System and method for set-top-box messaging display
AssigneePerftech, Inc.
InventorsLewis T. Donzis, Henry M. Donzis, Peter W. Baron, John A. Murphy, Jonathan E. Schmidt
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Abstract
In a set-top-box system, messages from a service provider are stored and delayed until activity from a set-top-box remote is detected. Messages are then generated and provided to a television associated with the set-top-box. Delaying of the message display until set-top-box activity is detected allows short display times, thus preventing burn-in on some television screens, while providing a greater likelihood that messages will be viewed.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- providing a plurality of messages to a display in response to detected remote activity of a remote associated with a set-top box and after a period of quiescence of a remote interface that begins after a detected initial activity of the remote and continuing for a predefined period of time after the detected initial remote activity has ended, wherein at least one message having a higher message priority than the other of the plurality of messages is displayed before the other of the plurality of the messages;
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- periodically providing the at least one of the plurality of messages to the display for a first time period, and removing the at least one of the plurality of messages from the display for a second time period which is a longer time than the first time period, until additional activity of the remote is detected and an acknowledgement signal is received in the set-top-box from the remote.
A set-top-box, comprising:
- a remote interface that receives control signals from at least one remote;
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- at least one processor that:
- provides a plurality of messages to a display in response to detected remote activity of a remote associated with a set-top-box, and after a period of quiescence of a remote interface that begins after a detected initial activity period of the remote and continuing for a predefined period of time after the detected initial remote activity has ended, wherein at least one message having a higher message priority than the other of the plurality of messages is displayed before the other of the plurality of the messages;
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- periodically provides the at least one of the plurality of messages to the display for a first time period and removes the at least one of the plurality of messages from the display for a second time period which is a longer time than the first time period, until additional activity of the remote is detected and an acknowledgement signal is received in the set-top-box from the remote.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions for execution by a processor, that, when executed, cause the processor to:
- provide a plurality of messages to a display in response to detected remote activity of a remote associated with a set-top-box, and after a period of quiescence of a remote interface that begins after a detected initial activity period of the remote and continuing for a predefined period of time after the detected initial remote activity has ended, wherein at least one message having a higher message priority than the other of the plurality of messages is displayed before the other of the plurality of the messages;
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- periodically provide the at least one of the plurality of messages to the display for a first time period and remove the at least one of the plurality of messages from the display for a second time period which is a longer time than the first time period, until additional activity of the remote is detected and an acknowledgement signal is received in the set-top-box from the remote.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.