Patent ID: 8826358
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of providing television related information to one or more devices in response to user interaction with a set top box (STB), the STB being configured to facilitate controlling a television to output television services, the method comprising: determining a control change for the STB resulting from a user input, the control change causing the STB to command the television to implement a corresponding operational change; determining at least one authorized device from the one or more devices, the at least one authorized device having been previously authenticated to receive notifications regarding operation of the STB; constructing a notification message sufficient to facilitate notifying the at least one authorized device of the control change, the notification message being constructed without the STB being aware of the at least one authorized device; constructing the notification message with an application server located at a headend configured to provide television signaling to the STB, the STB being configured to process the television signaling from the headend for output; and the application server constructing the notification message according to the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) and forwarding the notification message to an XMPP server.