Patent ID: 8752090

Claim:
A method of supporting content syndication to a set top box, wherein a syndicated feed is distributed to the set top box that subscribes to the syndicated feed, the method comprising: requesting, at the set top box, the syndicated feed at scheduled times; receiving, at the set top box, the syndicated feed through an Internet Protocol (“IP”) network; converting, at the set top box, the syndicated feed for use by the set top box; displaying at least one image on a display device for a user, wherein the at least one image is based at least in part on the syndicated feed; wherein the syndicated feed is formatted as an XML document; wherein the set top box comprises the user's list of syndicated feeds; wherein the set top box is pre-configured to subscribe to at least one syndicated feed, the at least one syndicated feed being the syndicated feed in the user's list of syndicated feeds; wherein the user's list of syndicated feeds comprises, for at least one of the syndicated feeds, a primary location from which the at least one syndicated feed can be requested and an alternate location from which the at least one syndicated feed can be requested if the at least one syndicated feed is not available at the primary location; providing a user interface for the user to select the syndicated feed from the user's list of syndicated feeds, the user's list of syndicated feeds comprising: a first syndicated feed that comprises a billing statement; a second syndicated feed that comprises an Internet based web feed and is distributed publicly; a third syndicated feed that comprises an Electronic Programming Guide; a fourth syndicated feed that comprises a video feed; a fifth syndicated feed that comprises an audio feed; a sixth syndicated feed that comprises a video feed and an audio feed; and a seventh syndicated feed that comprises an alert; and providing an indicator, on a remote control device, indicating that the at least one syndicated feed in the user's list of syndicated feeds has been updated.