Patent ID: 9419819
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for the presentation and selection of preset instant messaging responses in an Internet Protocol television environment, the method comprising: associating a keyword with a content-specific reply message; receiving an instant message from a sender communication device to a receiver from an instant message server, the instant message being transmitted to a specific individual Internet Protocol television user account associated with a specific respective set top box; routing the instant message to the set top box associated with the Internet Protocol television account associated with the receiver; receiving the instant message at an Internet Protocol television client; in response to determining that the instant message comprises the keyword displaying the instant message on a display device in communication with the Internet Protocol television client, and highlighting the keyword in the instant message; upon selection of the keyword in the instant message, creating an instant message reply to the instant message from the content-specific reply message that is associated with the keyword, the creating in response to the selection of the keyword in the instant message; and transmitting the instant message reply to the sender communication device; wherein the content-specific reply message is automatically displayed in a graphical user interface window of the display device when a cursor is placed over the keyword in the instant message; wherein the content-specific reply message selected from the graphical user interface window is used to create the instant message reply; wherein a hotkey of a set of hotkeys comprised within a remote control device is associated with the content-specific reply message, wherein upon activation of the hotkey, the method includes selecting the content-specific reply message for transmittal; wherein the remote control device is configured to launch a search/navigation window via the Internet Protocol television client, wherein the search/navigation window comprises the content-specific reply message.