Invention Grant
US08839285B2 System and method of message notification and access via a video distribution network
有权
通过视频分发网络的消息通知和访问的系统和方法
- Patent Title: System and method of message notification and access via a video distribution network
- Patent Title (中): 通过视频分发网络的消息通知和访问的系统和方法
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Application No.: US13663770Application Date: 2012-10-30
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Publication No.: US08839285B2Publication Date: 2014-09-16
- Inventor: Les D. Bruce , Jeffrey L. Brandt , Marc A. Sullivan , Mark B. Hubscher , Carissa Hernandez
- Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Toler Law Group, PC
- Main IPC: H04N7/16
- IPC: H04N7/16 ; H04N7/10

Abstract:
A method includes receiving video content via an access network of a video distribution network at a set-top box device associated with a subscriber. One or more communication devices are associated with the subscriber. The method includes sending the video content to a display device coupled to the set-top box device. The method includes receiving a notification of a message directed to a particular communication device of the one or more communication devices at the set-top box via the access network. The method includes selecting a message indicator based on configuration settings associated with the subscriber. The method also includes sending the message indicator to the display device to overlay a portion of the video content.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130074116A1 System and Method of Message Notification and Access via a Video Distribution Network Public/Granted day:2013-03-21
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