Patent ID: 8026806
Filing Date: 2011-09-27
Classification: G08B,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. In an Internet Protocol (IP) television network comprising at least one server and a plurality of client devices in direct or indirect communication with said server, a method of providing said alert data to one or more of said client devices, said method comprising: receiving alert data from one or more alert sources, said alert data being specific to a geographic region; formatting said alert data in a format suitable for transport over said network; determining, based at least in part on a unique identification associated with each of said plurality of client devices, a subset of said plurality of client devices associated with said geographic region; providing said alert data to said subset of client devices over said network; and causing said subset of client devices to display at least a first portion of said alert data on a display device associated therewith by causing said display device to open a new window for display thereof.