machine-readable medium storing:
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instructions to receive an e-mail notification request from a set-top box device forming part of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network, the e-mail notification request comprising a set-top box identifier to identify the set-top box device; instructions to associate the set-top box identifier with at least one e-mail account; instructions to determine through a mail server external to the IPTV network whether an e-mail has been received for the at least one e-mail account; and instructions to, in response to determining that an e-mail has been received for the at least one e-mail account, generate an e-mail delivery notification and transmitting the e-mail delivery notification to the set-top box device.
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