Patent ID: 8925025

Claim:
A method, comprising: sending a digital broadcast signal from a digital broadcast provider to at least one receiver using a digital broadcast connection; monitoring the digital broadcast connection; storing first content including at least a portion of the digital broadcast signal communicated during an interruption period, wherein the digital broadcast connection to the at least one receiver is interrupted during the interruption period, and wherein the first content includes content of an interrupted program; sending a first message to the at least one receiver after the digital broadcast signal is reestablished to indicate that the first content is available for retrieval, wherein the first message enables the at least one receiver to display a graphical user interface including a list of interrupted programs that are available to download or view, and wherein the list of interrupted programs includes the interrupted program; sending a second message to the at least one receiver to indicate that the first content remains available for transmission; and sending an automated voice message to a telephone number corresponding to the at least one receiver to indicate that the first content is available for transmission, wherein the automated voice message includes instructions that enable a user to request the first content via a communication device.