Patent ID: 8789113
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a reminder notification, comprising: subscribing to a third party notification service; compiling, by the third party notification service, a history of media content received by a set-top box; determining, by the third party notification service, a reminder notification rule for a user based on the compiled history of media content received by the set-top box; querying, by the third party notification service, a database for one or more selections of future scheduled media content receivable by the set-top box in accordance with the reminder notification rule; sending, by the third party notification service, a reminder notification to the user based on a query result, the reminder notification indicates that one or more selections of scheduled media content based on the reminder notification rule is accessible utilizing the set-top box; receiving a voice message over a telephone network in response to the reminder notification, wherein a partial command is generated from the voice message left by the user for the set-top box, to perform commands relating to the reminder notification.