Patent ID: 8079048

Claim:
A method, comprising: transmitting media content to a set-top box (STB), the media content including an advertisement, the advertisement comprising a pop-up triggered by a transmitter of the media content and including a selectable reminder indicator related to an event; receiving an input selection related to the selectable reminder indicator from the STB to set a reminder for the event; sending a first menu to the STB, the first menu including: a first option to schedule a first reminder for the event; when the event is a recurring event, a second option to schedule a second reminder, wherein the second reminder is a recurring reminder; and when the event is promoted by an advertiser, a third option to schedule a notification related to the advertiser, wherein the notification is sent when the advertiser promotes another event; and sending a second menu to the STB when a selection of at least one of the first option, the second option, and the third option is received, wherein the second menu includes a device menu to select a plurality of devices associated with a user to receive a notice, to select one or more times to receive the notice, to select a data format associated with each of the plurality of devices, and to specify a device order to send the notice to the plurality of devices, wherein the notice is at least one of the first reminder, the second reminder, and the notification.