System and method for delivering video-on-demand (vod) content during emergency alert system (eas) events
AssigneeVerizon Corporate Services Group Inc.
InventorWilliam S. Downey
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Abstract
A system and method for delivering VOD content during emergency alert system events including receiving a request for a programming session at VOD system and transmitting the requested programming content from the VOD system. Also, the system and method may include transmitting one or more emergency alert system messages from an emergency alert system, and receiving one or more sustain messages at the VOD system and in response the VOD system continually providing the requested programming content during the one or more emergency alert system messages based at least in part on the one or more sustain messages.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving one or more requests for a programming session at a video-on-demand system;
- transmitting the requested programming content from the video-on-demand system to one or more set-top boxes associated with the one or more requests;
- transmitting one or more emergency alert system messages to the one or more set-top boxes, wherein the one or more emergency alert system messages is from an emergency alert system;
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- receiving one or more sustain messages at the video-on-demand system from at least one of the one or more set-top boxes and in response, the video-on-demand system continually providing the requested programming content during the one or more emergency alert system messages based at least in part on the one or more sustain messages.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a set-top box, a request from a viewer;
- transmitting, from the set-top box, the request to a video-on-demand system, receiving, at the set-top box, programming content based at least in part on the request from the video-on-demand system;
- receiving, at the set-top box, one or more emergency alert system messages from an emergency alert system;
- transmitting, from the set-top box, one or more sustain messages to the video-on-demand system and continuously receive the programming content during the one or more emergency alert system messages based at least in part on the one or more sustain messages;
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- displaying the one or more emergency alert system messages via a display device communicatively coupled to the set-top box.
A system, comprising:
- an emergency alert system configured to provide one or more emergency alert system messages to a set-top box from a central server;
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- a video-on-demand system configured to provide a programming content during the one or more emergency alert system messages based at least in part on one or more sustain messages provided by the set-top box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.