System and method of message notification and access via a video distribution network
US8350887B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/478
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes receiving, via an internet protocol television network, a broadcast signal comprising video content at a device. The device is associated with a person. The method includes receiving, via the internet protocol television network, a message notification directed to a communication address associated with the person. The message notification includes a visual indication based at least in part on the communication address. The method also includes sending a display signal to a display device. The display signal includes the broadcast signal and the visual indication.
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