Methods and apparatus to provide messages to television users
US9184937B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2207/14
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to provide messages to television users are disclosed. An example method includes determining an identifier associated with a television device in response to detecting a request for a list of voicemail message information, querying a database to determine a voicemail mailbox associated with the identifier, initiating a terminal session in accordance with a remote desktop protocol for the television device, and sending the list of voicemail message information to the television device via the terminal session.
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