Patent ID: 9351050
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing information, comprising: receiving, at a server, via a network connection, a first report from a standalone computer, where the first report is received according to a reporting schedule, and where the standalone computer manages and communicates locally with a standalone video recorder which records broadcast video content, the first report: receiving at the server, via the network connection, a second report from the standalone computer, the second report is received on an urgent basis and at a time which is not according to the reporting schedule, the second report is a report of the health status and identifies a problem with the health status which is classified as being urgent by the standalone computer; and based on the second report, providing an urgent notification to a user which identifies the problem with the health status which is classified as being urgent.